EXHIBIT 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Richard H. Blum
               -----------------------------------
               Richard H. Blum


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Robert Clements
               -----------------------------------
               Robert Clements


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/R. J. Groves
               -----------------------------------
               R. J. Groves


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Richard S. Hickok
               -----------------------------------
               Richard S. Hickok


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/David D. Holbrook
               -----------------------------------
               David D. Holbrook


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Robert M. G. Husson
               -----------------------------------
               Robert M. G. Husson


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Lawrence J. Lasser
               -----------------------------------
               Lawrence J. Lasser


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/George Putnam
               -----------------------------------
               George Putnam


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Adele Smith Simmons
               -----------------------------------
               Adele Smith Simmons


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/John T. Sinnott
               -----------------------------------
               John T. Sinnott


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/A. J. C. Smith
               -----------------------------------
               A. J. C. Smith


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Frank J. Tasco
               -----------------------------------
               Frank J. Tasco


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Romeo J. Ventres
               -----------------------------------
               Romeo J. Ventres


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Frank J. Borelli
               -----------------------------------
               Frank J. Borelli


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Peter Coster
               -----------------------------------
               Peter Coster


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Philip L. Wroughton
               -----------------------------------
               Philip L. Wroughton


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Richard E. Heckert
               -----------------------------------
               Richard E. Heckert


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Richard M. Morrow
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               Richard M. Morrow


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, a Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint any one of A. J.
C. Smith, Frank J. Borelli and Gregory F. Van Gundy to be the undersigned's
agent and attorney-in-fact, each with the power to act fully hereunder without
the other and with full power of substitution to act in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned:

     To sign or to transmit electronically in the name and on behalf of the
     undersigned, as a Director of the Company, and file with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on behalf of the Company an Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended December 31, 1994, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock and related interests to be
     issued pursuant to the Company's duly adopted employee benefit,
     compensation and stock plans, any registration statements for the
     registration of the Company's common stock for issuance in connection with
     future acquisitions or for resale by the holders thereof who acquired or
     will acquire such stock in connection with past or future acquisitions and
     any amendments or supplements to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such
     registration statements; and

     To execute and deliver, either through a paper filing or electronically,
     any agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents which they
     shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K, registration statements and prospectuses and
     amendments or supplements thereto and generally to act for and in the name
     of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
     undersigned if then personally present and acting.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
effective the 16th day of March, 1995.

               /s/Lewis W. Bernard
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               Lewis W. Bernard