UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 27, 2005

                          Willis Group Holdings Limited
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                     Bermuda
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

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

                            c/o Willis Group Limited
                               Ten Trinity Square
                            London EC3P 3AX, England
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                               (44) (20) 7488-8111
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On July 27, 2005, Willis Group Holdings Limited ("WGHL") issued a press
release (the "Press Release") reporting results for the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2005. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (c) Exhibits.

           99.1  Press Release of WGHL dated July 27, 2005





                                   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: July 27, 2005                               By: /s/ William P. Bowden, Jr.
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                                                  Name:   William P. Bowden, Jr.
                                                  Title:  General Counsel





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit No.                   Description
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         99.1                          Press Release of WGHL dated July 27, 2005