Latest A.J. Gallagher Headlines
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Gallagher Appoints Bluefin’s Hogg to Lead Scottish Operations
Aug 25 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher announced that Kenny Hogg has been appointed regional managing director (RMD) for Scotland and will join the business with effect Aug. 29, 2017. The current RMD for Scotland, Paul Kerry, will remain...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys Canadian Broker GPL Assurance
Aug 4 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of GPL Assurance Inc. (GPL), located in Montreal, Quebec. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1968, GPL is a retail insurance broker offering...
Former Gallagher Exec Siegel to Lead New Starkweather & Shepley Tampa Branch
Aug 4 2017 // Starkweather & Shepley, an independent insurance brokerage firm, has opened a new office in Tampa, Fla., which will be led by Peter Siegel. Siegel, a 23-year insurance veteran, will be area president leading new...
Guy Carpenter Names Gallagher CEO of Asia Pacific Region; Jones Is Chairman
Aug 2 2017 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced that Tony Gallagher has been appointed CEO of the Asia Pacific Region, with immediate effect. In addition, Richard Jones has been promoted to chairman of the region. Most recently CEO of...
London-Based Ed Taps Gallagher’s Blacker as Managing Director of P/C
Jun 28 2017 // Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of James Blacker as managing director of property and casualty. Blacker will take up his role in December and report to Chris...
Arthur J. Gallagher Launches Crime & Management Liability Cover for UK SMEs
Jun 21 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher’s specialist Management Liability Practice has responded to the heightened risk of commercial crime facing SME businesses by creating tailor-made management liability and crime insurance products....
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires 2 Michigan Insurance Agencies
Jun 8 2017 // Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ann Arbor, Michigan-based insurance brokerages Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle Inc. and Ann Arbor Business Advisors LLC. Terms of the transaction were...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys UK-Based Total Reward Group
Jun 7 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the insurance broker and risk management service firm, has announced the acquisition of Total Reward Group in Sevenoaks, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2005,...
People – Midwest
Jun 5 2017 // Privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has promoted Jeff Lumpp to president of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office. Lumpp will be responsible for building greater brand awareness, growing the Hylant business in West...
Business Moves
Jun 5 2017 // Hub International, Rossmann-Hurt-Hoffman Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired Rossmann-Hurt-Hoffman Inc. (RHH). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Ellicott City,...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Houston’s Zuber Insurance Agency
May 31 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Zuber Insurance Agency Inc. in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zuber Insurance was founded in 1934 by J.L. Zuber. Expanded under the leadership of his...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Williams-Manny Insurance in Illinois
May 30 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Williams-Manny Insurance Group, headquartered in Rockford, Illinois. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in Rockford in 1896, Williams-Manny Insurance Group is a...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Nebraska’s Strong Financial Resources
May 17 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Strong Financial Resources Inc., with offices in Aurora and Lincoln, Nebraska. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996 by Calvin Strong, Aurora-headquartered...
Business Moves
May 15 2017 // Validus, Crop Insurance Agency Validus Holdings Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Crop Risk Services business (CRS), a primary crop insurance managing general agent, from Archer Daniels Midland Co. In the deal that was...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas Insurance Managers
May 3 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Harlingen, Texas-based Texas Insurance Managers Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With roots tracing back to 1903, Texas Insurance Managers offers commercial and...
CME’s Mead Joins Arthur J. Gallagher as Marketing Chief
May 1 2017 // Illinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Christopher E. Mead has joined the company as its new chief marketing officer. Mead will be responsible for leading the company’s...
M&A Review: Deal Activity Slows, Demand Remains Healthy
May 1 2017 // Deal count for the first quarter of 2017 was down relative to the first quarter of both 2015 and 2016. There were 102 announced transactions in the first quarter of 2017, compared to 124 in the first quarter of 2016 (a...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Commercial Insurance Brokers
Apr 26 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Commercial Insurance Brokers LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 2012, Commercial Insurance Brokers is a group of insurance producers...
Miller Taps Gallagher’s Maule as Senior Trade Credit & Political Risks Broker
Apr 7 2017 // Miller has hired David Maule in a business production and senior broking role, which the London-based broker said will add “considerable strength” to its trade credit and political risks capabilities. Maule...
Business Moves
Mar 6 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Eagle Insurance Agency LLC Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Eagle Insurance Agency LLC (Eagle) in Syracuse, N.Y. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Arthur J. Gallagher...
