Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Schiff, Kreidler-Shell

Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Insurance and Risk Services headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Insurance and Risk Services is a retail insurance broker providing property/casualty, employee benefits and risk management insurance and consulting services to their clients throughout the central US. They specialize in the construction, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare and financial service industries as well as cultural and social service non-profit organizations.

Schiff, Kreidler-Shell headThomas R. Dietz and his colleagues will continue to operate from their Cincinnati and Edgewood, Ky. locations as Gallagher SKS under the direction of Thomas J. Gallagher, head of Gallagher’s Midwest retail property/casualty brokerage operations.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has operations in 17 countries and offers client-service capabilities in more than 110 countries.