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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Insurance broking; insurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting |
Founded | 1899 |
Defunct | 2014 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Risk Strategies |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jolyon Stern, (President & CEO) |
Products | Insurance, risk management, employee benefits |
Number of employees | 180 (2008) |
Website | www |
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