Willis Towers

Willis Towers Watson Plc engages in the provision of advisory, broking, and solutions services. It operates through the following segments: Human Capital and Benefits (HCB), Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), Investment, Risk and Reinsurance (IRR), and Benefits Delivery and Administration (BDA). The HCB segment provides advice, broking, solutions, and software for employee benefit plans, human resources organizations, and management teams. The CRB segment offers a range of risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services to clients ranging from small businesses to corporations. The IRR segment focuses on helping clients free up capital and manage investment complexity. The BDA segment covers medical and ancillary benefit exchange and outsourcing services to active employees and retirees across both the group and individual markets. The company was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Willis Towers Watson Plc engages in the provision of advisory, broking, and solutions services. It operates through the following segments: Health, Wealth, and Career (HCW), Risk and Broking (R&B), and Corporate and Other. The HCW segment provides an array of advice, broking, solutions, and technology for employee benefit plans, institutional investors, compensation and career programs, and the employee experience overall. The R&B segment focuses on a broad range of risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services to clients globally, ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations. The company was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Willis Towers Watson (WLTW) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 34.34% and 2.18%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Willis Towers Watson (WLTW) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Shares of Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW) remained unaffected after the company reported Q2 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share rose 47.78% year over year to $2.66, which beat the estimate of $2.00.

Recap: Willis Towers Watson Q2 Earnings

ARLINGTON, Va. and LONDON, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) (the “Company”), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Willis Towers Watson Reports Strong Second Quarter 2021 Earnings

Insurance broker Aon Plc said on Friday it could have to expend up to $400 million in additional costs tied to the termination of its mega merger deal with Willis Towers Watson, over and above the $1 billion it was required to pay.

Aon's looking at up to $1.4 billion in costs over scrapped Willis deal

LONDON, July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global investment in the InsurTech sector reached an emphatic record during H1, 2021, as half-year funding of US$7.4 billion exceeded full-year investment in 2020, and in every other year, according to the new Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company (NASDAQ: WLTW).

Global InsurTech funding balloons to $4.8 billion in Q2, up 89% from Q1 to push H1, 2021 ahead of full-year 2020

Willis Towers (WLTW) second-quarter results are likely to reflect the impact of higher consulting and brokerage services, continued expansion of client portfolio for both local and global benefit management appointments, and favorable renewal factors.

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The White House on Tuesday praised the Justice Department's successful effort to stop a $30 billion deal that would have created the world's biggest insurance broker, saying the agency's work was "robust enforcement of the antitrust laws."

White House says scrapped Aon-Willis deal shows 'robust enforcement'

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Willis Towers (WLTW) and AON's merger falls apart as U.S. Department of Justice anticipates that the merger could threaten competition.

Willis Towers Watson (WLTW) and AON Merger Falls Apart

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Deal with Aon abandoned after it's clear it would not be approved by the US Department of Justice.

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The U.S. Department of Justice is objecting to corporate marriages like a scorned ex-lover in a sappy rom-com taking the "speak now or forever.

Aon And Willis Towers Watson Call Off $30 Billion Merger

Insurance brokers Aon plc (NYSE: AON) and Willis Towers Watson plc (NASDAQ: WLTW) have scrapped their proposed $30 billion merger following a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice agreement to block the transaction. What Happened: In a press statement, Aon CEO Greg Case pointed out that the two London-headquartered companies received regulatory approval from the Europe Commission and enjoyed “regulatory momentum around the world,” but he blamed the DOJ for not creating an “impasse” which made the transaction impossible to conclude.

Aon And Willis Towers Watson Cancel Merger, Citing 'Impasse' With Justice Department

Aon PLC and Willis Towers Watson PLC abandoned a more than $30 billion tie-up to create the world's largest insurance broker.

Aon, Willis Tower Watson scrap roughly $30 billion merger

A US$30bn merger between Aon PLC and Willis Towers Watson PLC which would have created the world's largest insurance broker has collapsed after hitting a major roadblock with US regulators. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit in June in a bid to block the combination, originally announced in March last year, on the grounds that it would reduce competition in the market and result in higher prices, particularly in the areas of reinsurance brokering, pension and retirement planning, and private retiree multi-carrier healthcare exchanges.

Aon and Willis Towers Watson merger collapses amid US regulatory pressures

ARLINGTON, Va. and LONDON, July 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase of $1 billion to its existing share repurchase program, which has approximately $500 million remaining on the current open-ended repurchase authority. Willis Towers Watson is authorized to repurchase shares, by way of redemption, and will consider whether to do so from time to time, based on many factors, including market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and other business considerations. Willis Towers Watson anticipates utilizing this authorization in 2021 and 2022. The share repurchase program has no termination date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Willis Towers Watson Increases Share Repurchase Program by $1 Billion; Announces Investor Day in September

Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson said Monday they have reached a mutual agreement to terminate their merger deal and end litigation with the U.S. Justice Department. The deal was first announced in March of 2020.

Aon and Willis Towers Watson agree to terminate merger deal and end litigation with DoJ

Insurance brokers Aon PLC and Willis Towers Watson PLC said on Monday they had agreed to terminate their $30 billion merger agreement and end their litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Aon, Willis Towers Watson to call off $30 billion merger

DUBLIN, July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON) and Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) announced today that the firms have agreed to terminate their business combination agreement and end litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The proposed combination was first announced on March 9, 2020.

Aon and Willis Towers Watson Mutually Agree to Terminate Combination Agreement

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U.S. employers planning larger pay raises for 2022, Willis Towers Watson survey finds

ARLINGTON, Va., July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global life and property and casualty (P&C) insurers want to improve the efficiency and auditability of their processes and close the gap between their current use of automation and where they aspire to be in five years. These key learnings stem from leading global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson's (NASDAQ: WLTW) Actuarial Reporting Automation Survey. The survey queried life and P&C insurers on how they use automation today in their valuation (life) and reserving (P&C) processes and where they aspire to use it in the future.

Life and P&C insurers plan to accelerate their use of automation over the next five years

ARLINGTON, Va. and LONDON, July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, will announce its financial results for the second quarter on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 before the market opens.

Willis Towers Watson to Announce Second Quarter Earnings on August 3, 2021

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Judge Reggie Walton has set a split trial date for the Justice Department's fight to stop insurance broker Aon's planned $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson.

U.S. trial for Aon's purchase of Willis Towers Watson set for late 2021

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