TOP TEN GLOBAL INSURANCE BROKER BY REVENUES, 2007

Range >($_millions)


1 US $11,281.0 Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.
2 Aon Corp. 7,096.0 (2) of the United States
3 Willis Group Holdings Ltd. United Kingdom 2,463.0 (3)
United States Arthur j. Gallagher & Co. 1,457.2 4
United States of Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc. 1,282.1 5
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group 6 947.3 P.L.C. UK
BB & T Insurance Services Inc. 877.4 7 United States
8 Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. United States (3) 780.0
Brown & Brown Inc. 757.6 9 United States
10 Lockton Cos. L.L.C. 728.2 (4) United States

(1) Gross revenues generated by intermediation of insurance, consultancy and related services.
(2) In 2008 Aon agreed to acquire Benfield.
(3) In 2008, Willis acquired Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.
(4) FY ending April 30.

Source: Business insurance, July 21, 2008.
? Aon is the world's largest, based on "pure placement". This includes income from brokerage of insurance, reinsurance and trade wholesale but excludes employee benefits to employees, consulting and other income. In 2007, Aon placement revenues were $ 5.75 million followed by Marsh & McLennan Cos. ($5.40 billion), Willis ($2.16 billion), Wells Fargo ($1.03 billion) and BB & T (809.5 million dollars).