67/100BWillis Towers Watson Public company profile
- CEO
- Carl Aaron Hess
- Employees
- 48,100
- Headquarters
- 51 Lime Street, London, GL EC3M 7DQ, GB
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Brokers
- IPO date
- 12 Jun 2001
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- IE00BDB6Q211
Website:wtwco.com
About the company
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) functions as a global provider of comprehensive consulting, brokerage, and solutions services. Its operations are structured across two primary divisions: Health, Wealth and Career, and Risk and Broking. Within the Health, Wealth and Career segment, WTW furnishes actuarial guidance, plan development, and administrative assistance for conventional pension and retirement savings schemes. It also delivers consulting, brokerage, and management services for health and group employee benefit programs, along with outsourced benefits administration. Furthermore, the company offers strategic counsel, analytical data, specialized software, and various products designed to help clients effectively manage their overall compensation and human capital challenges. The Risk and Broking division extends expertise in risk management, insurance placement, and advisory services, covering sectors such as property and casualty, aerospace, construction, and marine. It also supplies investment consulting and discretionary portfolio management services tailored for insurance and reinsurance firms. Additionally, this segment encompasses specialized insurance consulting and technology solutions, including risk and capital management, predictive modeling and pricing strategies, financial and regulatory compliance reporting, capital modeling, merger and acquisition support, outsourcing, and general business management services. The company engages in wholesale insurance broking, serving both retail and other wholesale brokers, and provides services related to underwriting, capital management, capital markets, and various advisory and brokerage functions. Moreover, WTW facilitates primary medical and supplementary benefit exchanges, alongside providing outsourcing services to both active employees and retirees in collective and individual markets. It also administers various healthcare and reimbursement accounts, such as Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and other consumer-directed accounts. Previously known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company, the organization adopted its current name, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company, in January 2016. Established in 1828, WTW maintains its headquarters in London, UK.
Employees
Willis Towers Watson Public had about 47,000 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 4.1% fewer than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Willis Towers Watson Public
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 97.6% of Willis Towers Watson Public's shares on 30 June 2026, 711 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Common questions about Willis Towers Watson Public
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