All the headlines from our A.J. Gallagher Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 7 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired S. A. Freerks & Associates Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. Founded in 1979, S. A. Freerks & Associates (SAFA) is a managing general agent and wholesale...
Oct 3 2011 // William Gallagher Associates, a Boston-based broker and risk management services provider, has hired former Willis staff Mary Broderick as senior vice president for the property/ casualty practice. Broderick will serve as...
Sep 15 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., headquartered in Itasca, Ill., has acquired The BeneTex Group Inc., an employee benefit broker in Georgetown, Texas. Founded in 1992, The BeneTex Group offers a full range of group employee...
Sep 6 2011 // Boston-based broker and service provider William Gallagher Associates (WGA) announced that David Bardelli has joined the firm as a senior vice president in the property/casualty practice. He will serve as the new casualty...
Aug 29 2011 // Lynne Ahearn has rejoined insurance broker William Gallagher Associates in Boston as a senior vice president. Ahearn brings 20 years of insurance experience with her as she rejoins the firm after six years with Marsh Inc....
Aug 25 2011 // Lee Stacey has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Britton-Gallagher & Associates Inc., one of Ohio’s largest privately owned insurance brokers. He assumes many of the current duties of Bruce...
Aug 12 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired insurance brokerage operations of Robinson-Adams Insurance Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition does not involve the...
Aug 3 2011 // Itasca, Ill.-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Group Benefits of Arkansas LLC in Ft. Smith, Ark.Established in 2004, Group Benefits of...
Aug 1 2011 // Motorists Insurance GroupAmerican Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. has been renamed Motorists Commercial Mutual Insurance Co. (MCM). The move is part of the restructuring of American Hardware, which began March 1, 2011. MCM...
Jul 29 2011 // Illinois-based international insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Potter-Holden & Co. of Atlanta, Georgia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1918, Potter-Holden & Co. is...
Jul 4 2011 // McGowan Insurance, KeystoneMcGowan Insurance Group Inc. of Indianapolis has become Keystone Insurers Group’s 27th franchise partner in Indiana. Led by Hugh M. McGowan, McGowan Insurance has roots dating back to the...
Jun 30 2011 // Itasca, Ill.-based international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has acquired Mortgage Insurance Agency Ltd. in Crystal Lake, Ill. Founded in 1993,...
Jun 29 2011 // There will be a strong ongoing interest in acquisitions of independent agent and brokers through 2012, according to the channel’s most prolific buyers of agencies whose views are highlighted in a new report.Reagan...
Jun 20 2011 // Gallagher, IFSInsurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. (IFS), a Washington-based institutional investment advisory firm. Terms of the transaction were not...
Jun 13 2011 // Illinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Bushong Insurance Associates Inc. in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, Bushong is a...
Jun 6 2011 // Tina Wrotenbery joined Hub International Rigg (Hub Rigg) as a senior employee benefits consultant. Wrotenbery will move into Hub’s existing offices in Houston and will report to Charlie Reynolds, president, Employee...
Jun 6 2011 // Acentria, Jim HarrisDestin, Florida-based insurance agency Acentria has acquired Jim Harris & Associates, Inc., with offices in Mary Esther and Crestview. The office in Mary Esther will remain open until August and...
Jun 6 2011 // Crump, Self Funded AlternativesWholesaler broker Crump Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Self Funded Alternatives, an insurance intermediary specializing in self-insured workers’ compensation programs. SFA is...
Jun 6 2011 // The simmering compensation conflict between London’s broker community and the underwriters they work with erupted following a keynote speech given by the Catlin Group’s chief executive Stephen Catlin at a...
Jun 2 2011 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. (IFS), a Washington-based institutional investment advisory firm.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986,...