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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Willis Towers Watson

New York, NY

Filed under 160 names, including Willis Towers Watson US LLC; Willis Towers Watson Northeast Inc; Willis Towers Watson Ins SVCS West; Willis Towers Watson Southeast Inc; Willis Towers Watson Midwest Inc; Willis Towers Watson Northeast, Inc; and others. BenefitsLedger groups a firm's offices together.

Willis Towers Watson collected $285M in commissions and fees from 1,898 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #6 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Its median rate on fully insured medical plans was 3.0% of premium, against a national median of 3.8%. Most of its named clients are in California.

Commissions + fees
$285M
$213M commissions · $72M fees
Employer plans
1,898
8,852 contracts
Rank
#6
top 1% of 12,126 brokers
Median rate
3.0%
40 insured medical plans · U.S. median 3.8%

Largest clients

Employers whose filings reported the most compensation to this broker.

EmployerPaid to brokerParticipants
The Charles Schwab Corporation · Texas$2,216,47334,716
Baylor Scott & White Holdings · Texas$1,956,00849,348
Intermountain Health Care, Inc. · Utah$1,879,18449,358
J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. · Arkansas$1,776,51534,519
Home Depot USA, Inc. · Georgia$1,721,411386,769
Northside Hospital, Inc. · Georgia$1,695,01020,411
Oracle America, Inc. · California$1,632,30459,964
Mattress Firm Inc. · Texas$1,627,6567,849
Synchrony Financial · Connecticut$1,608,07610,498
Farmers Group, Inc. · California$1,602,16521,557
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. · Texas$1,579,72213,268
Montage Hotels & Resorts, LLC · California$1,385,1072,822
National Mentor Holdings, LLC · Minnesota$1,365,45530,252
McDonalds Licensees Health and Welfare Trust · Illinois$1,345,56022,546
Intuit Inc. · California$1,320,42219,989
PPG Industries, Inc. · Pennsylvania$1,319,36114,570
TD Bank, N.A. · Maine$1,264,95432,181
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare · Illinois$1,244,07438,306
Caci International Inc. · Virginia$1,236,41222,434
Ameriteam Services · Tennessee$1,193,13413,216
Netjets Inc. · Ohio$1,187,7885,843
Providence Health & Services · Washington$1,177,22687,487
Spirit Airlines, Inc. · Florida$1,176,74114,639
Southern Company Services, Inc. · Georgia$1,156,57542,001
The Mitre Corporation · Massachusetts$1,127,6909,931

Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A Part I, plan year 2024, grouped by broker name as filed. Dataset built October 24, 2026.

Where its clients are

Employer plans naming this broker, by employer state.

210 plans
142 plans
127 plans
108 plans
93 plans
87 plans
86 plans

How much does Willis Towers Watson earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Willis Towers Watson $285,195,188: $213,301,161 in commissions and $71,894,027 in fees, across 8,852 insurance contracts at 1,898 employers. That ranks #6 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Willis Towers Watson brokers?

Among 40 fully insured medical plans where Willis Towers Watson was the only broker, the median compensation was 3.0% of premium. The national median is 3.8%. Rates are set per plan and depend on carrier, group size and whether the employer pays fees instead of commissions.

Which employers use Willis Towers Watson?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were The Charles Schwab Corporation, Baylor Scott & White Holdings, Intermountain Health Care, Inc.. California is its biggest state by employer count (210 plans).

Amounts are what employers reported on their own filings. They do not include compensation from carriers that is not tied to a specific contract, and names are grouped exactly as filed, so related entities can appear separately. How this record is built.

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