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They Did It Their Way

Dec 16 2002 // When you’re compiling a list of top 10’s, there is always the fear of leaving someone off, admitting someone who maybe does not deserve the billing or having the players out of order of importance. Believe me,...

Gallagher Acquires Louisiana’s Encore Insurance & Bonding

Dec 11 2002 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Encore Insurance & Bonding Inc. of New Orleans, La., a full-service insurance agency which specializes in offering risk management and commercial...

Orlando Agent Charged with Selling Bogus Policies

Nov 26 2002 // Florida Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher announced that Michael E. Rock of Orlando, was arrested on charges of soliciting thousands of Florida doctors to purchase fraudulent medical malpractice...

Gallagher Elects Elbert O. Hand to Board of Directors

Nov 22 2002 // The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has elected Elbert O. Hand to serve on the Company’s Board for a term expiring in 2005. The company’s shareholders will be asked to...

Gallagher Acquires Iowa’s Grandy Pratt Co.

Nov 19 2002 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has acquired the Grandy Pratt Company, headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, and their affiliate Grandy Pratt McCoy, Rosenberg and Associates of Des Moines, Iowa. Terms of the...

Florida to See WC Premiums Hikes

Nov 15 2002 // Workers’ compensation premiums may rise by an average of 15 percent next year for many Florida employers, with some employer groups paying as much as a 42 percent rate increase, according to Florida Treasurer and...

Gallagher Announces Increase in Operating Revenues, Decline in Net Earnings in 3Q

Oct 24 2002 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported that total operating revenues grew 29% to $297.0 million in the third quarter of 2002 from $229.6 million in the same period of 2001. For the nine-month period ended...

TheStreet.Com Names Gallagher CEO as Top Company Head

Oct 16 2002 // J. Patrick Gallagher, the current head of the Illinois-based broker that bears his name and was founded by his grandfather, heads the list of TheStreet.Com’s seven best U.S. CEO’s. The Internet financial site...

Gallagher Names David L. Marcus Corporate VP

Sep 19 2002 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David L. Marcus to the position of Corporate Vice President. Marcus first joined Gallagher in 1985 as an account manager in the...

Michael J. Cloherty Resigns as Gallagher VP, CFO

Sep 5 2002 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Executive VP and CFO, Michael J. Cloherty, has resigned his current positions and stepped down from the Company’s Board of Directors effective September 3, 2002. The...

Fla. Department Clarifies who is Exempt under New Workers’ Comp Law

Aug 20 2002 // A key administrative rule has been published clarifying which tradespeople must have workers’ compensation coverage in order to work on commercial construction projects valued at $250,000 or more, according to...

N.A.P.T. Chief Officer Pleads Guilty to Fla. Fraud

Aug 7 2002 // The chief organizer of a Pennsylvania organization that reportedly sold bogus health insurance to thousands of Floridians has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of communications fraud, Florida Treasurer and Insurance...

New Florida Insurer of Last Resort Now in Operation

Aug 6 2002 // Florida Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher announced that Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) has taken over as the state’s insurer of last resort for consumers unable to obtain...

ConfirmNet Corp. Details Partnership with Gallagher

Jul 9 2002 // San Diego-based ConfirmNet Corporation, the developer of the CertificatesNow and TrackCertsNow online insurance certificate services, has formed a corporate agreement with brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur...

Fla. Commissioner Appoints Board of Governors for Citizens P&C Corporation

Jul 2 2002 // Florida Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher announced the appointment of seven individuals who will serve as the Board of Governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). Citizens will serve...

Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. Promotes Gault to President, COO

Jun 27 2002 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. promoted James S. Gault to president and Chief Operating Officer of the Brokerage Services Division, reporting directly to J. Patrick Gallagher, president and CEO. Gault...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cornwall and Stevens

May 23 2002 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Cornwall & Stevens Co. Inc., a property/casualty company with hub operations in Memphis, Tenn.; Atlanta, Ga.; and New York, N. Y. Established in 1898,...

The Alpha Group and Britton-Gallagher Sign On as Suppliers to NEOSA

May 3 2002 // NEOSA, a member of Ohio’s IT Alliance and a representative of the more than 2,000 Information Technology companies, announced a partnership with the Ohio-based firms, The Alpha Group Agency and Britton-Gallagher...

Gallagher Acquires Conn., NJ Brokers

Mar 14 2002 // International broker and risk manager Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Life Plans Unlimited, Inc. of Fairfield, Connecticut and Tom Sherwin Insurance Agency of Haddonfield,...

Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. Makes Acquisitions

Dec 21 2001 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Equity Insurance Managers, Inc., Equity Insurance Administrators, Inc. and 21st Century Claims Service, Inc. all of Lexington, Kentucky.Founded in...