Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Willis Towers Watson US LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.8B
- Total assets
- 10,677
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $266,071
- 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
$2.8B in assets, 10,677 participants
Willis Towers Watson US LLC's Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reported $2.8B in total assets and 10,677 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #20,118 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees covers 10,677 participants in Virginia, 14x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.
- $2.8B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 10,677
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $266,071
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $265M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reported net income fell from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$265M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees end-of-year assets fell from $3.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reported participants fell from 10,732 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,677 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reports 10,677 participants - 14x that state average ($2.8B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.8B |
| Net Income | -$265M |
| 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 $18.8B · 12,678
- Retirement Security Plan $11.5B · 56,633
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $8.9B · 63,530
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.4B · 6,737
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $8.3B · 11,758
Scale composition for Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees
Willis Towers Watson Pension Plan for U.S. Employees reports $2.8B in end-of-year assets across 10,677 participants (0.023% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $266,071 per participant (1.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$265M.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 10,732 | $3.1B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 10,677 | $2.8B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Willis Towers Watson Savings Plan for U.S. Employees (401(k), $4.5B, 16,510 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.
- Pace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund (TN) $2.8B · 3,134
- Corning Incorporated Pension Plan (NY) $2.8B · 14,938
- University of Pennsylvania Health Sysytem Pension Plan (PA) $2.8B · 7,714
- Northwell Health Pension Plan (NY) $2.8B · 26,950
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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