Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. News

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canadian Consultant Horn

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Toronto, Ontario-based A.H. Horn and Associates Ltd. (which does business as Horn). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Horn provides sales and leadership development programs and consulting services across a …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wigmore Insurance Agency in California

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Costa Mesa, California-based Wigmore Insurance Agency Inc. Tim Wigmore and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations. Wigmore …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services in California

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Carlsbad, California-based Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services. Robert Cohen and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations. Benchmark is …

Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting Acquires Norwegian MGA Fender Marine AS

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its UK-based specialist underwriting subsidiary Pen Underwriting has acquired Norwegian managing general agent (MGA) Fender Marine AS. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Bergen and Oslo, Fender specializes in providing …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires RHP General Agency in Texas

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary Risk Placement Services Inc. acquired Houston, Texas-based RHP General Agency Inc. Greg Vanek and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Russell Duffey, head of RPS’ program administration division. …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Mavco Insurance Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Perth, Western Australia-based Mavco Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mavco is a general insurance broker and risk management firm serving corporate clients throughout Australia and internationally. Mavco’s …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Leavitt Insurance Services’ Los Angeles Office

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Woodland Hills, California-based Leavitt Insurance Services of Los Angeles. Teri Frankel, Kenneth Blaich and their team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Switzerland’s AccurART

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Switzerland-based AccurART. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AccurART is a specialist fine arts insurance broker for private collections, museums, galleries and fine arts …

Gallagher Launches Brokerage in Japan, Led by 2 Former Marsh Execs

Gallagher has launched an insurance brokerage in Japan, which specializes in insurance solutions to both commercial clients and wholesale facultative insurance to other brokers. The Japanese unit is led by two former Marsh executives: Takuya Aibe and Tetsuro Nakazawa. Previously …

Gallagher Launches in Sweden Following Integration, Rebranding of 3 Acquired Brokers

Gallagher will launch its first direct presence in Sweden on Monday, April 3, following the integration and rebranding of its three individual Swedish businesses Brim, Nordic and Proinova. Gallagher acquired Brim in 2016, followed by Nordic in 2017 and Proinova …