BNET Industries
Market Cap:$4.6B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.5B
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Brokerage Mountain! Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH), based in New York, NY, provides insurance brokerage and risk management consulting services worldwide. It clients are in the aerospace, marine, energy, and construction industries. In addition, the company provides consulting and brokerage services, including construction, environmental, healthcare, and captive management. It also offers services of contingency planning, security audits, product tampering plans and reinsurance. Founded in 1828, the company has revenue of $2.3 billion and employs about 15,800 people in 180 countries. In March 2006 the company acquired Gueits, Adams & Company, New York, NY, specializing in jewelers block insurance.
Number of Employees 17,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 524210
Recent Events
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Willis Works Out Ownership Deal with France's Gras Savoye
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BestWeek: State Legislators Try to Fend Off Federal Regulatory Effort
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Willis Group Q3 Profit Up - Update
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Willis Group CFO to step down
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Willis Group names execs
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Willis Names Ealy National Partner for Midwest Region
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Willis Names Powell CEO - Latin America, Willis Facultative
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Willis Group, Boston Properties Net Rises
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Willis Group appoints CEO of unit
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Willis HRH appoints managing partner of Colorado ops
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Willis Settles With CNA
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News & Analysis
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- 2009-07-13
The venerable Sears Tower, the tallest building in the country, will soon be no more. No, not the building; the name. The 111-story building in Chicago will shortly be renamed Willis Tower, after London based Willis Group Holdings, which is purchasing the naming rights. ...
Chicago's Sears Tower to get new tenant, name
- 2009-03-13
CHICAGO -- For Chicagoans it may be the architectural equivalent of having to watch Michael Jordan finish his career in a Washington Wizards uniform: The Sears Tower is turning into something called the Willis Tower. That's right, the tallest building in the United States is getting a new...
Willis Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri to Speak at Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference
- 2009-02-19
NEW YORK -- Joe Plumeri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, will make a presentation at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 1:10 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. The live audio webcast...
Willis CEO Plumeri Applauds Proposed New York State Regulation Mandating Transparency in Broker Compensation
- 2009-02-05
NEW YORK -- Joe Plumeri, Chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, said today he applauds the New York State Insurance Department for proposing a new regulation mandating full transparency in broker compensation, calling the move "a validation" of Willis' long-standing business policies and...
Willis Group Holdings Schedules Fourth Quarter Earnings Release for February 11; Conference Call for February 12
- 2009-01-27
NEW YORK -- Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, will release earnings for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2008 after the market closes on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Copies of the release will be available soon thereafter within the "Investor Relations" section of the company's...
Global Insurance Company Selects Riverbed to Enable IT Consolidation
- 2008-09-02
Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the technology and market leader in wide-area data services WDS, today announced that Willis Group Holdings Limited ( www.willis.co.uk ) has deployed over 100 Steelhead® appliances around the world. The Riverbed® deployment has enabled Willis to consolidate its IT infrastructure, with anticipated savings of $30...
Allan Gribben to Drive Global Sales in New Director Role at Willis
- 2008-08-04
NEW YORK -- Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, announced today that Allan Gribben, CEO of Willis International, has been appointed Global Sales & Marketing Director, which includes responsibility for the "Client and Growth" initiative, part of Shaping our Future, Willis' strategy for profitable growth. Building...
Willis Group Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results; Continued Execution of Shaping Our Future Strategies for Profitable Growth Drives Results
- 2008-07-31
7 Percent Growth in Reported Commissions and Fees; Strong 3 Percent Organic Growth in Commissions and Fees despite Soft Insurance Market Reported Earnings per Diluted Share $0.27; Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share increased 9 Percent to $0.59 NEW YORK -- Please replace the release dated July 30, 2008...
His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, Opens London's Latest Architectural Icon: The Willis Building at 51 Lime Street
- 2008-07-21
Capacity Crowd Witnesses Opening of the Global Insurance Broker's New London Headquarters LONDON -- The Willis Building, the new landmark London headquarters for Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, was officially opened today amidst great fanfare by His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, KG, UK...
Willis Group Holdings Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release for July 30
- 2008-07-17
Conference Call for July 31 NEW YORK -- Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, will release earnings for the second quarter ending June 30, 2008 after the market closes on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Copies of the release will be available soon thereafter within the...
| Volume | 941,529 |
| Shares Outstanding | 168.3M |
| Market Cap | 4.6B |
| Year High | 28.67 |
| Year Low | 18.52 |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.52 |
| P/E Ratio | 10.9881 |
| Dividend | 1.040 |
| Yield | 3.7559 |
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