Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ: WTW) is a global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps organizations manage risk, optimize benefits and cultivate talent. The firm combines insurance brokerage and risk management capabilities with human capital and benefits consulting, actuarial and analytics services, and technology-enabled solutions. Willis Towers Watson serves a broad client base that includes multinational and mid-sized corporations, public sector organizations, insurers and investment managers.
The company’s core activities encompass commercial and reinsurance brokerage, risk transfer and risk-financing advice, and claims advocacy, alongside employee benefits and retirement consulting. On the human capital side, Willis Towers Watson provides consulting in areas such as workforce strategy, compensation and rewards, talent and performance management, and benefits design and administration. Complementing advisory services, the firm develops data, analytics and software tools intended to support decision-making in areas including benefits administration, actuarial modeling, investment strategy and workforce analytics.
Willis Towers Watson was formed through industry consolidation: Towers Watson itself emerged from the 2010 combination of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt, and in 2016 Towers Watson merged with Willis Group to create the current global platform. The combined organization leverages the legacy capabilities of its predecessor firms to offer integrated risk and human capital solutions. Its business model emphasizes cross-disciplinary teams that blend consulting expertise with market access and transaction execution.
Operating across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, Willis Towers Watson positions itself as a partner for organizations seeking to align risk management, people strategies and capital allocation. The firm places particular emphasis on using data and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes for clients and continues to expand its technology and intelligence offerings to support complex global programs. Willis Towers Watson is publicly traded under the ticker WTW.