NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Marsh (MRSH) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $808 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of $1.69. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.03 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.96 per share.

The global professional services firm providing strategy, risk and people solutions posted revenue of $6.86 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.63 billion.

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