Glossary

A judgment, decree or order issued by a state court that relates to child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent and is made pursuant to a state domestic relations law (including a community property law). It is considered a qualified domestic relations order if it creates or recognizes the existence of an alternate payee's right—or assigns to an alternate payee the right—to receive all or a portion of the benefits payable to a participant under a plan, specifies required information, does not alter the amount or form of plan benefits and is approved by the Plan.

Vesting Service

Vesting service generally includes the years of service based on your regular or temporary employment with the Company. Vesting service may also include:

credit for service if you were initially hired by Marsh & McLennan Companies as a leased employee and you subsequently become a regular or temporary employee.

credit for pre-acquisition service for certain purposes under the Plan, as determined by Marsh & McLennan Companies acting through its representative for employees of acquired businesses whose plans are not merged into this Plan.

Periods before you became a Plan participant equal to the years and partial years of vesting that were credited to you under the Putnam Retirement Plan, the Marsh & McLennan Companies 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan, or the Marsh & McLennan Companies Retirement Plan in which you are or were a participant.