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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Purchases CAL E&S Companies

Oct 17 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisitions of CAL E&S Brokers, Inc. of Bay Shore, N.Y. and CAL E&S Brokers of New Jersey, Inc. of Morristown, N.J. Both companies were established in 2000. The CAL...

Fla. Workers’ Comp Reforms Take Effect Oct. 1

Oct 1 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that many reforms aimed at increasing the availability and affordability of workers’ compensation go into effect Oct. 1.Gallagher also noted that the...

Gallagher Elects New Director

Sep 19 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its Board of Directors has elected David S. Johnson to serve on the company’s Board. Mr. Johnson is President of Kraft Foods North America Business Functions as well as a...

Gallagher Announces Q3 Dividend

Sep 16 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share on the common stock of the company. It is payable Oct. 15, 2003, to shareholders of record as of...

Gallagher Exec Joins Summit Global

Aug 27 2003 // International insurance brokerage and consulting company Summit Global Partners announced it has formed Summit Global Partners Employee Benefits Consulting Group and expanded capabilities to help middle-market and large...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Mass. Agency

Jul 25 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Andrew-Anthony Insurance Agency, Inc. of Wellesley, Mass. Founded in 1991, Andrew-Anthony Insurance Agency, Inc. is a full-service retail insurance broker...

Gallagher’s Earnings Up 32% in Second Quarter

Jul 23 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported its financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003. “We are extremely pleased with the pretax margin improvements...

Gallagher Acquires Manhattan Agency

Jul 2 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired J.A. Lorenzo & Co. of New York City. Founded in 1985, J.A. Lorenzo is a full-service retail insurance broker offering risk management, marine cargo,...

Florida’s Gallagher Applauds Anti-Fraud Law

Jun 18 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher said the Pete Orr Insurance Anti-Fraud Act, which the governor recently signed into law, is expected to significantly boost efforts to prosecute operators of unlicensed...

Gallagher Announces Corporate VPs

Jun 4 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Emil J. Bravo and Norman P. Darling to the position of corporate vice president. Bravo has 26 years of...

A.J. Gallagher Announces Possible Stock Repurchases

May 23 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced a continuation of the plan, originally adopted May 10, 1988, to purchase shares of its common stock for re-issuance in connection with its...

Gallagher Announces Regular 2ndQ Dividend

May 22 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share on the common stock of the company, payable on July 15 to shareholders of record as of June 30,...

Gallagher Profit Down 64.7%, Revenues Up 22%

Apr 25 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s first-quarter net income dropped by 64.7 percent in the first quarter to $11.9 million, while the firm reported $254.3 million in revenues, up by 22...

Gallagher Forgives $2.3 Million Loan to Ex-CFO

Apr 21 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has forgiven the unpaid balance on a $2.3-million loan to Michael J. Cloherty, who stepped down as chief financial officer in 2003. After stepping down, Cloherty...

Fla. Bill Tightening Penalties for Selling Unlicensed Ins. Clears Committee

Mar 27 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher praised the Senate Banking and Finance Committee’s passage of a bill that would provide stronger criminal penalties for operators of unlicensed insurance entities...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Calif. Agency

Mar 14 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Benefits Planning & Insurance Agency, Inc. of Larkspur, Calif. Founded in 1978, Benefits Planning & Insurance Agency (“BPI”) is one of the...

Gallagher Acquires Kentucky and Seattle Agencies

Feb 11 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired W. E. Kingsley Co. Inc. of Lexington, Ky., and McRory & Co. and Harman & McRory Co., both of Seattle, Wash. The Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage did not disclose terms of...

21st Century Group CFO Resigns, Will Join Arthur J. Gallagher

Feb 3 2003 // California-based 21st Century Insurance Group Chief Financial Officer, Douglas Howell, has resigned effective Feb. 7. Howell will join Chicago-based insurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher. “Doug played an important...

Gallagher Earnings Up 29% in Fourth Quarter

Jan 30 2003 // Insurance brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. rode the hard market wave to a 29 percent increase in fourth-quarter net operating earnings of $40.8 million, or 44 cents per share, and the companys says the tide...

New Fla. Dept. of Financial Services in Full Swing

Jan 13 2003 // The Florida Department of Financial Services, the new agency resulting from the merger of the departments of Insurance and Banking and Finance, has opened its doors. The agency, headed by Chief Financial Officer Tom...