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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Minority Stake in Malaysia’s SP&G Insurance Brokers

Jan 6 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has purchased a minority stake in Malaysian broker SP&G Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires New York’s Walsdorf Agency

Jan 3 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Huntington, N.Y.-based Walsdorf Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1926, Walsdorf Agency is a third generation, family owned commercial and...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canada’s SBW Employee Benefits

Dec 18 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Sinclair Billard and Weld Ltd., and CJM Solutions + Inc., which do business under the name of...

Business Moves

Dec 16 2019 // MetLife, PetFirstMetLife has agreed to acquire PetFirst Healthcare, a pet insurance program administrator that distributes its products through animal welfare agencies, direct-to-consumer channels and employers....

Gallagher Names Partington CEO of Canadian Brokerage Operations

Dec 6 2019 // Gallagher, the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based insurance broker, has named Dave Partington as CEO of its Canadian retail property/casualty brokerage operations, where he will lead the strategy and culture for continued growth...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Blueleaf Consulting

Dec 5 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia-based Blueleaf Consulting Pty Ltd.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

A.J. Gallagher Acquires Pacific Northwest Marine Business of Brown & Brown

Dec 3 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has completed a transaction for the Pacific Northwest marine business team of Brown & Brown of Washington Inc. and to assume the associated marine book of business. Terms of the deal were...

Arthur J. Gallagher Subsidiary, Artex Risk, Acquires Texas’ EWI Re

Nov 21 2019 // Artex Risk Solutions Inc., a captive and alternative risk transfer specialist subsidiary of Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher...

Gallagher’s Artex Risk Completes Purchase of ILS Specialist Horseshoe Insurance

Nov 18 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced its captive and alternative risk transfer solutions subsidiary, Artex Risk Solutions Inc., has completed its purchase of Bermuda-based Horseshoe Insurance Services Holdings...

Business Moves

Nov 18 2019 // Brown & Brown of Massachusetts, YozellBrown & Brown of Massachusetts LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Yozell. Founded in 1960 by Peter Yozell, Yozell Associates strives to provide its customers...

CEO of Gallagher’s UK Broker/Underwriting Unit Apologizes for ‘Insensitive Comments’

Nov 14 2019 // Simon Matson, CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher’s UK broking and underwriting business, has apologized for “insensitive comments” made when former employees left Gallagher-owned Alesco to join Ardonagh...

BonusDrive Acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Nov 6 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The EHE Group LLC, dba BonusDrive, which has offices in Austin, Texas, and Auburn Hills, Michigan.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BonusDrive offers a national...

Broker Gallagher Loses $12.8M Poaching Lawsuit in London Against Ardonagh

Oct 25 2019 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher Group lost a 10 million-pound ($12.8 million) lawsuit against rival Ardonagh Group Ltd. in a case highlighted by racially charged comments that put a spotlight on the cutthroat world of...

Arthur J. Gallagher Finalizes Purchase of Stake in India Broker Edelweiss

Oct 25 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has completed the purchase of a minority stake in Edelweiss Insurance Brokers Ltd. (EIBL), a subsidiary of India’s leading...

Business Moves

Oct 21 2019 // The Hilb Group, Damiano Agency, Handy-Apple ValleyThe Hilb Group LLC has acquired Rhode Island-based Damiano Agency. The transaction became effective July 1, 2019. For more than 30 years, DA has been delivering property...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Florida-Based Direct To PolicyHolder (DTPH)

Oct 15 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida-based The Doyle Group, Inc. and its affiliates, collectively doing business as Direct To PolicyHolder (DTPH). Terms of the transaction were not...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys Swedish Broker Proinova

Oct 14 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Helsingborg, Sweden-based insurance broker Proinova.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989 by CEO Sten Eriksson, Proinova specializes in...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Garrett-Stotz Co. of Kentucky

Oct 9 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Louisville, Kentucky-based Garrett-Stotz Co. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1931, Garrett-Stotz Company is a full-service commercial and personal lines...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Completes Purchase of Minority Stake in Prague’s Renomia

Oct 8 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed its acquisition of a minority stake in Renomia a.s., the Prague, Czech Republic-based broker.Financial terms of the deal, which was first announced in June 2019,...

Business Moves

Oct 7 2019 // Plymouth Rock Assurance, Rider Insurance CompanyPlymouth Rock Assurance has agreed to expand its investment in the motorcycle insurance segment with the acquisition of Rider Insurance Company, subject to regulatory...