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Gallagher Acquires UK Commercial Broker Portmore
Oct 18 2018 // Global insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firm Gallagher announces the acquisition of Portmore Insurance Brokers Ltd. and Portmore Insurance Brokers (Wiltshire) Ltd. in the UK. Terms of the...
People
Oct 15 2018 // COUNTRY Financial, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, has named Jim Jacobs as its next chief executive officer (CEO), effective early next year. He succeeds Kurt Bock, who is retiring Jan. 31, 2019, after serving as...
Business Moves
Oct 1 2018 // Marsh & McLennan, JLT Marsh & McLennan Inc. agreed to buy Jardine Lloyd Thompson for about $5.7 billion to expand its global offering of reinsurance and consulting services. New York-based Marsh said the purchase...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires New York’s United Dealer Services
Sep 7 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired United Dealer Services LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Highland Mills, N.Y., United Dealer Services LLC is a retail insurance broker and program...
Kluting Named Head of Product Recall in Gallagher’s Food, Agribusiness Unit
Sep 7 2018 // Insurance and risk management services firm, Gallagher, has promoted Steve Kluting to national director of product recall in its Food & Agribusiness Practice Group As a “food lawyer” with 18 years of...
CNA Canada Taps Metcalfe from Gallagher as CFO and SVP
Aug 9 2018 // CNA Canada announced the appointment of Greg Metcalfe as senior vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, Metcalfe will be responsible for leading the finance and information technology functions for CNA...
Alliant Names Arthur J. Gallagher’s Oram Vice President in California
Aug 1 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Andrew Oram vice president in its employee benefits group. He will be based in San Diego, Calif. He was previously a benefits consultant with Arthur J. Gallagher. Newport Beach,...
Industry Needs to ‘Question and Call Out’ Rogue MGAs, Says Chilton of Gallagher
Jul 17 2018 // While there’s a bright future for managing general agents that “get it right,” Grahame Chilton, CEO of Gallagher UK, warns against tolerating the few rogue MGAs who could ruin the reputation of the entire...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Jack Nebel Companies in Illinois
Jul 16 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired North Barrington, Ill.-based The Jack Nebel Companies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jack Nebel, Brian Nebel and their associates will continue to operate from their...
Business Moves
Jul 16 2018 // Marsh, Wortham Insurance Global insurance broker Marsh is acquiring Houston-based Wortham Insurance. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018, were not disclosed. Founded in 1915,...
Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires New Jersey’s WCD Group
Jul 11 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., has acquired Pennington, N.J.-based WCD Group LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, WCD manages and mitigates...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia Broker Milne Alexander
Jul 9 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Milne Alexander, with offices in Sydney, New South Wales and Port Lincoln, South Australia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1973, Milne...
Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Marchetti, Robertson & Brickell Insurance and Bonding Agency
Jun 21 2018 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Marchetti, Robertson & Brickell Insurance and Bonding Agency Inc., with offices in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and Kansas City, Missouri. Terms of the transaction...
Chilton to Return to Capsicum Re Later This Year After Leaving Gallagher Role
Jun 21 2018 // Capsicum Re, the London-based specialist reinsurance broker, announced that Grahame “Chily” Chilton will rejoin the business later this year. Chilton will work alongside CEO Rupert Swallow to drive global...
Chilton to Step Down as CEO of Gallagher’s UK Operations; Succeeded by Matson
Jun 18 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that the head of the company’s UK-based brokerage and underwriting division, Grahame “Chily” Chilton, will be stepping down from his role as chief executive officer...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces Acquisition of New York’s H.R. Keller & Co.
Jun 13 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Buffalo, N.Y.-based H.R. Keller & Co. Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. H.R. Keller & Co. Inc.’s Eric Keller, Andrew Coric and...
Gallagher Acquires 65% Stake in Specialist Swiss Broker Hesse & Partner
Jun 11 2018 // Gallagher, the insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firm, broadened its footprint in continental Europe by acquiring a 65 percent stake in specialist Swiss broker Hesse & Partner AG and Hesse...
Arthur J. Gallagher Closes Acquisition of Texas MGA, Pronto Insurance
Jun 6 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has completed the acquisition of Brownsville, Texas-based managing general agency (MGA), broker and claims administrator Pronto Insurance. Pronto’s primary business is the placement of...
Global Insurers Reassessing Iran Business In Light of Sanctions Threat
May 20 2018 // Global insurers are taking stock of how the U.S. withdrawal from an international agreement to deny Tehran nuclear weapons, and threatened sanctions against companies that do business with Iran, could affect...
Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire Texas MGA, Pronto
May 10 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the equity interests of Pronto Holdco LLC, the parent company of Pronto Insurance (Pronto). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and...
