Talk:Towers Watson/Archives/2014

Introduction
Hi there, I'm an employee of Towers Watson and wanted to correct some errors and expand on some information in the article. Thank you and please advise how this can be done. Laurabbook (talk) 18:24, 20 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Laura. First, you should read our guideline concerning conflicts of interest. If you feel you can write objectively about your employer, be bold and start editing. Please be sure not to copy and paste material from Towers Watson's website or other promotional material; it will be removed because it violates copyright law. Happy editing. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 21:09, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Malik. I will try and do my best. There are some research papers that Towers Watson has published which I would like to put under a Research Section using the linking button function. Is that acceptable? 12.47.223.8 (talk) 18:30, 21 July 2010 (UTC)


 * In general, putting more than one link to the company's website is frowned upon. (See WP:ELOFFICIAL.) But you can try adding the links and see if they're removed. — Malik Shabazz Talk

/Stalk 18:48, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

One more question....for other pages such as Health Care Reform, is it permissable for me to add a link to our Health Care Reform FAQs or will that be deleted? Or should I ask on the Health Care Reform discussion page? 12.47.223.8 (talk) 13:32, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me; go for it! (four years later.) — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 16:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

New section needed
Obamacare signup expired March 31st. As a Northrop retiree, my wife and I attended a presentation by Towers Watson sponsored by Northrop Grumman which was excellent. The Towers Watson website works. :-) ;-)  The article here needs a new section on their current work in healthcare support. Baby-boomers cannot be supported by companies as they retire. Costs are way up for corporations and benefits they can afford to supply are decreasing. Towers Watson, as the largest provider of support, will only increase. A new section could cover this and explain more about current activities of Towers Watson. Currently, you only see a lede and a History section. This is not enough. — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 17:09, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
 * "Health care reform has created new challenges and opportunities for U.S. employers that offer employee health care benefits. Research shows that three in five employer-sponsored group health plans will be required to pay the excise tax beginning in 2018. Plan premiums continue to rise, and chief finance officers are asking tough questions about the long-term sustainability of benefit programs." This is from their subsidiary's website (OneExchange) with the Towers Watson logo at the top. — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 19:57, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Applicable current news
Headine-1: The ‘Little-Noticed’ Consequence of Obamacare That Will Leave Many Americans Out of Luck QUOTE: “WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans thinking about buying health insurance on their own later this year, or maybe switching to a different insurer, are probably out of luck. The policies are going off the market as a little-noticed consequence of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.” [There needs to be a new WP Article on the wholly-owned subsidiary, OneExchange! They are the largest provider of the alternative to Obamacare, not connected to Obamacare.] — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:38, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/04/the-little-noticed-consequence-of-obamacare-that-will-leave-many-americans-out-of-luck/

Headine-2: Even the healthy locked out of 2014 policies now QUOTE: “A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation in mid-March found that 6 out of 10 people without insurance weren't aware of the Affordable Care Act deadline of March 31. The Obama administration, insurance companies and nonprofit groups scrambled to spread the word, often with messages that focused on the savings available to many people through government-subsidized plans sold on the marketplaces.” [Companies like Towers Watson (OneExchange) will be the best answer to retirees like me and my wife.] — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 15:14, 6 April 2014 (UTC)  See also
 * http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/25160740/even-the-healthy-locked-out-of-2014-policies-now

Removing claims not supported by Wikipedia-defined reliable sources
Much of the information in this article comes from company sources. I'm in the process of removing such claims (unless it's with respect to basic information), or at least rewording them. If anyone sees more of the same, please have at it! --Larry (talk) 20:14, 8 July 2014 (UTC)