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Gallagher’s Agnew Named Chair, London & International Insurance Brokers’ Assn.

Mar 17 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher International announced that Andrew Agnew, managing director of specialty and member of its executive committee, has been appointed chairman of the London & International Insurance Brokers’...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Bomford, Couch & Wilson

Mar 16 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Bomford, Couch & Wilson Inc. in Miami, Okla.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1904, Bomford, Couch & Wilson (BCW) is a retail insurance broker...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Braband Insurance in Illinois

Mar 11 2016 // Itasca, Ill.-based insurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Vincent L. Braband Insurance Inc. in Arlington Heights, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1930, Vincent L....

Merger and Acquisition Activity Sets New High-Water Mark

Feb 22 2016 // Merger and acquisition activity for 2015 set a new record with 456 deals, sailing past the previous high-water mark of 325 deals set in 2012, according to recent data. The fourth quarter closed with 104 announced...

P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State

Feb 10 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best...

P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency M&A Activity Brisk in 2015

Feb 8 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since many brokers have continued to enjoy...

Then and Now in the Nonprofit Market

Feb 8 2016 // The nonprofit sector is not what it used to be.This critical sector represents more than 1.5 million organizations and accounts for almost 10 percent of all salaries and wages paid in the United States. And it’s...

Arthur J. Gallagher Names Cavaness to Replace McGurn as Head of U.S. Wholesale Business

Feb 2 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced a leadership transition in its U.S. wholesale brokerage business, Risk Placement Services (RPS).The international brokerage firm said David E. McGurn Jr., current RPS chairman, who...

Deal Activity Still Booming

Jan 25 2016 // Deal count for the third quarter of 2015 continued its record breaking pace with 89 announced transactions. Although it was the slowest quarter in 2015 (107 in 1st quarter and 99 in 2nd quarter), it was the most active...

Britton Gallagher Expands Life Sciences Division in California with Wright

Jan 21 2016 // Britton Gallagher has named Tina Wright an account manager on its life sciences team. Wright will be based in San Diego, Calif. and will focus on developing solutions for issues facing life science clients. Wright has a...

Business Moves

Jan 11 2016 // NFP, Absolute Advantage, Vanorsdale InsuranceNFP Property & Casualty has acquired Lake Havasu City, Ariz.-based Absolute Advantage Insurance Services LLC. NFP also acquired San Diego, Calif.-based Vanorsdale Insurance...

Britton Gallagher Adds Danziger in Global P/C Unit

Jan 4 2016 // Cleveland, Ohio-based insurance brokerage Britton Gallagher has added Howard Danziger in its Global Property and Casualty division.Danziger has over 28 years of experience in the insurance industry as both a risk manager...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Strathearn Insurance Brokers

Dec 28 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired 100 percent of the capital stock of Strathearn Insurance Group Pty Ltd., headquartered in Perth, Australia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1993, Strathearn...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Georgia-Based Managed Healthcare Solutions

Dec 22 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Managed Healthcare Solutions, Inc. in Atlanta. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2000, Managed HealthCare Solutions (MHS) provides employee benefit...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires The Hawk Agency in Illinois

Dec 22 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Hawk Agency Inc. in Peoria, Ill.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thomas D. Fliege and his associates at The Hawk Agency will continue to operate in their current location...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Brown Hobbs & McMurray Insurance

Dec 22 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Brown Hobbs & McMurray Insurance in Urbana, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1859, Brown Hobbs & McMurray (BHM) is a retail insurance broker...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Brown Hobbs & McMurray in Illinois

Dec 21 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Brown Hobbs & McMurray Insurance in Urbana, Ill.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thomas Brown, Paul Hobbs, William Hobbs, Dick and Rich McMurray, and their associates...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Centennial Insurance Agency in Colorado

Dec 15 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Centennial Insurance Agency LLC based in Pueblo, Colo.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mark Swanson, David Swanson, Doug Helzer, Tom Ratzlaff and their team will continue to...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires New Zealand’s Reid Manson

Dec 2 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.* announced the acquisition of Reid Manson Ltd. located in Timaru, New Zealand. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded more than 30 years ago, Reid Manson is a retail insurance...

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Canada Broker Christie-Phoenix & Its Affiliate, Discovery

Nov 3 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher, the international broking division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. outside of the United States, has extended its investment in Canada with the acquisition of retail insurance broker Christie-Phoenix...