The Pew Center on Global Climate Change announced today that Marsh, Inc. has joined the Pew Center’s Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC) and its efforts to understand and address the impacts of global climate change.

Marsh, the world’s leading risk and insurance services firm, recognizes climate change to be one of the most significant emerging risks affecting businesses worldwide, and has urged its clients and other companies to take action to address the issue. In April, Marsh released "Climate Change: Business Risks and Solutions," a 32-page report that describes the potential impact of climate change on business risk, including the strong threat of increasingly volatile weather conditions; impacts on commercial insurance markets, business resources, personnel, and corporate preparedness; and increasing legal and regulatory pressures. Additionally, in a groundbreaking February 22, 2006 conference call with its global clients, Marsh Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Storms committed the company to be a leading source of climate risk information and solutions.