Willis Group Holdings

Willis Group Holdings is a publicly owned company that was founded in 1828 as Henry Willis&Co. and claims to be "the world's oldest insurance broker." After several mergers and acquisitions between many insurance firms, the Willis Group became its current incarnation in 1999 and was listed in the New York Stock Exchange in 2001. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

In 2011, the company reported $2,447,000,000 in total revenues.

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Board of Directors
As of January 2013
 * Joseph J. Plumeri: Non-Executive Chairman, Willis Group Holdings PLC
 * Dominic A. Casserley
 * Joesph A. Califano, Jr.
 * Anna C. Catalano
 * Sir Roy Gardner
 * Jeremy Hanley
 * Robyn S. Kravit
 * Jeffrey B. Lane
 * Wendy E. Lane
 * James F. McCann
 * Douglas B. Roberts

Contact Information
Willis Tower 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: (312) 288-7700

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