Oct 16 (Reuters) - Insurance broker Marsh McLennan ( MMC )

reported a rise in third-quarter adjusted profit on

Thursday, helped by strong performance in its risk and insurance

services business.

Spending on insurance recovered in the reporting quarter

after a period of uncertainty tied to U.S. President Donald

Trump's shifting tariff policies.

Brokers generate revenue through commissions are tied to

premiums, tying their performance closely with the insurance

industry's numbers.

Revenue in Marsh McLennan's ( MMC ) risk and insurance services

business came in at $3.9 billion, up 13% from a year earlier.

Net income attributable to Marsh McLennan ( MMC ), on an adjusted

basis net of tax, came in at $911 million, or $1.85 per share,

in the third quarter, compared with $825 million, or $1.66 per

share, in the year-ago period.