Towers Watson to roll out Asia benefits business

Services firm Towers Watson is stepping up the rollout of out its benefits brokerage business across Asia Pacific this year as it continues to diversify. The firm, which serves as investment consultant to the region’s institutional investors, announced yesterday it had established an employee benefits brokerage in Korea. This is a segment of growing importance for Towers Watson in both Europe and Asia, where it accounts for a growing proportion of revenue*, notes Andrew Heard, m…