The firm has roots dating to 1828, however in 2016 Willis Towers Watson was formed as a merger of equals between London based Willis Group Holdings plc and Arlington, VA based Towers Watson & Co. It is the third-largest insurance broker in the world and they now have 45,000 employees serving more than 140 countries and markets.

They aim to design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimise benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Their unique perspective allows them to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas — the dynamic formula that drives business performance.

At Willis Towers Watson, they create clarity and confidence today for a more sustainable tomorrow. The core values of Willis Towers Watson are a strong client focus, an emphasis on teamwork, unwavering integrity, mutual respect and a constant striving for excellence.

This company was originally Towers Watson, the merger with Willis Group was finalised on January 5, 2016. The CEO John Haley joined the company in 1977, under his leadership the company went public in 2000, and completed three historic mergers, in 2005, 2010 and 2016.

Examples of their commitments to environmental, social and corporate governance include:

• Demonstrating that they are a responsible and ethical business partner by conducting their business based on the Code of Conduct and Company values.
• Partnering with their clients and communities to help address social and economic challenges. For example, they participate in the Insurance Development Forum, a public/private partnership led by the insurance industry and international organisations (such as the United Nations and the World Bank).
• Strengthening their communities through philanthropic activities, including Matching Gifts and Volunteer Day Programs that provide their colleagues with paid opportunities to volunteer their time and amplify their charitable giving through gift matching.
• Minimising their environmental impact and carbon emissions through improvements to energy efficiency in operations, reducing the need for business travel, promoting recycling, minimising the waste sent to landfill, purchasing environmentally-responsible office supplies and encouraging colleagues to adopt environmentally responsible habits.
• They have been closely involved with various governments, intergovernmental organisations and civil societies on climate policy and research for some years, and share the collective ambition of an orderly transition towards sustainable and resilient economies and communities.

We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimise benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas — the dynamic formula that drives business performance.

Willis Towers Watson bill individuals and businesses for services rendered by the company. Their operating income is segmented into human capital and benefits, corporate risk and broking, investment risk and reinsurance, and benefits delivery and administration.

Willis Towers Watson works with 86% of the Fortune Global 500 and 89% of the Fortune 1000 (US). They advise more than two-thirds of the sponsoring employers and trustees of the top 100 corporate pension schemes in the UK, and are the actuary to more than 300 defined benefit clients in Canada.

They are a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ.

More information can be found in their annual reports here.