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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 InsuranceGlobal 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 them.Insurance...

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...

Gallagher Acquires UK Regional Commercial Broker Risk Services (NW)

May 9 2018 // Insurance broker Gallagher reports it has acquired regional commercial insurance broker Risk Services (NW) Ltd., based in Chester. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Risk Services was established in 1999 by...

People

May 7 2018 // PIA Management Services Inc. has hired Bradford J. Lachut as director of Government and Industry Affairs for the five PIA state affiliates managed by the Glenmont, N.Y.-based group.Lachut previously served as PIA’s...

Business Moves

May 7 2018 // Sedgwick, Cunningham LindseyMemphis, Tenn.-based global claims services firm Sedgwick has finalized the acquisition of competitor global loss adjusting and claims management firm, Cunningham Lindsey and its subsidiaries....

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires ClearPoint in Washington

May 3 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Bellevue, Wash.-based ClearPoint Financial Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Paul Grutzner, Michael Brown and their associates will continue to operate from their current...

Arthur J. Gallagher Adds Four to Its Construction Practice Group for Long Island

Apr 18 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher in Jericho, N.Y., (AJG) has added four professionals from SterlingRisk in Woodbury, N.Y., to its Construction Practice Group for Long Island.Joseph A Santospirito Jr. has been named area senior vice...