Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Louisiana Brokerage Gillis, Ellis & Baker

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of New Orleans, La.-based Gillis, Ellis & Baker Inc.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1933, Gillis, Ellis & Baker is a commercial retail property/casualty broker also offering personal lines and employee benefit services across the Southeastern U.S.

R. Parke Ellis, W. Anderson Baker III and their associates will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Bumpy Triche, head of Gallagher’s Mid-South region retail property/casualty operations, and Robby White, head of Gallagher’s South Central region employee benefits consulting and brokerage operations.

A fourth-generation family run business, Gillis, Ellis & Baker specializes in real estate, healthcare, environmental, scholastic, nonprofit, and private client products and services.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Source: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.