Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Louisiana’s Forest Insurance Facilities

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Metairie, Louisiana-based Forest Insurance Facilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Forest Insurance Facilities is a commercial lines wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency (MGA) serving clients throughout Louisiana. Wayne Forest, Jr., Matt Forest and their team will remain in their current location under the direction of Laura Allen, head of RPS’s Southeast region binding operations.