Willis Group Holdings Limited · London United Kingdom ·(NYSE: WSH)

Willis Group Holdings isn't one to pass the buck -- but it will pass along the risk. The company is a top global insurance broker, specializing in reducing risk for entities in such fields as aerospace, construction, energy, health care, marine, mergers and acquisitions, and such niche areas as fine art, jewelry, armored cars, racehorse breeding, and sabotage. Willis provides retail insurance policy placement (on behalf of insurance companies), as well as risk consulting and risk transfer services to its clients. It also has reinsurance brokerage operations. The company's clients include middle-market corporations, multinational firms, government and other institutions, and private individuals. To read the full description, subscribe now.