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Florida’s $250 Million Property Loss Mitigation Program Begins
Aug 15 2006 // Florida has begun My Safe Florida Home program, a $250 million mitigation program to help Floridians strengthen their homes against hurricanes and to reduce property losses. Tom Gallagher, Florida’s chief financial...
Gallagher Stays In Fla. Gubernatorial Race Despite Low Poll Numbers
Aug 14 2006 // Comparing his Republican primary opponent to Howard Dean on social issues, gubernatorial hopeful Tom Gallagher said Thursday he would stay in the race despite a huge deficit in the polls and less campaign money. Gallagher,...
Texas Mutual Promotes Gallagher and Walsh
Aug 14 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced it has promoted Cecily Gallagher to senior vice president of underwriting and actuarial services and Mitch Walsh to vice president of underwriting systems. Gallagher will oversee...
Fla. Charges Agency with ‘Sliding’ Ancillary Costs onto Auto Policies
Aug 14 2006 // Tom Gallagher, Florida’s chief financial officer, said he has filed administrative charges against 12 agents and customer representatives of Direct General Insurance Agency for “sliding” ancillary...
Florida moving ahead with commercial lines reinsurance pool
Aug 7 2006 // Florida is moving to reactivate a state-run reinsurance pool for commercial lines insurance to help businesses obtain insurance. The Commercial Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) is intended to provide property insurance...
ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., S.P. TARANTINO INSURANCE BROKERAGE
Aug 7 2006 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired S.P. Tarantino Insurance Brokerage Inc. of San Francisco. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979, S.P. Tarantino Insurance Brokerage is a full-service retail...
Fla. Gov. Bush Eyes State Pool for Commercial Lines
Jul 30 2006 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is considering a state-run reinsurance pool or joint underwriting pool to help businesses that can’t get policies from private insurers, saying that if companies can’t get coverage, it...
Ethics Panel Hits Fla.’s Gallagher Over Insurer Stock Holdings
Jul 30 2006 // The ethics commission determined last Friday that Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Gallagher may have violated ethics laws because he owned stock in two insurance companies while regulating the industry. The...
Editor’s Note: To be, or not be Florida’s governor
Jul 24 2006 // Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rod Smith, of Alachua, Fla., has suggested a four-point plan he believes will fix Florida’s insurance woes. He has to be applauded for publicly acknowledging the...
Arthur J. Gallagher to Announce 2006 Earnings Tomorrow
Jul 24 2006 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will release its second quarter 2006 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, July 25, 2006. A printer-friendly format will be available on the company’s web site...
To be, or not be Florida’s governor
Jul 24 2006 // Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rod Smith, of Alachua, Fla., has suggested a four-point plan he believes will fix Florida’s insurance woes. He has to be applauded for publicly acknowledging the...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires S.P. Tarantino Insurance Brokerage
Jul 13 2006 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) has acquired S.P. Tarantino Insurance Brokerage Inc. of San Francisco. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979, S. P. Tarantino Insurance Brokerage is a full-...
Business Moves
Jul 3 2006 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Lemac & Associates Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its subsidiary, Risk Placement Services Inc., acquired Lemac & Associates Inc., headquartered in Los...
Fla. insurance veteran Gallagher, 79, litigation, acquisition expert
Jun 19 2006 // Phil C. Gallagher, 79, a Florida insurance agent, litigation consultant and expert witness, passed away in Miami June 1. Gallagher had more than 50 years of insurance industry experience. Gallagher was formerly associated...
Florida Preferred liquidated
Jun 19 2006 // Florida Preferred Insurance Company policyholders will be protected this hurricane season because company officials agreed to let the financially-troubled property insurer enter into liquidation effective June...
Fla. insurance veteran Gallagher, 79, litigation, acquisition expert
Jun 19 2006 // Phil C. Gallagher, 79, a Florida insurance agent, litigation consultant and expert witness, passed away peacefully in Miami June 1. Gallagher had more than 50 years of ins insurance industry experience. Gallagher was...
Ill. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Lemac & Associates
Jun 16 2006 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced that its subsidiary, Risk Placement Services, Inc., has acquired Lemac & Associates, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Terms of the transaction...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Lemac & Associates
Jun 16 2006 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its subsidiary, Risk Placement Services Inc., has acquired Lemac & Associates Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established...
Gallagher & Co. Brings Robert Keith & Associates Aboard
Jun 5 2006 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Robert Keith & Associates, Inc. of Naperville, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1984, Robert Keith &...
Arthur J. Gallagher lacked authority to issue additional endorsements
Jun 5 2006 // A California court has found Arthur J. Gallagher had no authority to issue additional insured endorsements in a high-exposure construction defect litigation. The court ruled California law prohibits the issuance of...
