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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

83% of US businesses actively looking to seek additional insurance policies: Arthur J. Gallagher

11th August 2023

83% of business owners have expressed worries about specific events or losses that have the potential to affect their business, with another 83% stating that they are either actively looking, or very likely to seek additional insurance policies to provide greater protection. Global brokerage, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., recently commissioned ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Wigmore Insurance Agency

8th August 2023

Global insurance brokerage firm, Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired Costa Mesa, California-based Wigmore Insurance Agency, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Wigmore is retail insurance broker that provides a broad selection of commercial and personal insurance services to clients throughout Southern California. The company is headed by ... Read the full article

Gallagher’s Q2’23 net earnings reach $235.8m

28th July 2023

Global insurance and reinsurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has reported net earnings of $235.8 million for the second quarter of 2023, compared with $285.1 million a year earlier. Gallagher's Company-wide, adjusted net earnings increased from $349.7 million in Q2 2022 to $417.0 million in Q2 2023. Within its brokerage business, ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Hagan Insurance Group

25th July 2023

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, has acquired Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Hagan Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established more than three decades ago, Hagan Insurance Group has been providing insurance member benefits and financial management to ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services

13th July 2023

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Carlsbad, California-based Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services. Benchmark is a retail insurance agency that has been offering commercial and personal risk management and insurance solutions to business owners in San Diego and the surrounding area for the last two and a half ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Texas-based RHP General Agency

19th May 2023

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co's subsidiary, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Houston, Texas-based RHP General Agency, Inc. RHP is a licensed managing general agency specialising in residential property insurance for clients throughout Texas. According to the firm, its main focus is providing insurance on properties that don’t qualify for coverage ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher’s Artex Risk Solutions acquires Allied Risk Management

17th May 2023

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its subsidiary, Artex Risk Solutions, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Allied Risk Management, based in Dublin, Ireland. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, the company said. Allied Risk Management offers insurance and reinsurance management services, as well as ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher expands fine art expertise with accurART acquisition

4th May 2023

Re/insurance broking firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Switzerland-based fine art insurance broker, accurART. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. A market-leader in Switzerland, accurART specialises in insurance for private art collections, museums, galleries and for fine art exhibitions. The firm also offers cover for other valuables, which includes ... Read the full article

Gallagher appoints Ralph Sherbahn Head of Financial Lines for Asia

11th April 2023

Gallagher has appointed Ralph Sherbahn as Head of Financial Lines for Asia, where he will be based in Hong Kong and report to the CEO of North Asia, Thomas Wang. In the new role, Sherbahn is tasked with overseeing Gallagher’s financial lines operations in Asia with existing capabilities in Singapore and ... Read the full article

Pen Underwriting acquires Tay River Holdings & marine specialist subsidiaries

4th April 2023

Pen Underwriting has acquired Tay River Holdings and its wholly-owned marine specialist subsidiaries Vessel Protect, Trafalgar Marine Trades and BMM Ports & Terminals for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2020 by marine underwriters Paul Hartley, James King and Chris Goddard, Tay initially comprised the three niche MGAs, backed by the A-rated ... Read the full article

Gallagher Re names Wakefield to become CEO, as James Kent transitions to group role

16th March 2023

Tom Wakefield is set to become the CEO of reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, after James Kent was promoted to a new role within Gallagher, as CEO of Global Insurance Strategic Relationships. Kent will take responsibility for establishing and driving a framework that determines how Gallagher connects with its major strategic partners ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires broker Anderson Benson

3rd March 2023

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Nashville, Tennessee-based Anderson Benson, a retail insurance broker and risk management firm. Anderson Benson was founded in 2012 and has an entertainment niche expertise as well as specialisations in hospitality, construction, transportation and private clients across the US. George Anderson, Reno Benson, Brent Daughrity, Steve ... Read the full article

AJ Gallagher’s brokerage & risk management units post 16% organic revenue growth in Q4

27th January 2023

Global insurance and reinsurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has reported adjusted net earnings of $367.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 within its brokerage operations, which alongside higher earnings in its risk management segment, more than offset an elevated loss within the corporate division. Company-wide, adjusted net earnings ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Brazil-based Interbrok Group

29th December 2022

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of São Paulo, Brazil-based Interbrok Group for an undisclosed price. Interbrok Group is a retail insurance broker founded in 1976, which offers a variety of commercial and personal insurance products and services to clients throughout Brazil. Following the acquisition, Angeles de Magalhães, Anselmo ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires BCHR Holdings for $660m

22nd December 2022

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced an agreement to acquire the partnership interests of BCHR Holdings, known as Buck, in the firm's largest HR benefits acquisition to date, valued at $660 million. Buck is a leading provider of retirement, HR and employee benefits consulting and administration services, primarily serving customers ... Read the full article