In just a small in number years, b...

In just a small in number years, broker Willis Group Holdings has undergone a sea change. With the goal of becoming the world's best clear insurance broker, Willis has begun steering a course that already has seen its incomes grow and its stock price soar. And as the third-ranking company in market share behind megabrokers Marsh and Aon, Willis is working hard to carve public a bigger slice of that pie.

This drive onward the part of the world's oldest insurance middleman has led to a series of progressive growths Willis has sold off noncore assets, established a sales and marketing