All the headlines from our A.J. Gallagher Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 5 2006 // PeopleUnited America Indemnity Ltd.’s board of directors has selected Joseph F. Morris as its president. The company will also consolidate its two U.S. insurance subsidiaries, United National Group and Penn-America...
Feb 5 2006 // Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist (R), “Citizen’s Property Insurance Corp. needs an overhaul.”U.S. Rep. Jim Davis (D-Tampa), “Florida taxpayers are being ‘fleeced.'” Florida CFO Tom...
Feb 5 2006 // Two Democrat and two Republican candidates are in an all-out battle to gain support as the candidate for governor. Visibility, action and the public’s conception of how the candidate’s actions affected them...
Feb 3 2006 // More manpower and legislative remedies are the answer to combating auto insurance fraud according to Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO. He announced the appointment of a second prosecutor, dedicated to putting criminals...
Jan 27 2006 // A lack of meaningful tort reform in Florida has added unnecessary expenses to the insurance and healthcare industries in Florida, CFO Tom Gallagher told the Coral Springs, Fla. Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees. One of...
Jan 24 2006 // Solutions to strengthen Florida’s property insurance market were described by CFO Tom Gallagher during an address to the Windermere Rotary Club in Orlando, Fla.Last year, in the wake of two unprecedented hurricane...
Jan 23 2006 // Solving Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s problems, encouraging new insurers to enter the Florida market and lowering property insurance rates were debated by candidates for governor of Florida during a Jan. 20...
Jan 18 2006 // Minnesota-based RJF Agencies Inc. reported that Tim Gallagher was hired as its director of Marketing/Commercial Lines. In this role, Gallagher will oversee the marketing of commercial insurance risks, design risk...
Jan 12 2006 // Insurance broker and risk management consultant Beecher Carlson has significantly expanded its presence in the northeast region with the recent addition of 12 industry professionals in its Boston office.Beecher Carlson...
Jan 10 2006 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported the acquisition of Benefit Management Group Inc. of Royal Palm Beach, Florida. Founded in 1997, Benefit Management Group Inc. (BMG) is a benefit brokerage firm offering a wide-range...
Dec 30 2005 // William Gallagher Associates has promoted Louisa C. Bolick to senior vice president in the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. Bolick has 15 years of experience in employee benefits, on both the carrier and brokerage...
Dec 29 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported the acquisition of Brokerage Professionals Inc. of Media, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1982, Brokerage Professionals Inc. (bpi) is a...
Dec 22 2005 // Tax and time relief measures are available to Floridians impacted by this year’s hurricanes according to Tom Gallagher, Florida CFO.“Many hurricane victims are still struggling to repair their homes and rebuild...
Dec 18 2005 // FLORIDAState Farm of Florida 8.6 Percent Rate Request Approved The Florida Department of Insurance approved an average statewide premium rate hike of 8.6 percent for State Farm of Florida, the largest insurer of homes in...
Dec 8 2005 // Strict insurance fraud reporting requirements will soon be initiated by the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud, according to Tom Gallagher, Department of Financial Services CFO. In the wake of multiple hurricanes DFS has...
Dec 7 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Michael Golden has been appointed Northeast Regional Manager of the company’s Brokerage Retail Division. He will report directly to James Gault, president of the...
Dec 5 2005 // NBIS, headquartered in Atlanta, appointed Lori Meehan senior vice president of operations. Meehan has served as secretary of NBIS, as well as general counsel to ProBuilders Specialty Insurance Co. and Southwestern Casualty...
Nov 28 2005 // William Gallagher Associates (WGA) announced that Kirk Jensen has joined its Boston office as senior vice president and leader of the Risk Management Practice Group. He brings more than 20 years of risk advisory experience...
Nov 28 2005 // Hurricane Season 2005 officially comes to a close Wednesday Nov. 30 and according to Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO, people will be dealing with the aftermath for years to come.Nationwide, this season was the busiest...
Nov 25 2005 // A National Catastrophe Fund that would provide assistance for insurance claims in Florida has been endorsed by Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO. The CFO’s recommendations came after officials, including Florida...