Towers Perrin

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Towers Perrin
Type Consultancy
Founded 1934
Headquarters Stamford, CT
Key people Mark Mactas, CEO
Industry Actuarial
Management consulting
Insurance
Human Resources
Professional Services
Products Professional Services
Reinsurance
Revenue $1,410.0M (2005)[1]
Employees 5,171[2]
Website www.towersperrin.com

Towers Perrin is a professional services firm that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, risk and financial management. The firm provides innovative solutions in the areas of human capital strategy, program design and management, and in the areas of risk and capital management, reinsurance intermediary services and actuarial consulting.

Towers Perrin has offices and alliance partners in the world's major markets.

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[edit] History

On March 1, 1934, Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby opens for business in Philadelphia. In 1987, Towers Perrin is established as the umbrella name for the firm. [3]

[edit] Company Structure

In the human capital area, Towers Perrin helps organizations develop and implement workforce strategies that align with business needs, address critical talent issues, drive higher performance and ensure the right return on their investment in people. Areas of focus include workforce effectiveness; rewards effectiveness; benefit program effectiveness (including retirement and health and welfare program strategy, design, implementation and management); assistance with mergers, acquisitions and restructurings; HR function design, service delivery and technology; employee communication; employee research; and change management.

In the area of risk and financial services, the firm provides solutions in risk and capital management, reinsurance intermediary services and actuarial consulting, including: enterprise risk management, financial reporting and management, mergers and acquisitions, pension and retirement risks, product and market strategies, and reinsurance intermediary and analytical services. The Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin provides consulting to the insurance industry.

[edit] Clients

Towers Perrin's clients include three-quarters of the world's 500 largest companies and more than 700 of the Fortune 1000 U.S. companies.[4][5]

[edit] Research and Surveys Services

Towers Perrin offers:
Benefits and Compensation Surveys

  • Benefit Data
  • Compensation Data
  • Custom Surveys

Employee and Organizational Research

  • Employee opinion surveys
  • Leadership surveys
  • Change management surveys

[edit] Actuarial Software

The following actuarial software is offering through the Financial Modeling Solutions practice:

  • MoSes™
  • TAS Tillinghast Actuarial Software™
  • RiskAgility™ P&C
  • Economic Scenario Generators

[edit] Publications

Human Capital Group


Risk and Financial Services

See more Towers Perrin Thought Leadership

[edit] Offices

Towers Perrin has offices and alliance partners in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Profile information about Towers Perrin (HTML). Hoover's, Inc (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
  2. ^ Profile information about Towers Perrin (HTML). Hoover's, Inc (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
  3. ^ Towers Perrin History [1]
  4. ^ Towers Perrin (HTML). www.thevault.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
  5. ^ Profile information about Towers Perrin (HTML). Hoover's, Inc (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
  6. ^ Offices and Alliance Partner Locations - Contact Us - Global - Towers Perrin

[edit] External links