Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Minnesota’s CCI Surety

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Golden Valley, Minnesota-based CCI Surety, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded by Michael Williams and led by Jeremy Crawford, CCI Surety is a managing general underwriter (MGU) specializing in wholesale contract and commercial surety bonds for retail agents throughout the United States. Crawford and the CCI Surety team will remain in their current location under the direction of Matt Lynch, head of RPS’s national binding operations.