Willis Group Holdings (WLTW) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.3 percent to $0.31 per share in 2015. This follows a 7.1 percent dividend hike by the company last year.

Willis Group Holdings operates as a global advisory, broking and solutions company. It is engaged in offering risk management, insurance broking, consulting, technology and solutions, and private exchanges. The company's roots date back to 1828, when Henry Willis began his career as a merchant selling imported goods on commission in the U.K. at the Baltic Exchange in London. Willis Group was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2001. The company has paid a dividend every year since 2003.