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News about Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) reflects its role as a global advisory, broking and solutions company focused on people, risk and capital. Because WTW operates through its Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking segments, its news flow spans employee benefits, pensions, insurance broking, risk analytics and technology for insurers.
On this page, readers can follow WTW news related to earnings announcements, capital markets activity, product launches and strategic transactions. Recent disclosures include plans to announce fourth quarter and full year financial results, the pricing of senior notes issued by Willis North America Inc. and guaranteed by WTW, and the entry into a revolving credit facility under a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
WTW also issues news about its Insurance Consulting and Technology offerings, such as the launch of Radar Fusion, an augmented underwriting technology, and the Radar Connector for Databricks, which integrates its Radar analytics platform with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. These updates illustrate how WTW uses data and analytics to support insurers with pricing, underwriting and governance.
In addition, WTW publishes research-driven releases, including its analysis of funded status for large U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans and its Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), as well as political risk reports produced by Willis, a WTW business. Strategic news items also cover agreements to acquire Newfront and Cushon, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Investors, clients and observers can use this news feed to monitor how WTW develops its advisory, broking and technology capabilities, how it approaches risk and capital management topics, and how its transactions and research initiatives may influence its position within the insurance agencies and brokerages industry.
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) reported on Jan 22, 2026 that human capital remains the most prevalent non-financial metric in executive incentive plans even as ESG measures are being reframed toward value creation.
Key findings: 76% of S&P 500 companies include at least one ESG metric in incentives (down 1% year-over-year); only 9% of those metrics appear in long-term incentives; globally 80% of companies use at least one ESG metric. Use of DEI metrics in S&P 500 incentives fell from 55% to 34% (a 21-point decline) and 23 companies (5%) disclosed plans to remove DEI metrics. People-related metrics remain common: 71% in North America and 81% in Europe.
WTW (NASDAQ:WTW) reports US salary budgets for 2026 are expected to remain stable at 3.4%, matching the 2025 increase. Employers show greater pay-plan discipline: 62% made no change to mid-year projections, 6% increased budgets and 21% will decrease them. Key influences on adjustments include cost management and recession concerns (36% each), tight labor markets (32%) and inflationary pressures (25%). Voluntary turnover eased to 10.1%, while 24% report attraction/retention issues and employers prioritize retention, training and benefits.
Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) and Oxford Analytica published a report on Jan 21, 2026 highlighting new economic risks to the defense sector driven by a surge in demand amid constrained production and weak cross‑border collaboration.
The report names five near‑term risks: scale vs sovereignty trade‑offs, tariff wars disrupting supply chains, dependence on Chinese materials, “phantom” defense spending that may not materialize, and failure to reindustrialize. It warns emerging threats from social backlash and fiscal strain as debt‑to‑GDP exceeds 100% in many advanced economies, which could weaken long‑term defense commitments.
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, before the market opens. The company will host a conference call to discuss results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time that day with a live, listen-only webcast available on WTW’s website.
Analysts and institutional investors may register in advance to join the call’s question-and-answer session. An online replay will be available at investors.wtwco.com shortly after the call concludes.
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).
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