Gallagher Buys 60% Stake in Caribbean-Based Broker, Risk Management Services Ltd.

January 13, 2020

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has acquired a 60% interest in Caribbean insurance broker Risk Management Services Ltd. (RMS).

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Formed in 1978 and located in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, RMS is one of that country’s top three brokers. It offers property/casualty and employee benefits products and services to a wide range of private, public and multinational entities in the manufacturing, oil and energy, and service industries. Christian Low and his team will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Matthew Pragnell, group CEO of Gallagher in the Caribbean.

“Our Caribbean brokerage operations have worked on regional accounts with RMS since the mid-’90s,” said J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., chairman, president and CEO. “We have been very impressed with their integrity, knowledge of the business and high-quality service, and we are delighted to further solidify that partnership.”

Source: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Topics Mergers & Acquisitions Agencies A.J. Gallagher Risk Management

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