Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Alternative Market Specialists headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.
Founded in 1997, Alternative Market Specialists is a managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker providing insurance products for independent agents and brokers throughout the United States. They specialize in the production, underwriting and placement of public entity accounts that desire a protected self-insured program.
Michael Vaughan-Fowler and his associates will continue to operate from their current locations in Atlanta, Nashville, Edina and London, England under the direction of Joel Cavaness, president of Risk Placement Services Inc., a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.


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