Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Joseph James & Associates

Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Joseph James & Associates of Dublin, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Established in 1989, Joseph James & Associates offers a wide range of employee benefit consultation and brokerage services, which includes all lines of group benefits and short and long term disability services. The firm also specializes in plan design and development, alternative funding and risk analysis, health care utilization and trend analysis, and dedicated account management and claim resolution services.

Fritz Neuhart and his associates will continue to operate in Dublin, Ohio, under the direction of William Ziebell, north central regional executive vice president of Gallagher’s employee benefit consulting and brokerage operations.

Source: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.