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Gallagher Acquires Iowa Agency

Mar 10 2004 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Don Laster Agency Inc. of Urbandale, Iowa. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In business since 1983, the Don Laster...

Gallagher & Co. Increases Stake in RMP to 100%

Feb 27 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced that its subsidiary, Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited acquired the remaining 50% of its United Kingdom joint venture, Risk Management Partners Ltd, from Am Re...

FLORIDA’S UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM NEARS $1 BILLION IN HOLDINGS FOR RESIDENTS:

Feb 23 2004 // At a bimonthly meeting with the governor and other state Cabinet members, Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that the Department of Financial Services’ Bureau of Unclaimed Property is holding...

Arthur J. Gallagher Purchases Austin-Based Brokerage

Feb 20 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of The Romine Group Inc. headquartered in Austin, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1988, The Romine Group, Inc. offers employee...

Gallagher Acquires R. P. O’Brien & Co.

Feb 13 2004 // National agent/broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired R. P. O’Brien & Co., Inc. of White Plains, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1988, R. P. O’Brien & Co....

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Louisiana Agencies

Feb 9 2004 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Roberts & Eastland LLC and Persac Insurance Agency of Baton Rouge, La., effective Jan. 31, 2004. Terms of the transactions were not...

Gallagher Ups Dividend 39% to 25 Cents per Share

Jan 29 2004 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of 25 cents per share payable April 15, 2004,...

Florida’s Unclaimed Property Programs Nears $1 Billion in Holdings for Residents

Jan 28 2004 // At a bimonthly meeting with the governor and other state Cabinet members, Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that the Department of Financial Services’ Bureau of Unclaimed Property is holding...

Arthur J. Gallagher Restructures Board of Directors

Jan 26 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher announced its change to a predominantly independent board of directors. Gallagher’s board will now consist of six outside directors and two management directors, Robert E. Gallagher, chairman, and...

Fla. Advises on ‘Top 10’ Investment Scams to Beware of for 2004

Jan 15 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher and Don Saxon, Director of the Office of Financial Regulation, warned that investors will be challenged with increasingly complex and confusing investment frauds in...

FLA. OUTPACES NATION IN FRAUD CONVICTIONS:

Jan 12 2004 // Florida once again leads the nation in the number of insurance fraud convictions and cases presented for prosecution, according to a study released recently by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a national alliance of...

Fla. Goes on Offensive to Fight Fraud

Jan 12 2004 // Florida is like many other states when it comes to insurance fraud — it recognizes the problem and is doing something about it. Recently, Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher and Bob Neumann, director of the Division of...

Gallagher Names Finance VP

Jan 8 2004 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Theodore (“Tat”) A. Skirvin II has joined the company as vice president of corporate finance. He will report to Douglas K....

Gallagher Acquires Connor Hale Kerslake

Dec 31 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of London-based Connor Hale Kerslake Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. It is Gallagher’s 13th acquisition in...

A.J. Gallagher Increases Stake in Wyatt Gallagher Bassett

Dec 24 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, headquartered in Itasca, Ill., announced that its subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., acquired the remaining...

Fla. Outpaces Nation in Fraud Convictions

Dec 19 2003 // Florida once again leads the nation in the number of insurance fraud convictions and cases presented for prosecution, according to a study released this week (see National news) by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a...

Gallagher Acquires Calif. Broker

Dec 15 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Avery-Hammer Insurance Associates, Inc. of Fresno, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980,...

Fla. CFO Warns of Buying Insurance Online

Nov 26 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher is warning consumers to be wary about buying insurance over the Internet.In recent months, the Department of Financial Services has reportedly received an increasing...

Gallagher Acquires La.-based Babcock Consulting

Nov 24 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Babcock Consulting Inc. of Metairie, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Babcock Consulting...

Gallagher Acquires HRadvantage

Oct 27 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of HRadvantage LLC of Waukegan, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1994, HRadvantage LLC is a human...