Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Willis Towers Watson US LLC
Arlington, VA · Professional, scientific and technical services
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Willis Towers Watson US LLC's employer identification number (Arlington, Virginia). Their latest filings total 53,521 participant records and $7.34B in net assets.
The largest is Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees, a cash balance pension plan with 26,467 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $63.2M and participant contributions $173M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $650M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $3.4M.
Combined net assets moved from $4.24B in 2015 to $7.34B in 2024 (up 73%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 26,467 | $2.84B | $107,258 | — | $1.2M |
| Willis Towers Watson Savings Plan for U.S. Employees | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 25,378 | $4.47B | $176,146 | $3,921 | $2.0M |
| Lifesight Pooled Employer Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 1,676 | $26.9M | $16,063 | $636 | $125K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 53,521 | $7.34B | $63.2M | $173M |
| 2023 | 2 | 54,396 | $7.22B | $47.3M | $164M |
| 2022 | 2 | 54,003 | $6.71B | $52.0M | $156M |
| 2021 | 2 | 50,448 | $8.30B | $55.9M | $153M |
| 2020 | 2 | 50,407 | $7.61B | $100M | $153M |
| 2019 | 2 | 50,569 | $6.68B | $83.4M | $149M |
| 2018 | 2 | 49,936 | $5.66B | $111M | $145M |
| 2017 | 2 | 48,347 | $6.02B | $102M | $131M |
| 2016 | 2 | 32,954 | $5.29B | $85.2M | $69.8M |
| 2015 | 2 | 32,398 | $4.24B | $81.6M | $66.1M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | Investment management | 1 | $1,115,564 |
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $873,728 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (discretionary); Investment management | 1 | $496,261 |
| Northern Trust | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Investment management | 1 | $403,212 |
| Parametric | Investment management | 1 | $262,360 |
| Willis Towers Watson US, LLC | Plan Administrator; Consulting (general); Investment management; Named fiduciary | 1 | $85,583 |
| Deloitte and Touche LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $69,675 |
| Transamerica Retirement Solutions | Claims processing; Recordkeeping and information management; Investment management; Participant loan processing | 1 | $39,050 |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management | Investment management | 1 | $5,969 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Willis Towers Watson US LLC have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees, Willis Towers Watson Savings Plan for U.S. Employees and Lifesight Pooled Employer Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Willis Towers Watson US LLC contribute to its plans?
$63,187,874 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $2,301 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Empower Advisory Group, LLC, Empower Annuity Insurance Company, BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. and Northern Trust and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.