Talbot Assumes Willis' Utah Operations

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By Mark E. Ruquet

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NU Online News Service, July 2, 8:55 a.m. EDT?Insurance broker Talbot Agency Inc., in Albuquerque, N.M., said ithas assumed the servicing rights to the retail property-casualtyand employee benefits accounts of the Willis Group Holdings SaltLake City, Utah, office.

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Talbot said it would continue the operation with existing staffunder the Talbot name.

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Details on the transaction were not released.

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Willis will still retain business operations in Salt Lake City,mainly its Ski Program Business and Owner Controlled InsuranceProgram, a construction practice. Neither operation competes withTalbot, the firm said in a statement.

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Talbot Agency maintains 65 offices, primarily in the westernstates, collecting more than $3 billion in annual premiums.

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Dan Prince, director of communications for London-based Willis,said the agreement is "not indicative of any larger strategy byWillis. It is a single market specific decision."

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