Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. News

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Remaining Stake in Hesse & Partner and Hesse Consulting

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has acquired the remaining shares of specialist Swiss broker Hesse & Partner AG and Hesse Consulting GmbH from the company’s founder Guido Hesse. Financial details of the transaction …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires LDJ American Online Benefits Group in Texas

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Addison, Texas-based LDJ American Online Benefits Group LLC (AOBG). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013, AOBG designs, markets and services supplemental health insurance and wellness products, including short-term medical, …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Garner & Glover Co. of Georgia

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Rome, Georgia-based Garner & Glover Company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1874 and operating under its current name since 1926, Garner & Glover is an independent agency offering business …

Aon to Sell Pensions Business in Germany, in Another Step to Get EU Nod for WTW Deal

Aon plc announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pensions consulting, pension insurance broking, pensions administration and investment consulting business in Germany to Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP). The agreement is another step Aon and Willis …

Aon, Willis Towers Watson to Sell WTW Assets to Gallagher for $3.57 Billion

Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson have agreed to sell Willis Re and a set of Willis Towers Watson corporate risk and broking and health and benefits services to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. These businesses will be divested for …

Broker Gallagher in Talks to Buy Aon, Willis Assets for $3 Billion

Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is in talks to buy a portfolio of assets from Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. An agreement could be reached …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Koff & Associates in California

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Berkeley, Calif.-based Kaneko & Krammer Corp. Catherine Kaneko, Georg Krammer and their team will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Scott Hamilton, global head of Gallagher’s Human Resources …

Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires Total Safety Consulting and Its Affiliates

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s risk management services subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. (GB), has acquired Bayonne, New Jersey-based Total Safety Consulting LLC (TSC) and its affiliates, including TSC Training Academy LLC (TSCTA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. …

Gallagher Acquires Australia’s Mutual Brokers

Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Mutual Brokers Pty Ltd., a Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)-based Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1985, Mutual Brokers is an independent broker serving a broad …

Insuring Cyber Podcast: Social Engineering Risks Rising, but Cyber Coverage Still Lacks

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the work environment in many ways, and cyber experts say one unfortunate result of the switch to remote work is an increase in cyber crime, particularly around social engineering threats. “The bottom line here is …