Kroll parent may go to buyers

NashvillePost spotted the FT's early word that Marsh & McLennan may sell Kroll, which has a Nashville-based background-investigations unit that was originally founded by entrepreneur Mike Shmerling.

Kroll extends offering to Canada market

Nashville-based Kroll Fraud Solutions, a division of Kroll Inc. (Marsh & McLennan), has extended its fraud-solutions services to Canada, according to a release this morning. Kroll's Nashville presence is a result of local entrepreneur Mike Shmerling's sale of Background America to Kroll, years ago.

Kroll pushes hard on healthcare ID theft

Nashville-based Kroll Inc. began a month ago promoting its anti-fraud services a month or more ago, after the FTC delayed until August enforcement of Red Flag Rules related to ID theft. Today, Kroll issued a release touting its new "enhanced data breach preparedness program," targeting healthcare providers. The package contains risk-assessment tools, training, incident response and legislative and regulatory updates.