8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2008

Willis Group Holdings Limited

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Bermuda

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-16503	98-0352587
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

c/o Willis Group Limited

Ten Trinity Square

London EC3P 3AX, England

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(44) (20) 7488-8111

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02(d) Election of Directors

Willis Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”) has announced the appointment of Jeffrey B. Lane to its Board of Directors effective April 30, 2008. Mr. Lane will serve on the Board’s Corporate Compensation Committee.

Mr. Lane, age 66, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bear Stearns Asset Management. He was previously Vice Chairman of Lehman Brothers, Co-Chairman of Lehman Brothers Asset Management and Alternatives Division, and Chairman of Neuberger Berman Inc. He has also held senior management positions with Travelers Group, including Vice Chairman of the company’s Smith Barney division, and with Shearson Lehman Brothers.

Mr. Lane serves as a Director of the North Shore/Long Island Jewish Health System and Chairman of its Finance Committee, and a Director of the National Academy of Finance.

Pursuant to the Company’s standard director compensation policy for non-employee directors, Mr. Lane will receive directors’ fees of $75,000 per annum. In addition, similar to the Company’s other directors, he will receive an award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) equivalent in value to $75,000. The RSUs will vest on the first anniversary of grant. Each director is required to hold shares of the Company, including vested share grant awards, equal to three times their annual fee of $75,000 within five years of their date of appointment. Each non-employee director is entitled to defer receipt of their fees in accordance with the Company’s non-employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan.

Mr. Lane is the father of Ms. Elizabeth Tisch, a Senior Vice President of Willis of New York, Inc. Ms. Tisch’s annual compensation for 2007 was $381,646.50. Ms. Tisch has tendered her resignation which is intended to be effective June 30, 2008.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Lane’s appointment to the Board of Directors is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         99.1       Press Release of Willis dated May 1, 2008

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Date:	April 30, 2008		By:	/s/ Adam G. Ciongoli
			Name:	Adam G. Ciongoli
			Title:	General Counsel

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Willis Group: Jeffrey Lane Named Director

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, today announced that Jeffrey B. Lane has been named to its Board of Directors and will be a member of the Compensation Committee.

Lane brings more than 40 years of financial experience to Willis. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bear Stearns Asset Management and was previously Vice Chairman of Lehman Brothers, Co-Chairman of Lehman Brothers Asset Management and Alternatives Division, and Chairman of Neuberger Berman Inc. He has also held senior management positions with Travelers Group, including Vice Chairman of the company’s Smith Barney division, and with Shearson Lehman Brothers.

Lane is a graduate of New York University and holds an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He is a Director of the North Shore/Long Island Jewish Health System and Chairman of its Finance Committee, and a Director of the National Academy of Finance.

“I am thrilled to have Jeff join our Board,” said Joe Plumeri, Chairman and CEO of Willis, “He has had a stellar career in the financial services world and his experience will be a true asset for us.”

The addition of Lane to Willis’ Board of Directors brings the total number to 12 members.

Willis Group Holdings Limited is a leading global insurance broker, developing and delivering professional insurance, reinsurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting and actuarial services to corporations, public entities and institutions around the world. Willis has more than 300 offices in some 100 countries, with a global team of approximately 16,000 Associates serving clients in some 190 countries. Additional information on Willis may be found at www.willis.com.

CONTACT:
Willis Group Holdings
Investors:
Kerry K. Calaiaro, +1 212-915-8084
kerry.calaiaro@willis.com
or
Media:
Valerie Di Maria, +1 212-915-8272
valerie.dimaria@willis.com