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MMC's Brian Duperreault named first chairman of insurance advisory panel

Posted On: Mar. 30, 2012 12:00 AM CST

WASHINGTON—Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. President and CEO Brian Duperreault has been named the first chairman of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance, New York-based MMC announced Friday.

Mr. Duperreault’s appointment was confirmed Friday by Federal Insurance Office Director Michael McRaith at the committee’s first meeting.

The advisory panel was established by the U.S. Treasury Department to provide advice to the FIO, which was established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Mr. Duperreault was among 15 members named to the panel in November

“I am honored to have been appointed chairman of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance, and look forward to working with my fellow members to help the Federal Insurance Office serve the public with informed recommendations on issues facing the industry,” Mr. Duperreault said in a statement.