FORM 3UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ASHFORD ORLANDO D

(Last)(First)(Middle)
1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

(Street)
NEW YORKNY10036

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. [MMC]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President, HR
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
No securities are beneficially owned

OrlandoD.Ashford09/24/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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                                                                      Exhibit 24



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                         FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4 AND 5

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Lucy Fato, Leon J. Lichter and Tiffany Yonker signing singly,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

       (1)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
              accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
              1934 and the rules thereunder;

       (2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
              undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the
              execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such
              form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
              any other authority; and

       (3)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
              the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
              be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
              the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
              by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
              this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
              such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
              his or her discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This
authorization shall remain in effect unless and until it is revoked in writing
by the undersigned.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 18th day of September, 2008.


                                               /s/ Orlando D.Ashford
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Orlando D.Ashford



 
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