8-K

                       SECURITIES 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 23, 2004


                          WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

      BERMUDA                           001-16503               98-0352587
  (Jurisdiction of incorporation       (Commission File        (IRS Employer
  or organization)                     Number)               Identification No.)


                               Ten Trinity Square
                            London EC3P 3AX, England
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: +44 20 7488 8111

                                 Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)










Item 5.  Other Events

         On April 23, 2004 Willis Group Holdings Limited issued a press release
         announcing that it has received from the Office of the Attorney General
         of the State of New York a subpoena seeking information regarding
         certain compensation agreements between insurance brokers and insurance
         companies.

Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  The  following  document is filed as an exhibit to this report on Form
          8-K:

     99.1 Press Release dated April 23, 2004 of Willis Group Holdings Limited

                  .






                                   SIGNATURES

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


                             WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

                             By: /s/ Mary E. Caiazzo
                                 -------------------------
                                 Mary E. Caiazzo
                                 Assistant General Counsel





Dated:  April 23, 2004






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number       Title
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99.1         Press Release dated April 23, 2004 of Willis Group Holdings Limited

EX-99.1

                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

State of New York Seeks Information Regarding Compensation Agreements
between Insurance Brokers and Insurance Companies

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2004--Willis Group Holdings
Limited (NYSE:WSH) has received from the Office of the Attorney
General of the State of New York a subpoena seeking information
regarding certain compensation agreements between insurance brokers
and insurance companies.
    The compensation agreements, also known as contingent agreements,
are a long-standing and common practice within the insurance industry.
Brokers have had such agreements with insurance companies for many
years to compensate the brokers for services they provide to the
carriers and many of the major carriers have these agreements with
brokers. We have a practice of disclosing such arrangements to clients
in contracts and on our web site.

    Willis will fully cooperate with the inquiry.

    CONTACT: Willis Group Holdings
             Investors:
             Kerry Calaiaro, 212-837-0880
             calaiaro_ke@willis.com
             or
             Media:
             Nick Jones, + 44 20 7488-8190
             jonesnr@willis.com
             or
             Dan Prince, 212-837-0806
             prince_da@willis.com