Pros
Willis is one of the largest employee benefits brokers in the U.S. As an employee, you will learn a great deal given the wide range of benefit plans and client sizes within their client base. The people are, for the most part, willing to share knowledge and assist in your development and knowledge. Willis is also on of the largest property and casualty brokers in the U.S. which provides opportunity to provide more to clients than just one set of solutions.
Cons
Willis has much potential to be a great employer because of its size and capabilities. However, the organization has its client management team spread so thin amoung the clients that the producers often end up client managers. This problem limits the producers time for sales production and contributes to work/life balance challenges for the client manager. Client managers work significantly beyond 40 hours due to a heavy account load. The bonus compensation involves signing an agreement to pay back the bonus on a prorated basis if the employee resigns which deflates the reward of getting a bonus. The insurance benefits are all paid entirely by the employee except for the medical plan, which are only high deductible plans. The retirement plan is a 401K where the match requires 5 years vesting before the employees owns any of the match.