The consulting and risk and insurance service company's earnings attributable to the company increased 30% for the three-month period, rising to $983 million. Earnings were $1.91 a share, up from $1.48 a share a year ago.
Adjusted earnings were $1.99 a share. According to FactSet, Wall Street was expecting $1.71 a share.
Revenue at Marsh & McLennan was $5.08 billion, an increase from $4.65 billion the comparable quarter a year ago. Analysts were expecting $4.79 billion. Total risk and insurance services revenue rose 11% and consulting revenue rose a little over 6%.