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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires UK-Based Orb Financial Services Ltd.

Aug 1 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Orb Financial Services Ltd. in Surrey, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Orb Financial Services is an employee benefits...

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Jul 25 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency National insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies Co. has acquired Dallas-based McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency. McLaughlin Brunson...

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Jul 11 2016 // Rogers & Gray, Albert Brock Co. Cape Cod, Mass.-based Rogers & Gray Insurance has acquired the independent insurance agency, Albert G. Brock Co., located on Nantucket Island, Mass. The newly formed entity will...

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Brim, Expanding Scandinavia Specialty Footprint

Jul 6 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher has extended its investment in Scandinavia by acquiring an 85 percent stake in Swedish specialist insurance and reinsurance broker Brim AB. With revenues of US$11.4 million and employing 29 people, Brim...

UK Broker Network Compass Completes Management Buyout from Gallagher

Jul 5 2016 // UK broker network Compass has completed a management buyout from Arthur J. Gallagher, for an undisclosed sum. The deal sees the Compass business transfer into wholly independent ownership for the first time since its...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Wisconsin Employee Benefits Firm

Jun 14 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Buchholz Planning Corp. (BPC), located in Madison, Wis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1968, BPC provides employee benefits consulting and brokerage...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires KRW Insurance Agency in Illinois

Jun 9 2016 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired KRW Insurance Agency Inc. located in Crystal Lake, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in the 1940s, KRW Insurance Agency (KRW) is a...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas-Based Ashmore & Associates Insurance

Jun 7 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ashmore & Associates Insurance Agency Inc. headquartered in Lubbock, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1984, Ashmore & Associates Insurance...

Gallagher Appoints 2 Former Willis Aviation Brokers as Divisional Directors

Jun 7 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher has appointed two former Willis aviation brokers, Mark Champion and Paul Rogers, as divisional directors. With combined experience of nearly 70 years, Gallagher said the hiring of these “industry...

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Jun 6 2016 // Risk Strategies, John Buttine Risk Strategies Co. has acquired John Buttine Inc., an insurance brokerage in New York City with a specialty focus on media-related businesses and services. Terms of the transaction were...

XL Catlin, A.J. Gallagher to Offer ‘Lifestyle’ Coverage for Art Collectors in New York

May 25 2016 // XL Catlin and A.J. Gallagher have formed an exclusive underwriting agreement to offer a lifestyle insurance program for young and new art collectors in New York City. The policy, known as “Five for Five”,...

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May 23 2016 // Confie, Automobile Insurance Specialists Inc., Trinity Insurance LLC, Whitehead Insurance Inc. Confie has acquired three insurance agencies in Las Vegas, South Florida, and Washington State. Confie acquired the assets of:...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Hogan Insurance Services

May 17 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Hogan Insurance Services Inc., located in Westlake Village, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Robert Hogan and his team will continue to operate in their current...

Gallagher Acquires Canadian Personal & Commericial Lines Broker, B.R. Rhymer

May 13 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired B.R. Rhymer Insurance Agencies Ltd., a Canadian personal and commercial lines broker located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The agreement will see the business, which has been operating under a...

Gallagher Partners with Cardinus to Help UK Clients Cut Risk of Underinsurance

May 11 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher* has partnered with independent specialist Cardinus Risk Management to offer its commercial property and property investor clients a cost-effective nationwide service that will help eradicate the risk...

Anesthesia Business Consultants to Offer Professional Liability Coverage Through AJG

May 10 2016 // Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC), a provider of billing and practice management for anesthesia and pain management specialists, has created a new insurance program for clients. Developed by Arthur J. Gallagher &...

Gallagher’s Artex Acquires Quest Holdings (Gibraltar), Expanding Europe Foothold

May 5 2016 // Bermuda-based Artex Risk Solutions* announced that it has acquired Quest Holdings (Gibraltar) Ltd., the largest insurance manager in Gibraltar. Founded in 2004, Quest specializes in providing services to insurance...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Arkansas Agency, Hagan Newkirk

May 3 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Hagan Newkirk Financial Services in Little Rock, Ark. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With operations dating back to the 1960s, Hagan Newkirk Financial Services...

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Apr 18 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Joseph Distel, Continuum Solution Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Joseph Distel & Co. Inc. in Farmington, Conn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1955, Joseph...

Court: Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker May Proceed

Apr 18 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to proceed a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...