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Segment Information | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Segment Information The Company is organized based on the types of services provided. Under this structure, the Company’s segments are: •Risk and Insurance Services, comprising insurance services (Marsh) and reinsurance services (Guy Carpenter); and •Consulting, comprising Mercer and Oliver Wyman Group. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those used for the consolidated financial statements described in Note 1 to the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K. Segment performance is evaluated based on segment operating income, which includes directly related expenses, and charges or credits related to integration and restructuring but not the Company’s corporate-level expenses. Revenues are attributed to geographic areas on the basis of where the services are performed. Selected information about the Company’s operating segments for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions) |  |  |  |  | Revenue |  | Operating Income (Loss)
2021– |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk and Insurance Services |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,225 |  | (a) | $ | 1,060 |
Consulting |  |  |  |  | 1,873 |  | (b) | 361 |
Total Operating Segments |  |  |  |  | 5,098 |  |  | 1,421 |
Corporate/Eliminations |  |  |  |  | (15) |  |  | (63) |
Total Consolidated |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,083 |  |  | $ | 1,358 |
2020– |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk and Insurance Services |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,911 |  | (a) | $ | 854 |
Consulting |  |  |  |  | 1,762 |  | (b) | 282 |
Total Operating Segments |  |  |  |  | 4,673 |  |  | 1,136 |
Corporate/Eliminations |  |  |  |  | (22) |  |  | (66) |
Total Consolidated |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,651 |  |  | $ | 1,070 |
(a) Includes interest income on fiduciary funds of $5 million and $23 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively. (b) Includes inter-segment revenue of $15 million and $21 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively. Details of operating segment revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions) |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Risk and Insurance Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marsh |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,329 |  |  | $ | 2,076 |
Guy Carpenter |  |  |  |  | 896 |  |  | 835 |
Total Risk and Insurance Services |  |  |  |  | 3,225 |  |  | 2,911 |
Consulting |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mercer |  |  |  |  | 1,288 |  |  | 1,251 |
Oliver Wyman Group |  |  |  |  | 585 |  |  | 511 |
Total Consulting |  |  |  |  | 1,873 |  |  | 1,762 |
Total Operating Segments |  |  |  |  | 5,098 |  |  | 4,673 |
Corporate/Eliminations |  |  |  |  | (15) |  |  | (22) |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,083 |  |  | $ | 4,651 |

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