Marsh & McLennan Companies' chief executive indicated there are no plans to break up the company--emphasizing it is more powerful together than apart--but he said nothing to damper press speculation about the sale of Kroll.

Since 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been publishing policy memorandums explaining the details of Medicare compliance when settling future medical benefits in a liability, self-insured, no-fault, and workers' comp scenario.

The European Commission voiced strong opposition to a proposal that would impose new taxes on insurance premiums ceded to foreign affiliates of domestic insurers.