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Business Moves

Aug 16 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Specialised Broking Chicago-based global insurance brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the remaining 60 percent equity interest in Specialised Broking Associates Pty. Ltd, (SBA)...

Year-over-Year, M&A Activity Sustains a Moderate Pace

Aug 16 2010 // Buyers and Sellers Remain Cautious Insurance brokerage deals in the second quarter of 2010 barely bested the number of deals during the second quarter of 2009 bringing year-over-year activity slightly ahead of last....

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Houston’s Benefits Unlimited

Aug 3 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Benefits Unlimited Inc. in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1994, Benefits Unlimited offers employee benefits consulting and brokerage...

A.J. Gallagher Buys Remaining Interest in Australia’s Specialised Broking

Jul 30 2010 // Chicago-based global insurance brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the remaining 60 percent equity interest in Specialised Broking Associates Pty. Ltd, (SBA) headquartered in Perth, Western Australia....

Business Moves

Jul 5 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Joseph James & Associates Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Joseph James & Associates of Dublin, Ohio. Terms of...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Arkansas Insurance Agency

Jun 18 2010 // Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the operations of Bowen, Miclette, Britt & Merry of Arkansas Inc. in Fort Smith, Ark., from Bowen, Miclette & Britt...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Joseph James & Associates

Jun 3 2010 // Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Joseph James & Associates of Dublin, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in...

Gallagher Reports Jump in Revenues for Q1 2010

Apr 28 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported that total brokerage and risk management revenue for the 2010 first quarter was $414.9 million compared to $401.7, for the 2009 first quarter. Brokerage revenue came in at $303.5...

The Rollercoaster of M&A

Apr 19 2010 // Continued Soft Market, Taxes and Health Care Reform to Boost Activity in Second Half of 2010 January deal activity started out strong but continued to decline in February and further in March. Nonetheless, first quarter...

Zanoni Joins Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services

Apr 9 2010 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc. (AJGRMS), the retail property/casualty (P/C) insurance brokerage division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher), has hired William Zanoni as a...

Business Moves

Apr 5 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Winn & Co. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Winn & Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Hollister, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1910, Winn &...

Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire Lloyd’s Broker FirstCity Partnership

Mar 29 2010 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire substantially all of the insurance brokerage business of FirstCity Partnership Ltd. of London, England. The transaction is expected to close in April 2010....

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires California’s Winn & Co. Insurance Brokers

Mar 18 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Winn & Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Hollister, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1910, Winn & Company is a retail insurance broker...

Gallagher Benefit Services Names Thomas Client Consultant

Mar 15 2010 // Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. in Greenwood Village, Colo., has hired Keeli Thomas as client consultant. She will focus on new business development in the 50- to 250-employee market. Thomas has more than 12 years’...

M&A Activity at Decade Lows

Feb 21 2010 // Leading into 2009, agencies were at a crossroads; uncertain of whether to sell, buy, or implement new or improved organic growth strategies. The path was uncertain, but it was widely believed that market, economic and...

William Gallagher Promotes Two in Boston

Feb 18 2010 // Insurance broker William Gallagher Associates has promoted Karen Cangemi and Michael Talmanson to vice presidents within the firm’s Boston-based Property and Casualty practice. Cangemi has been in the insurance...

AJ Gallagher Buys Brazil Facultative Reinsurance Broker

Feb 17 2010 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Securitas Re of Sao Paulo, Brazil from Estater Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. It will trade internationally as Gallagher Brazil, as a...

Kearney and Sinclair to Lead Life Sciences at William Gallagher

Feb 16 2010 // Insurance Broker William Gallagher Associates (WGA) has named Mike Kearney leader of the firm’s Life Sciences practice and has also named Amy Sinclair as Co-Practice Leader. Kearney is an executive vice president,...

Yi Named Senior Client Consultant with Gallagher Benefit Services

Jan 21 2010 // Che Yi has been hired as senior client consultant with Gallagher Benefit Services Inc., in Greenwood Village, Colo. Gallagher Benefit Services is the employee benefits broker and consultant subsidiary of Arthur J....

Hudson Appointed President, CEO of Gallagher Bassett Services

Jan 13 2010 // Scott R. Hudson has joined Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. as its president and chief executive officer. He joins Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s Executive Management...