Willis Towers Watson Appoints Michael LeBoeuf Senior Director in Its Americas Life Practice

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23 -- Towers Watson, an advisory, broking and solutions company, issued the following news release:

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced the appointment of Michael LeBoeuf as senior director in its Americas Life practice. LeBoeuf will be based out of Hartford, CT, where he will provide experience and leadership to the practice and deliver consulting services to life insurance clients.

LeBoeuf, a life insurance industry veteran of over 30 years, has a broad and deep array of experience in the industry having served in chief actuary roles over the last six years, as well as working extensively in consulting just prior to this. His expertise covers all aspects of life insurance, including pricing; stat/generally accepted accounting principles/tax modeling and valuation; actuarial and valuation system conversions; data analytics and assumption development; capital financing; M&A; reinsurance negotiation, arbitration and administration; and expert witness services.

"We're thrilled for Mike to join our team given his significant leadership roles that he has held in the past," said Jack Gibson, managing director, Americas Life practice, Willis Towers Watson. "Mike's experience with a wide array of life products combined with his strong strategic management skills will quickly make him an invaluable senior leader within our team -- and a trusted advisor with clients."

LeBoeuf joins Willis Towers Watson from Prudential Financial where he was chief actuary of individual life insurance and previously was individual life chief actuary at the Hartford. He also worked for Aon Consulting, LECG/Smart and Ernst & Young. LeBoeuf is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, a chartered life underwriter and a chartered financial consultant. He has a B.S. in mathematics from the University of New Hampshire.

About Willis Towers Watson

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