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Gallagher Names Finance VP

Jan 8 2004 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Theodore (“Tat”) A. Skirvin II has joined the company as vice president of corporate finance. He will report to Douglas K....

Gallagher Acquires Connor Hale Kerslake

Dec 31 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of London-based Connor Hale Kerslake Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. It is Gallagher’s 13th acquisition in...

A.J. Gallagher Increases Stake in Wyatt Gallagher Bassett

Dec 24 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, headquartered in Itasca, Ill., announced that its subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., acquired the remaining...

Fla. Outpaces Nation in Fraud Convictions

Dec 19 2003 // Florida once again leads the nation in the number of insurance fraud convictions and cases presented for prosecution, according to a study released this week (see National news) by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a...

Gallagher Acquires Calif. Broker

Dec 15 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Avery-Hammer Insurance Associates, Inc. of Fresno, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980,...

Fla. CFO Warns of Buying Insurance Online

Nov 26 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher is warning consumers to be wary about buying insurance over the Internet. In recent months, the Department of Financial Services has reportedly received an increasing...

Gallagher Acquires La.-based Babcock Consulting

Nov 24 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Babcock Consulting Inc. of Metairie, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Babcock Consulting...

Gallagher Acquires HRadvantage

Oct 27 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of HRadvantage LLC of Waukegan, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1994, HRadvantage LLC is a human...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Purchases CAL E&S Companies

Oct 17 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisitions of CAL E&S Brokers, Inc. of Bay Shore, N.Y. and CAL E&S Brokers of New Jersey, Inc. of Morristown, N.J. Both companies were established in 2000. The CAL...

Fla. Workers’ Comp Reforms Take Effect Oct. 1

Oct 1 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that many reforms aimed at increasing the availability and affordability of workers’ compensation go into effect Oct. 1. Gallagher also noted that the...

Gallagher Elects New Director

Sep 19 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its Board of Directors has elected David S. Johnson to serve on the company’s Board. Mr. Johnson is President of Kraft Foods North America Business Functions as well as a...

Gallagher Announces Q3 Dividend

Sep 16 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share on the common stock of the company. It is payable Oct. 15, 2003, to shareholders of record as of...

Gallagher Exec Joins Summit Global

Aug 27 2003 // International insurance brokerage and consulting company Summit Global Partners announced it has formed Summit Global Partners Employee Benefits Consulting Group and expanded capabilities to help middle-market and large...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Mass. Agency

Jul 25 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Andrew-Anthony Insurance Agency, Inc. of Wellesley, Mass. Founded in 1991, Andrew-Anthony Insurance Agency, Inc. is a full-service retail insurance broker...

Gallagher’s Earnings Up 32% in Second Quarter

Jul 23 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported its financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003. “We are extremely pleased with the pretax margin improvements...

Gallagher Acquires Manhattan Agency

Jul 2 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired J.A. Lorenzo & Co. of New York City. Founded in 1985, J.A. Lorenzo is a full-service retail insurance broker offering risk management, marine cargo,...

Florida’s Gallagher Applauds Anti-Fraud Law

Jun 18 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher said the Pete Orr Insurance Anti-Fraud Act, which the governor recently signed into law, is expected to significantly boost efforts to prosecute operators of unlicensed...

Gallagher Announces Corporate VPs

Jun 4 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Emil J. Bravo and Norman P. Darling to the position of corporate vice president. Bravo has 26 years of...

A.J. Gallagher Announces Possible Stock Repurchases

May 23 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced a continuation of the plan, originally adopted May 10, 1988, to purchase shares of its common stock for re-issuance in connection with its...

Gallagher Announces Regular 2ndQ Dividend

May 22 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share on the common stock of the company, payable on July 15 to shareholders of record as of June 30,...