-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TbLHYE14QYseUUHnBuaQ3ryHXk6u1sanB3jNeNxHsWV/fh13i3zHLCu2QJvQikSp WzbPKKhmW9o87HsEgu8x6g== 0000062709-07-000156.txt : 20070807 0000062709-07-000156.hdr.sgml : 20070807 20070807140752 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000062709-07-000156 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070806 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070807 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000062709 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS & SERVICES [6411] IRS NUMBER: 362668272 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05998 FILM NUMBER: 071030990 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123455000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARLENNAN CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19760505 8-K 1 f8kaug6-2007nyag4.htm CURRENT REPORT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

_____________________

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

August 6, 2007

 

 

 

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

1-5998

36-2668272

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY                                                   10036

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(212) 345-5000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On August 6, 2007, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (“MMC”) and Marsh Inc. (“Marsh”) and their subsidiaries and affiliates entered into Amendment No. 4 (“Amendment No. 4”) to the Agreement, dated January 30, 2005, as amended (the “Settlement Agreement”), among such parties, the Attorney General of the State of New York and the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York.

 

Amendment No. 4 clarifies the forms of compensation that Marsh is permitted to accept under the Settlement Agreement. As amended by Amendment No. 4, the Settlement Agreement provides that Marsh, in connection with its insurance brokerage, agency, producing, consulting and other services in placing, renewing, consulting on or servicing any insurance policy, shall accept only: a specific fee to be paid by the client; a specific percentage commission on premium to be paid by the insurer set at the time of purchase, renewal, placement or servicing of the insurance policy; a specific fee for service(s) to be paid by the insurer set at the time of purchase, renewal, placement or servicing of the insurance policy; or a combination of fee and commission. Marsh shall accept no such commissions or fees unless, before the binding of any such policy, or provision of any such service: (a) Marsh in plain, unambiguous written language fully discloses such commissions or fees in either dollars or percentage amounts, and the specific nature of each service for which fees are to be received; and (b) the U.S. client consents in writing.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 4, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

    Exhibits

 

10.1      Amendment No. 4, signed August 6, 2007, to the Agreement, dated January 30, 2005, as amended, among Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Marsh Inc. and their subsidiaries and affiliates, the Attorney General of the State of New York and the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Luciana Fato

 

 

Name:

Luciana Fato

 

Title:

Deputy General Counsel-Corporate &

  Corporate Secretary

 

 

Date:

August 7, 2007

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

Exhibit

 

10.1

Amendment No.4, signed August 6, 2007, to the Agreement, dated January 30, 2005, as amended, among Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Marsh Inc. and their subsidiaries and affiliates, the Attorney General of the State of New York and the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York.

 

 

 

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EX-99 2 ex10aug6-2007nyag4.htm AMEND NO. 4

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Amendment No.4

to Agreement between the Attorney General of the State of New York and the Superintendent of

Insurance of the State of New York, and

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Marsh Inc. and their subsidiaries and affiliates

(collectively, "Marsh") dated January 30, 2005, as amended

(hereinafter, the "Settlement Agreement")

 

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to paragraph 33 of the Settlement Agreement, the parties recognize that Marsh has the right to request that the parties modify the Agreement if compliance with any aspect of this Agreement proves impracticable; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to amend the Settlement Agreement to permit Marsh to engage in certain business practices, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that the Settlement Agreement shall be clarified and amended as follows:

 

1.              Paragraph 8 of the Settlement Agreement is hereby amended, such that the first and second sentences shall be amended to read as follows:

 

“In connection with its insurance brokerage, agency, producing, consulting and other services in placing, renewing, consulting on or servicing any insurance policy, Marsh shall accept only: a specific fee to be paid by the client; a specific percentage commission on premium to be paid by the insurer set at the time of purchase, renewal, placement or servicing of the insurance policy; a specific fee for service(s) to be paid by the insurer set at the time of purchase, renewal, placement or servicing of the insurance policy; or a combination of fee and commission. Marsh shall accept no such commissions or fees unless, before the binding of any such policy, or provision of any such service: (a) Marsh in plain, unambiguous written language fully discloses such commissions or fees in either dollars or percentage amounts, and the specific nature of each service for which fees are to be received; and (b) the U.S. client consents in writing.”

 

2.         Paragraph 15 of the Settlement Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“15.     Marsh in placing, renewing, consulting on or servicing any insurance policy shall in writing: a) prior to binding, disclose to each client all quotes and indications sought and all quotes and indications received by Marsh in connection with the coverage of the client’s risk with all terms, including but not limited to any Marsh interest in or contractual agreements with any of the prospective

 

insurers, and all Compensation to be received by Marsh for each quote, in dollars if known at that time or as a percent of premium if the dollar amount is not known at that time, from any insurer or third party in connection with the placement, renewal, consultation on or servicing of insurance for that client; b) provide disclosure to each client and obtain written consent in accordance with ¶ 8 of this Agreement for each client and (c) disclose to each client at the end of each year all Compensation received during the preceding year or contemplated to be received from any insurer or third party in connection with the placement, renewal, consultation on or servicing of that client’s policy, provided that the Superintendent and the Attorney General may modify or limit such annual disclosure requirements in order to reduce unreasonable administrative burden upon Marsh. The parties agree that this Paragraph shall not apply to MGA Compensation.”

 

3.         Paragraph 22 of the Settlement Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“22.     The Board of Directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. shall file annual reports with the Superintendent on compliance with the standards of conduct regarding Compensation arrangements for five (5) years commencing in December 2005, which shall also include the amount of each form of Compensation received by Marsh from each insurer with which it placed insurance during the preceding year, provided that the Superintendent may modify or limit such annual report requirements in order to reduce unreasonable administrative burden upon Marsh.”

 

4.

This amendment may be executed in counterparts.

 

WHEREFORE, the following signatures are affixed hereto on this 3rd day of August, 2007.

 

 

Honorable Andrew Cuomo

Honorable Eric Dinallo

Attorney General

Superintendent of Insurance

State of New York

New York State Insurance Dept.

120 Broadway, 25th Floor

25 Beaver Street

New York, NY 10271

New York, NY 1004

 

By: /s/ Matthew J. Gaul

By: /s/ Robert H. Easton

Matthew J. Gaul

Robert H. Easton

Assistant Attorney General

Deputy Superintendent

 

& General Counsel

 

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Marsh Inc.

By: /s/ Michael G. Cherkasky

By: /s/ Brian M. Storms, 8/06/07

Michael G. Cherkasky

Brian M. Storms

President and CEO

Chairman and CEO

1166 Avenue of the Americas

1166 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

New York, NY 10036

 

 

 

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