v2.3.0.15

Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information

Schedule of total revenue by business segments

		Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Risk Solutions		$	1,617		$	1,484		$	4,994		$	4,658
HR Solutions		1,112			321			3,319			960
Intersegment elimination		(6		)	(4		)	(20		)	(15		)
Total revenue		$	2,723		$	1,801		$	8,293		$	5,603

Schedule of commissions, fees and other revenues by products

		Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Retail brokerage		$	1,237		$	1,108		$	3,837		$	3,508
Reinsurance brokerage		365			361			1,119			1,108
Total Risk Solutions Segment		1,602			1,469			4,956			4,616
Consulting services		555			268			1,670			808
Outsourcing		561			53			1,667			151
Intrasegment		(4		)	—			(18		)	—
Total HR Solutions Segment		1,112			321			3,319			959
Intersegment		(6		)	(4		)	(20		)	(15		)
Total commissions, fees and other revenue		$	2,708		$	1,786		$	8,255		$	5,560

Schedule of fiduciary investment income by business segments

		Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Risk Solutions		$	15		$	15		$	38		$	42
HR Solutions		—			—			—			1
Total fiduciary investment income		$	15		$	15		$	38		$	43

Schedule of reconciliation of segment income before tax to income from continuing operations before income taxes

		Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Risk Solutions		$	308		$	258		$	969		$	820
HR Solutions		77			54			315			148
Unallocated expenses		(44		)	(49		)	(113		)	(164		)
Operating income from continuing operations before income taxes		341			263			1,171			804
Interest income		4			4			14			9
Interest expense		(60		)	(50		)	(186		)	(117		)
Other (expense) income		7			(9		)	1			3
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		$	292		$	208		$	1,000		$	699

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 131

-Paragraph 32

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