Triple
T595254
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willis Group Holdings |
E17365
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompanyAfterMerger |
P5440
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Willis Towers Watson |
E74753
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Willis Towers Watson | Statement: [Willis Group Holdings, parentCompanyAfterMerger, Willis Towers Watson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willis Towers Watson Context triple: [Willis Group Holdings, parentCompanyAfterMerger, Willis Towers Watson]
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A.
Towers Watson
chosen
Towers Watson was a global professional services firm specializing in risk management, insurance brokerage, and human capital consulting.
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B.
Willis Group Holdings
Willis Group Holdings was a global insurance brokerage and risk management firm best known for acquiring the naming rights to Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower).
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C.
Aon Corporation
Aon Corporation is a global professional services firm specializing in risk management, insurance brokerage, and human capital consulting.
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D.
Marsh & McLennan
Marsh & McLennan is a global professional services firm specializing in insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting.
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E.
American Financial Group
American Financial Group is a large U.S. insurance and financial services holding company known for its specialty property and casualty insurance operations.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a49379d09c8190ac7e00b24e2810b1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49bd280ac8190b6a530ce73da85c8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a529220bc4819087e9de129139b6ef |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.