Towers Perrin Research Archive

• Catastrophe Bonds Evolve to Address Credit Risk Issues

  Towers Perrin clarifies causes of recent failures of catastrophe bonds to protect investors and describes what can be done to restore market confidence and protect assets going forward.

• Perspectives: Employee Well-Being —Taking Engagement and Performance to the Next Level

  This Perspectives article discusses the critical link between employees' level of well-being and engagement.

• Perspectives: Value-Based Strategies Drive Down Costs by Improving Quality of Care

  This issue of our 2009 Perspectives series looks at how companies are working to address the disconnects between health care spending and results by assessing the varied needs of their employee populations ...

• Alternatives to the Traditional 401(k) Match

  Companies looking ahead to how they will restructure their reward programs in a recovering economy will no doubt be asking some tough questions about their 401(k) plans. One option is more challenging ...

• Pension Plans After the Meltdown

  Defined benefit pension plans are caught in a period of significant volatility that requires sponsors to better understand investment and cash flow implications while rethinking plan design.

• Assessing Sales Compensation Effectiveness

  This sales support tool provides a brief overview of the key features and benefits of Towers Watson’s approach to assessing sales compensation programs, which helps companies ask all of the right questions ...

• Positioning for M&A Success: Putting People Into the Equation

  This participant survey report reports the findings of the fifth in a series of HCG Pulse Surveys to be conducted in 2009, which assesses HR's role in achieving M&A success and the specific skill sets ...

• Financial Modelling Update: EU/Asia-Pacific Edition – Issue 14 / December 2009

  As the new year approaches, the implications of Solvency II for insurance company financial modellers are detailed; also in the spotlight – scheduling files; plus other news.