All the headlines from our A.J. Gallagher Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 13 2008 // R.E. Chaix & Associates, Katie Freeman Insurance ServicesIrvine, Calif.-based R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has agreed to purchase Katie Freeman Insurance Services Inc. Neither companies’...
Jan 4 2008 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently announced the acquisition of AVRECO, based in Chicago, from The Park Group, Inc. The transaction was effective Dec. 31, 2007 and terms were not disclosed.Founded in 1962, AVRECO is a...
Dec 21 2007 // Massachusetts officials say they have won a $4 million judgment against a large Boston-based insurance broker over questionable compensation and reinsurance practices.Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office reported...
Dec 20 2007 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reports it has acquired Koster Insurance Agency, Inc. of Quincy, Mass. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1994, Koster Insurance Agency, Inc. specializes...
Dec 20 2007 // San Mateo, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has hired Jim Halbleib as a principal and executive vice president for the San Mateo office. Halbleib will produce and manage regional, national and global...
Dec 17 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has acquired a 38.5 percent equity interest in CGM Group Limited, headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.CGM, which started in 1971,...
Dec 7 2007 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Powell Insurance Agency Inc. in Metairie, La. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Established in 1948, Powell Insurance Agency offers...
Dec 2 2007 // INAMAR, ACE Recreational MarineACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, announced that INAMAR, its marine marketing and underwriting division, will now be known as ACE Recreational...
Nov 16 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Yanni Partners Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pa. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close before Jan. 31,...
Oct 27 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher, BISArthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired BIS Insurance Services Inc. of Sacramento, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979, BIS Insurance Services is an employee benefits...
Oct 17 2007 // Eileen Gallagher has been promoted to employee services manager for California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Human Resources Department. Gallagher brings more than 17 years of workers’ compensation...
Oct 5 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired BIS Insurance Services Inc. located in Sacramento, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1979, BIS Insurance Services is an employee benefits insurance...
Sep 10 2007 // William Gallagher Associates has opened a new office in New York City, which will be ehaded by Doug Bixby, senior vice president.The office is the fifth in addition to WGA’s corporate headquarters in Boston, Mass....
Aug 16 2007 // Aon Corp. recently announced that Michael S. Flanagan has been named managing director within the Aon Technology Group and Michael C. Lamprecht has been named senior vice president within the Aon Financial Services Group....
Jun 21 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited in conjunction with MAP, a specialist insurer at Lloyd’s, has launched an insurance facility for terrorism liability. The new product aims to provide coverage for tourist and study...
Jun 12 2007 // The Florida Ethics Commission voted 5-2 last week to drop a complaint against former Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher over his ownership of stock in insurance companies regulated by the department he once...
Jun 4 2007 // Insurance CEOs tell risk managers improving service continues to be a top priorityWhen it comes to the service carriers and brokers provide to today’s risk managers, the quality of that service “stinks,”...
Jun 4 2007 // When it comes to the service carriers and brokers provide to today’s risk managers, the quality of that service “stinks,” according to J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., chairman, president and CEO of broker...
Jun 1 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Woods & Grooms, Inc. of Columbus, Ind. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Woods & Grooms is a retail insurance broker and group captive...
May 21 2007 // North Pointe, Capital City Holding Co.Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corp. announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire all of Capital City Holding Co. Inc.’s outstanding stock. In addition,...