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Gallagher Applauds McCarty’s Decision Not to Approve Allstate ‘s Rate Request
Oct 11 2005 // A decision not to approve a rate request by Allstate Floridian Insurance Company and Allstate Floridian Indemnity Company was announced last week by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. McCarty’s decision...
Gallagher Announces $450 Million Credit Facility
Oct 6 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has entered into a $450 million unsecured credit facility, expiring on Oct. 4, 2010, with a group of nine financial institutions led by Harris N.A., Citibank, N.A., and Barclays Bank PLC....
Fla. CFO Calls for Added $500M in Savings for State’s Small Businesses
Oct 5 2005 // Tom Gallagher, Florida’s chief financial officer, this week called for greater savings for Florida’s small businesses based on an independent review of proposed workers’ compensation rates for the...
Fla. Personal Lines Advisory Committee Slates First Meeting
Sep 30 2005 // The first meeting of a new 10-member Standard Personal Lines Advisory Committee, assigned to develop a standard homeowners insurance policy for Floridians that is easy to understand and offers comprehensive coverage, will...
William Gallagher Promotes Bixby, Clifford and Martin in P/C Group
Sep 26 2005 // William Gallagher Associates in Boston has promoted three executives within its property and casualty group. Doug Bixby to has been elevated to senior vice president and Janice Clifford and Kristen Martin to assistant vice...
Citizens COO Allegedly Took Kickback; Florida CFO Gallagher Launches Investigation
Sep 15 2005 // Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher announced on Thursday afternoon he has launched a fraud investigation into allegations by Universal Risk Insurance Services of Houston, Texas, that R. Paul Hulsebusch, chief operating...
William Gallagher Associates Taps Kearney to be Executive VP
Sep 14 2005 // William Gallagher Associates has elevated Michael Kearney to the position of executive vice president of the Boston-headquartered insurance brokerage, risk management and employee benefit services firm. Kearney specializes...
State Farm of Florida’s Rate Request Questioned
Sep 5 2005 // Citing concern that insurance companies are using the 2004 hurricanes to unfairly raise rates, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has called for an independent review of a rate increase on homeowners...
Gallagher Voices Concern About Nationwide’s Decision
Sep 1 2005 // Concerns have been voiced by Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher about Nationwide Insurance of Florida’s decision not to renew policyholders in Florida. “I’m deeply concerned that Nationwide Insurance is...
Florida CFO Gallagher’s Releases ‘Shock’ Miami Public Adjuster
Aug 22 2005 // Dear Mr. Gallagher, As a single mother and licensed public adjuster, I have been shocked by the apparent lack of clarity from your office. In a July 11, 2005 article in Insurance Journal Southeast entitled, “DFS...
Gallagher Wants Independent Review of State Farm’s Rate Request
Aug 19 2005 // Citing concern that insurance companies are using the 2004 hurricanes to unfairly raise rates, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has called for an independent review of a rate increase on homeowners...
Gallagher, Crist Withdraw Proposed Rule to Give Insurance Companies Higher Profits
Aug 10 2005 // A proposed rule that would have explicitly given insurance companies the option to seek higher profits, scheduled to be approved Tuesday by the Florida Cabinet, was withdrawn on Tuesday by Tom Gallagher, Florida’s...
Business Moves
Aug 8 2005 // Berkshire Hathaway, General Electric Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway and Kansas City, Mo.-based General Electric announced that GE Insurance Solutions’ sale of Medical Protective Corporation to Columbia...
Florida CFO Gallagher Questions Allstate Rate Request
Aug 5 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher said that an independent review of Allstate Floridian Insurance Company’s request for higher rates shows deficiencies and raises troubling questions about the...
‘Isolated Incidents’ Resulted in Gallagher’s Over Billing
Aug 4 2005 // When the City of Gainesville, Fla. received a $1.3 million check, city officials were suspicious and notified the Florida Attorney General’s Office. The company has responded, indicating that the billing overcharges...
$1.3M Arthur J. Gallagher Refund Motivates Fla. AG to Continue Brokerage Investigation
Aug 3 2005 // The Florida Attorney General’s Office is investigating why Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. sent a $1.3 million refund check to the City of Gainesville, Fla. to reimburse the city for overcharges that took place over...
Gallagher Announces Dividend, Continuing Stock Repurchase Plan
Jul 26 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm headquartered in Itasca, Ill., recently declared a regular quarterly cash dividend and announced the continuation of...
DFS Mobilizing Second Mobile Response Unit in Destin, Fla.
Jul 13 2005 // A second mobile response unit will be established in Destin, Fla. and the Department of Financial Services will also be located in four disaster recovery centers being operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency,...
Fla. CFO Reminds Residents of Before and After Dealings with Dennis
Jul 8 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher is urging residents along the Gulf Coast to get ready for a possible strike by Hurricane Dennis. Gallagher advised that residents can contact the department’s...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Purchases Classic Insurance Services
Jun 29 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Classic Insurance Services Ltd. of Lisle, Illinois. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Incorporated in 1983, Classic Insurance Services Ltd. offers...
