Signaling continued momentum, Mercer HR Services, the outsourcing business of Mercer Human Resource Consulting, added 11 major clientsduring the first quarter of 2006. Since 2004, Mercer HR Services has shown a steady increase in new business wins, adding 27 new clients in 2004 and 36 in 2005. Over 70 new clients have been added since the launch of the business.
Jeff Miller, President of Mercer HR Services globally, suggests the new wins are significant "not only because they represent another consecutive quarter of increasing wins, but because that growth has been diverse in product lines, as well as by industry and geography. Today, Mercer HR Services is increasingly becoming the right choice for those companies in need of the expertise, innovation and results we can deliver in the outsourcing space."
The new business comes from leading firms in a variety of industries including energy, health care, financial services and technology. Unisys, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Magnum Coal
Company and Hillenbrand Industries are among Mercer HR Services´ new clients. The new business reaches across all product lines, including retirement, health and benefits administration, absence management and business process outsourcing.
As the costs and complexities of managing and delivering HR benefits continue to increase, the demand for sophisticated HR outsourcing solutions is growing, according to Mary Tinebra, head of sales for Mercer HR Services in the US. "Employers are looking for partners that combine expertise in HR with the outsourcing products and services that can help them accomplish their strategic human resource objectives," she said. Ms. Tinebra predicts continued growth: "The momentum, which really picked up in 2005, shows no sign of diminishing."
Mercer HR Services employs 4,100 professionals in major international service centers located in Melbourne, Australia; Toronto, Canada; Dublin, Ireland; and London, England. In addition, 1,600 professionals work in four major US service centers located in Norwood, Mass.; Dallas and Houston, Tex.; and Deerfield, Ill. Mercer HR Services offers one of the most flexible and comprehensive HR services platforms available and provides complete outsourcing solutions for retirement plan administration and program management, health and benefits administration, absence management, and business process outsourcing for HR services.
Mercer Human Resource Consulting is a global leader for HR and related financial advice and services, with more than 15,000 employees serving clients in over 190 cities and 41 countries and territories worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., which lists its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) on the New York, Chicago, Pacific, and London stock exchanges. For more information, visit mercerHR.com.