Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. News

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Everett James in Connecticut

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Everett James Inc. located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1990, Everett James offers employee benefits consulting and brokerage services primarily for large and middle-market …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cowles & Connell in N.Y.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Cowles & Connell based in Brewster, New York and Meriden, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1892, Cowles & Connell is a managing general agent and wholesale …

AJ Gallagher Acquires Assets of Caribbean Broker Minvielle & Chastanet

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has acquired certain assets of Minvielle & Chastanet Insurance Brokers located in the eastern Caribbean. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The bulletin described Minvielle & Chastanet Insurance Brokers (MCIB) as …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Missouri-Based Travel Insurance Agency

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Trip Mate Inc., based in Kansas City, Mo. Established in 1989, Trip Mate is a full service travel insurance agency that provides a wide variety of travel protection plans and services for their …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Benefits Brokerage, Insurance Point

Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Insurance Point LLC in St. Charles, Ill. and Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Insurance Point offers employee benefit consultation and insurance brokerage services for healthcare …

Arthur J. Gallagher Appoints Jain as Chief Service Officer

Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has appointed Vishal Jain as chief service officer and corporate vice president. Jain currently oversees the company’s service center operations. In this new role, he will lead Gallagher’s ongoing efforts to enhance customer …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Plus Companies in New Jersey

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired The Plus Companies Inc. in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Terms were not disclosed. Established in 1985, The Plus Companies Inc.(TPC) is a managing general agent and program manager which provides non-medical, professional …

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Maryland’s Tri-State General

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Tri-State General in Salisbury, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1979, Tri-State General is a specialty wholesale and managing general agency (MGA) operation that places transportation, garage, …

Gallagher Buys Florida’s MGA Insurance Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired MGA Insurance Group of Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1989, MGA Insurance Group (MGA) is a national program administrator that provides insurance programs for …

RSA to Sell Canada Broker Unit Noraxis to A.J. Gallagher for $460 Million

The UK’s RSA Insurance Group Plc said on Monday it had reached agreement to sell its majority-owned Canadian brokerage business – Noraxis Capital Corp. – to U.S. insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for C$500 million (US$460.60 million). One …