Marsh Webcast October 20—Product Recall Risks and Regulations

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- While product recalls may have become standard fare in the daily news, their impact on a company’s brand, reputation and bottom line is anything but routine.

On October 20, 2010, at 11 a.m. ET, Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, will hold a one-hour webcast, “Product Recall Risks and Regulations,” to address this very real and potentially devastating risk.

Key issues that will be discussed include an overview of the regulatory environment; updates on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2009 and the proposed Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 and Food Safety Enhancement Act; advice on product recall prevention, preparation and response; and a discussion of risk transfer options.

The panel consists of: Katherine A. Cahill, leader, Marsh Risk Consulting’s Global Product Risk Practice; William Harrison, leader, Marsh’s Product Recall Practice; Alan Schoem, senior vp, Marsh’s Global Product Recall Practice; and Lee Raynor, corporate director of risk management, Leviton Manufacturing.

Brian Elowe, a managing director of Marsh’s Global Risk Management Division, will moderate the panel discussion.

To register for the webcast and receive webcast instructions, please visit: https://marsh.webex.com/marsh/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=752730699.

The webcast and replay are free of charge.

About Marsh

Marsh has over 24,000 employees and provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a unit of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services firm with over 50,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue of $10 billion. MMC also is the parent company of Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy. Its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges. MMC’s website address is www.mmc.com. Marsh’s Web site is www.marsh.com.