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  Health Care Reform: Making Sense of Complex Issues

  Weekly bulletins, podcasts, a resource library and more for U.S. employers.Continue reading...

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  Creating Deal Success Through People: Mastering M&A Culture and Integration Issues

  Towers Watson research reconfirms that when organizations address people and culture issues early, strategically and with discipline, they improve their chances of achieving a more successful merger or acquisition deal.Continue reading...

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  Accounting for Employee Benefits and Stock-Based Compensation Under IFRS

  This paper explores the key differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP in accounting for employee benefits and stock-based compensation. It looks not just at the existing rules, but also at changes contemplated by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).Continue reading...

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  2010 Health Care Cost Survey

  With health care costs continuing to climb, the effects of the current economic crisis yet to be shaken off and health reform discussions still underway, employers find themselves at a crossroads. A Towers Watson survey recently found that despite these challenges, employers have never been more interested in workforce health and well-being.Continue reading...

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  Purchasing Value in Health Care,
  Selected Findings From the 15th Annual National Business Group on Health/Towers Watson Survey Report — 2010

  The prolonged economic downturn is putting additional pressure on companies to change their health care programs to help relieve financial strain. The results of this year’s survey also show employers are frustrated by employees’ poor health habits and are struggling to effectively motivate behavior change. Additionally, they are uncertain about the future of employer-sponsored benefits, especially in light of the potential for health care reform legislation.Continue reading...

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  Claim Officer Survey: Economic Landscape and Operational Performance Metrics

  Towers Watson’s Property & Casualty Claim Officer Survey focuses on the economic climate’s impact on claim operations, including loss costs, litigation levels, expense management and expense-related claim performance metrics.Continue reading...

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

  The findings of the fifth in a series of pulse surveys conducted in 2009, which assessed HR's role in achieving M&A success and the specific skill sets that enable HR to contribute most effectively during a merger or acquisition.Continue reading...

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  From Recession to Recovery: How Far, How Fast, How Well Prepared?

  Survey results from recent global research charting organizational changes and predictions in benefits, compensation and employee engagement.Continue reading...

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  Welcome to Towers Watson

  Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt have come together as Towers Watson, a global company that shares a common set of values and a singular focus: our clients.Continue reading...