Willis Towers Stock Price, News & Analysis

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) launched the Radar Connector for Databricks on January 12, 2026, adding a native integration between WTW Radar and the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.

The connector lets Radar select Databricks as a data source, retrieve data directly, run analysis, and return results to Databricks in a single step, including within automated workflows. The company says data update turnaround can now be completed within minutes, improving speed, governance and operational efficiency for insurers while enabling use of Databricks machine learning models, Unity Catalog governance, and enterprise sharing via AI/BI Genie and Agent Bricks.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) announced the appointment of Sheila Nordquist as Health and Benefits leader for North America, effective January 12, 2026.

Nordquist will lead development and execution of the business growth strategy for the region within the Health, Wealth & Career segment. She joined WTW in 2013 as a client advocate and has held leadership roles including North Central market leader, U.S. Growth co-leader and most recently Midwest H&B region leader. Management cites her market outlook and focus on turning priorities into action as drivers for future growth and client delivery.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) analysis finds the aggregate funded status of 349 large U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans rose to an estimated 104% at year-end 2025, up from 101% at year-end 2024.

Key figures: pension obligations fell to an estimated $1.11 trillion from $1.16 trillion; plan assets finished near $1.16 trillion; and overall investment returns averaged an estimated 11% in 2025.

WTW attributes the improvement primarily to strong market returns (large-cap equities +18%, small/mid-cap +12%) with interest rates broadly stable; the firm notes a persistent split between well-funded plans (growing surplus) and underfunded plans that may still face required contributions and funding challenges in 2026.

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WTW) priced a registered offering of $1,000,000,000 of senior unsecured notes: $700,000,000 of 4.550% notes due 2031 and $300,000,000 of 5.150% notes due 2036, each fully guaranteed by the company and certain subsidiaries.

The company expects the offering to close on December 22, 2025. Proceeds are intended to fund the previously announced Newfront acquisition if it closes, repay $550,000,000 of 4.400% senior notes due 2026, and for general corporate purposes; if the acquisition does not close, proceeds plus cash will repay the 2026 notes and trigger a special mandatory redemption of the 2036 notes.

WTW (NYSE:WTW) reported that U.S. commercial insurance pricing held at a 3.8% year‑over‑year increase in Q3 2025, continuing a moderation trend from 5.3% in Q1 2025 and 3.8% in Q2 2025.

The survey shows Q3 2025 pricing below 6.1% in Q3 2024, with most lines moderating: workers compensation, D&O, cyber, and commercial property saw price decreases, while excess/umbrella remained the highest-growing line (but cooled) and commercial auto kept double‑digit growth. Small and mid‑market accounts recorded more modest increases; large account pricing rose but the pace slowed.

Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) published a Political Risk Index report on Dec 11, 2025 titled "Mapping the new geopolitics of tariff deals" that maps how 2025 U.S. tariff deals are reshaping global trade.

The report finds tariff deals increasingly require signatories to align with U.S. national security policies: export controls in 13 deals and supply chain security in 10 deals. It highlights country pivots (Vietnam, Cambodia, Ecuador) toward the Western bloc and notes Argentina secured a bailout after a political pivot. Major economies (Brazil, India, South Africa) remain unsigned, creating alignment uncertainty. The report also flags "poison pill" clauses and limited retaliation so far (noting China and Canada as significant retaliators).

WTW (NASDAQ:WTW) agreed to acquire UK fintech pensions and savings provider Cushon from NatWest Group, strengthening WTW’s position in the UK defined contribution (DC) master trust market. Cushon brings ~£4 billion in assets under management and 730,000 members; WTW’s LifeSight master trust has ~£26 billion AUM and 430,000 members. The deal includes a referral arrangement to keep NatWest commercial customers connected to Cushon services. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Advisors to the parties and deal counsel are named in the announcement.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) agreed to acquire Newfront for total consideration of $1.3 billion (upfront $1.05 billion; up to $250 million contingent; plus up to $150 million incremental equity if above-target growth).

Upfront consideration: ~$900M cash and $150M equity. WTW will grant $100M equity retention awards. Newfront reported 20% organic revenue CAGR (2018–2024) and brings >120 producers and agentic AI-driven placement technology. WTW expects $35M run-rate cost synergies by end of 2028, $25M transaction expense, ~$100M cash integration costs, ~$30M one-time non-cash expense, ~$0.10 Adjusted EPS dilution in 2026 and accretion in 2027. Transaction expected to close in Q1 2026, subject to approvals.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) on December 4, 2025 launched Radar Fusion, a cloud-native underwriting solution designed to accelerate commercial underwriting by delivering data, analytics, and real-time insights that support underwriter judgment.

Radar Fusion initially targets U.S. commercial markets with additional regions to follow, automates routine tasks via triage and routing algorithms, flags complex risks for review, consolidates internal and external data, and enables interactive pricing scenario testing to speed decisions and improve productivity.