NEW YORK (AP) _ Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $537 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $1.05. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.08 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 99 cents per share.

The global professional services firm providing strategy, risk and people solutions posted revenue of $4.58 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.36 billion.

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