Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Willis Towers Watson US LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $3.1B
- Total assets
- 10,742
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $289,558
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees · Sponsored by Willis Towers Watson US LLC · Virginia · Professional & Technical Services
$3.1B in assets, 10,742 participants
Willis Towers Watson US LLC's Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reported $3.1B in total assets and 10,742 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #21,535 in Professional & Technical Services (21,577 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees covers 10,742 participants in Virginia, 14x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $3.1B.
- $3.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 10,742
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $289,558
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $733M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reports 10,742 participants - 14x that state average ($3.1B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3.1B |
| Net Income | -$733M |
| Employer EIN | 530181291 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1936-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Willis Towers Watson US LLC)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 27,366 | $6.7B |
| 2023 | 2 | 27,538 | $7.2B |
| 2024 | 3 | 27,187 | $7.3B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.3B · 14,867
- Retirement Security Plan $9.4B · 54,531
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.1B · 7,799
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $7.3B · 12,832
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $7.2B · 61,068
Scale composition for Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees
Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reports $3.1B in end-of-year assets across 10,742 participants (0.027% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $289,558 per participant (2.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$733M.
This plan identity (EIN 530181291, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.1B to $2.8B (-8.7%) while covered participants moved from 10,742 to 10,677 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,742 | $3.1B | This page |
| 2023 | 10,732 | $3.1B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 10,677 | $2.8B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Willis Towers Watson Savings Plan for U.S. Employees (401(k), $4.5B, 16,510 participants)
- Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.8B, 10,677 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees by total assets, not by location.
- Kraft Heinz Retirement Plan (PA) $3.1B · 4,924
- Msi Pension Plan (IL) $3.1B · 2,185
- Nylic Retirement Plan (NY) $3.1B · 12,315
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan (MO) $3.1B · 4,763
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees's numbers.
- By total assets, Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Willis Towers Watson US LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 9.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans