Willis Towers Stock Price, News & Analysis

Willis, a WTW business, released its Crisis Management Annual Review revealing key security trends from 2024. The report shows that 26% of incidents reported to Alert:24 involved threats against individuals or assets, while 21% each were related to emergency political repatriations and kidnaps for ransom.

The review highlighted that 2024 saw record elections globally, with nearly 80% of incumbents losing ground due to poor economic performance and high inflation. Notable findings include increased violence against European officials, persistent lone-wolf terrorism threats in North America and Europe, and rising active assailant incidents in Asia-Pacific.

Regional analysis shows Africa leading with 27% of total incidents, followed by Latin America at 24%, with Haiti accounting for 20% of Latin American events. Overall incident notifications decreased by 21% in 2024 compared to 2023, reflecting a year of sustained conflict levels without new major crises emerging.

Willis (WTW) has announced a strategic partnership with Crowd Safety, a specialized team of consultants focusing on crowd safety management and event security. The collaboration aims to enhance Willis's crisis management services, particularly for clients handling events with 100,000+ attendees.

Crowd Safety brings expertise in strategic, tactical, and operational elements of crowd management, with their platform continuously evolving to address new challenges and emerging threats. The partnership will specifically benefit Willis's clients in the entertainment sector who face significant crowd security concerns.

The integration will complement Willis's existing in-house security risk advisory team, Alert:24, providing specialized safety and security strategies for large-scale events.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced its Board of Directors' approval of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.92 per common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. This dividend represents a 5% increase from the previous quarter's payment. The dividend will be distributed on or around April 15, 2025, to shareholders who are on record as of March 31, 2025.

Willis, a WTW business (Nasdaq: WTW), has appointed Helen Campbell as Head of Property Wordings in North America. Based in Bermuda and reporting to Scott Pizzi, Head of Property Broking, North America, Campbell will oversee property policy language, terms, and conditions for both insurance and reinsurance businesses.

Campbell joins from Argo Group, where she served as Senior Vice President and Head of Contract Wordings. With over 25 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Ironshore Insurance and an earlier stint at Willis, she brings specialized technical expertise to the position. Her responsibilities will include analyzing and tailoring property policies to provide clients with clear understanding of coverage details related to their property exposures.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced a strategic scientific partnership with Cornell University to assess and quantify global drought risks. The collaboration aims to develop more accurate drought prediction tools and datasets, focusing on identifying geographical 'hotspots' for climate-amplified drought.

The initiative addresses a critical global challenge, as two-thirds of the world's population experiences water stress seasonally. The research will be led by Prof. Toby Ault at Cornell's Atkinson Center for Sustainability, a leading expert in future drought under climate change. The partnership seeks to overcome current limitations in climate models that often underestimate drought severity, duration, and correlation.

This collaboration will particularly benefit water-dependent sectors such as food and beverage, energy production, and waterborne transport, helping businesses better prepare for water scarcity risks. The research emphasizes the increasing impact of climate change on drought conditions, notably affecting low-income and middle-income countries, particularly in agriculture-dominated regions.

Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) has appointed Guy Donahue as Cross Industry Midwest Property Broking Leader within Corporate Risk and Broking North America. Donahue, who joined on February 3, 2025, brings over 20 years of experience in commercial property insurance broking, with expertise across industries including mining, semiconductors, automotive manufacturing, and pulp and paper.

Prior to joining Willis, Donahue served as Senior Account Manager and Unit Manager for Midwest Property at Lockton Companies, where he managed a team of 11 brokers handling over 45 accounts. He previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Property Client Advisor at Marsh. In his new role, Donahue will focus on driving strategic initiatives, fostering client relationships, and leading property broking efforts across the Midwest region, reporting to Scott Pizzi, Head of Property Broking for CRB NA.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has launched Expert, an AI-enabled assistant designed to help U.S. midsize businesses optimize their HR, compensation, and benefits operations. The new tool, announced on February 11, 2025, leverages generative AI technology and WTW's expertise to provide comprehensive support for HR teams.

Expert offers four key features: research capabilities for accessing market-leading compensation and benefits data; regulatory expertise with access to federal and state HR legislation; writing assistance for drafting communications and job descriptions; and a secure search engine for managing strategy and policy documents.

The platform includes WTW's proprietary human capital research, trend data, thought leadership, regulatory briefings, and case studies. According to Julie Gebauer, President of Health, Wealth & Career at WTW, Expert particularly targets time-constrained HR teams at midsize companies.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced a significant technological advancement with the launch of its Rating, Pricing, and Underwriting accelerator for Guidewire. The new integration enhances WTW's Radar rating and analytics engine, specifically designed for the insurance sector, with Guidewire's PolicyCenter system.

The accelerator streamlines integration by directly incorporating Guidewire product definitions into Radar's pricing environment, significantly expediting the implementation process. This innovation allows insurers to update market prices in minutes instead of days or weeks, addressing the growing demand for innovative insurance solutions while balancing regulatory requirements for rating accuracy, transparency, and fairness.

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced the launch of its Rating, Pricing, and Underwriting accelerator for Guidewire, enhancing its Radar rating and analytics engine. The new accelerator streamlines integration between Radar and Guidewire's PolicyCenter, significantly reducing implementation time and costs.

Radar is an end-to-end solution for the insurance sector, providing real-time analytics and decision-making guidance for pricing and underwriting. The accelerator's innovative approach directly incorporates Guidewire product definitions into Radar's pricing environment, enabling insurers to update market pricing in minutes instead of weeks or months.

This development addresses increasing market demands for innovative insurance solutions while helping pricing teams balance competitive pricing with regulatory requirements for rating accuracy, transparency, and fairness.