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Gallagher Buys Hawaii Agency

Oct 27 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Triad Insurance Agency, Inc., in Honolulu, Hawaii from The Bank of Hawaii. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Originally founded in 1967, Triad Insurance Agency, Inc....

William Gallagher Acquires RPG Insurance Administrators

Oct 26 2009 // Boston-based insurance brokerage William Gallagher Associates has acquired RPG Insurance Administrators Inc. (RPG) of Medfield, Massachusetts for an undisclosed sum. RPG specializes in risk management services to medium-...

Homeless Man Detained in California wildfire Probe

Oct 21 2009 // A homeless man was arrested and charged with arson for starting a tiny blaze in August near the spot where a gigantic wildfire erupted several days later, killing two firefighters, homicide detectives said...

Insurance Brokerage M&A Took a 3rd Quarter Vacation

Oct 19 2009 // Deal making wasn’t at the top of the list of summer activities this season, but deal vacation was. Third quarter merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continued declining to just 30 announced transactions between...

Detectives Seek Transient in California Fire Investigation

Oct 14 2009 // Homicide detectives investigating a deadly wildfire that ravaged much of Angeles National Forest said they are looking for a transient suspected of starting a smaller fire several miles away. Babatunsin Olukunle, 25, has...

Gallagher Energy Opens Calgary Office

Oct 13 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher International has opened a new office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada trading under the name Gallagher Energy Risk Services. Former Aon energy leader Scott Heighington will head the new office. He will be...

Gallagher’s London Office Hires New Trade Credit Team

Oct 13 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher’s London office has announced the hiring of a new Trade Credit team, joining the established Political, Project and Credit Risks business unit, reporting to MD Kit Brownlees. Rupert Murray, Steve...

Gallagher & Co. Acquires Minnesota’s Fox Lawson & Associates

Oct 2 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Fox Lawson & Associates LLC in St. Paul, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, Fox Lawson & Associates is a compensation and...

Court: Homeowner’s Policy Won’t Pay Damages for Overdose Death

Sep 7 2009 // A homeowner’s policy will not pay damages to the mother of a teenager who died after overdosing on painkillers he stole from the man with whom he and his mother lived, a panel of justices from the Massachusetts...

Math Joins Texas Mutual as Senior VP, Gallagher Promoted

Sep 3 2009 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has hired Steve Math as senior vice president of underwriting. The company also announced that Cecily Gallagher, former senior vice president of underwriting and actuarial services, has...

Gallagher to Retire from Everest Re

Sep 2 2009 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group announced today that Thomas J. Gallagher, Vice Chairman and Chief Underwriting Officer, has advised the Company of his decision to retire, effective October 9, 2009. He served as...

Court: Homeowner’s Policy Won’t Pay Damages for Overdose Death

Aug 24 2009 // A homeowner’s policy will not pay damages to the mother of a teenager who died after overdosing on painkillers he stole from the man with whom he and his mother lived, a panel of justices from the Massachusetts...

M&A Activity Continues at a Snail’s Pace Compared to 2008

Aug 13 2009 // Insurance brokerage mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter of 2009 was nearly half of what is was during the second quarter of 2008. Just 39 transactions were announced from April through June compared to last year...

Arthur J. Gallagher Adds Two New England Offices

Aug 4 2009 // National insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired two New England offices of Atlanta-based Gresham & Associates Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The offices — which are in Portland, Maine and...

M&A Activity Continues at a Snail’s Pace Compared to 2008

Aug 3 2009 // Insurance brokerage mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter of 2009 was nearly half of what is was during the second quarter of 2008. Just 39 transactions were announced from April through June compared to last year...

Illinois Allows Retail Contingent Commissions for Arthur J. Gallagher

Jul 30 2009 // In a filing of financial results for the second quarter 2009, Itasca, Ill.-based insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported that amended settlement agreements with the Illinois Attorney General and the...

Arthur J. Gallagher Reports Q2 Results; Slight Drop in Organic Revenue

Jul 29 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported a slight drop in organic revenue of just 0.3 percent for the second quarter 2009 for its combined insurance brokerage and risk management units. For the quarter ending June 30, 2009,...

Former Red Sox Pitcher Hudson Named VP at William Gallagher

Jul 28 2009 // Joseph P. Hudson has been named vice president of William Gallagher Associates’ (WGA) Princeton, New Jersey office. Hudson has been in the insurance industry for 10 years, most recently worked at Arthur J. Gallagher...

CGM Gallagher Appoints Tomlin and Rocheford to Sr. Management Positions

Jun 26 2009 // The CGM Gallagher Group, one of the largest and oldest insurance brokers in the English-speaking Caribbean, announced that it has appointed William Tomlin as President following Thursday’s meeting of the...

William Gallagher Makes Several Executive Appointments

Jun 18 2009 // Boston-based insurance brokerage William Gallagher Associates announced a number of executive appointments this week. Sara LaVallee has been named senior vice President, while Paula Cabral, Janice Clifford, Paula Donovan,...