Marsh and Atos join forces to help French firms tackle cyber risk
Insurance broker and risk management firm, Marsh, has partnered with digital services company Atos to create a platform to provide French corporations with tools to manage the growing risk of cyber-attacks. 

Paris, October 4th, 2016

Atos, a leader in digital services through its technological brand Bull, and Marsh, one of the global leaders in insurance broking and consultancy in company risk management, have signed a partnership to provide an optimal and innovative response to the management of cyber risks for French corporations.

The number of cyber attacks is increasing exponentially every year, and is drastically impacting the digital transformation of large French corporations. Through their partnership, Atos and Marsh are creating a single entry point to a range of products and services in order to increase the value of investments in "cyber protection" and optimize the costs in "cyber insurance." They provide a global response in the field of consultancy, brokerage, and technology, in order to find a solution for both the financial and technological risks that face companies affected by cyber threats.

Customized and tailored support as a result of this partnership covers the establishment of an environment to manage company cyber risks, the detection and evaluation of vulnerabilities, the processing of incidents, and their transfer to cyber risk insurance, as well as support with the management of damage and neutralization of cyber attacks to ensure everything gets back to normal as quickly as possible.

"Thanks to this partnership with Marsh, we will be able to provide an optimal response to our clients who are currently in the digital revolution and investing in solutions using the cloud, the Internet of things, or big data. We will help them to manage and control risks, and also protect their business environment 24/7 to effectively fight against cyber attacks. This agreement allows us to strengthen our development strategy for the Cyber Security products offered by the Group," says Pierre Barnabé, Chief Operating Officer, Big Data and Security for the Atos Group.

For Stanislas Chapron, Chairman Corporations and Client Consultancy at Marsh Continental Europe, "This collaboration with Atos is enabling us to fully handle our clients' risk exposure linked to IT systems, by combining the technical expertise of Atos with the expertise of Marsh: consultancy, management, and transfer of cyber risks."

About Atos

Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with pro forma annual revenue of circa € 12 billion and circa 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Cyber-security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation.

Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline.

Bull is the Atos brand for its technology products and software, which are today distributed in over 50 countries worldwide. With a rich heritage of over 80 years of technological innovation, 2000 patents and a 700 strong R&D team supported by the Atos Scientific Community, it offers products and value-added software to assist clients in their digital transformation, specifically in the areas of Big Data and Cybersecurity and Defense. www.bull.com|Follow @Bull_com

For more information, please contact:

Sylvie Raybaud

+33 6 95 91 96 71

sylvie.raybaud@atos.net

About Marsh

Marsh is a global leader in insurance broking and risk management. Marsh helps clients succeed by defining, designing, and delivering innovative industry-specific solutions that help them effectively manage risk. Marsh’s approximately 30,000 colleagues work together to serve clients in more than 130 countries. Marsh is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), a global professional services firm offering clients advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy, and people. With 60,000 colleagues worldwide and annual revenue of approximately US$13 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent company of Guy Carpenter, a leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary services; Mercer, a leader in talent, health, retirement, and investment consulting; and Oliver Wyman, a leader in management consulting.

Contact presse :

Hélène Bajeux

Tel +33 1 41 34 54 61

helene.bajeux@marsh.com