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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires S. A. Freerks & Associates

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...

William Gallagher Associates Appoints New Senior VP in Boston

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...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires The BeneTex Group

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...

Wm. Gallagher Appoints Bardelli Senior VP for Property/Casualty

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...

Ahearn Returns to William Gallagher

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....

Stacey Named CEO of Ohio’s Britton-Gallagher & Assoc.

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...

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Alabama’s Robinson-Adams

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...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Group Benefits of Arkansas LLC

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...

Business Moves

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...

Gallagher Acquires Georgia’s Potter-Holden

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...

Business Moves

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...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Mortgage Insurance Agency

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,...

Top Buyers Remain Interested in Acquiring Agencies: Consultant

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...

Business Moves

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...

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Florida’s Bushong Agency

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...

People

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...

Business Moves

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...

Business Moves

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...

Catlin Stokes Broker Compensation Controversy

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...

Gallagher Buys D.C. Financial Firm

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,...