Marsh Risk reviews

3.8

83% would recommend to a friend

(1,905 total reviews)
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Martin South, John Doyle

94% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Marsh Risk has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,905 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Marsh Risk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Assurance industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
Feb 19, 2015

Worn Out

Recommend
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Pros

A lot of really great people and no other broker has the caliber of people that Marsh does.

Cons

I've been with Marsh for 25+ years. They have cut the staff to the bare minimum and the remaining employees have absorbed their work. Now they don't allow overtime any more so it's impossible to get the job done even though they expect it to get done. Bonus pools are set up for upper management only, so the worker bees aren't eligible. Annual raises, if you're lucky enough to get one, are between 1 and 3%, even though we are constantly being told how great the company is doing.

2.0
Jan 4, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

MMC is a large company. You may be able to transfer to other offices should you move.

Cons

The work load borders ridiculous. The issue is that most of the employees are average at best, whilst a few employees carry the burden. This does not result jn higher pay for harder workers. If you are lucky you'll receive a 3% pay raise. The company rarely changes leaders and managers. This rests in zero innovation and they just keep the same

1.0
Dec 4, 2014

You have been warned... Not the company it once was...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with, however, anyone that is worth anything is so overworked and burnt out, that mentoring and support no longer exist. Coming in fresh you should be able to get paid well, but make sure it's generous as you'll never see another decent raise again. Good benefits, but costs keep rising as Marsh continues to chip away at employee benefits to keep that stock price up. There are only two reasons to work here - for the money (make sure you get it) and the experience of working for a large, segmented broker (if you have experience - really do move on).

Cons

So much red tape. So many systems that just plain suck. No appreciation for those working over 100% capacity - no matter how many accounts you handle, Marsh will think you can handle more. Unless of course, you are extremely mediocre and allowed to coast, which sadly, there are still plenty of those. Don't come here if you are above average or actually have any worthwhile experience. Morale is so bad - lots of folks in their late 50's counting down the days until they can escape this company. I've seen several colleagues in actual tears from the stress which management then holds against them as "not being cut out for this business". Upper management is still a boys club and if you are a woman and/or a minority be prepared for a long battle to the top - cause you'll never get there.

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