Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Cornerstone Commercial & Personal Insurance Services, Inc.

July 1, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Rancho Cucamonga, California–based Cornerstone Commercial & Personal Insurance Services, Inc.; terms were not disclosed. Cornerstone’s founders Phil and Allison Hakopian and their team will remain in place, joining Gallagher’s Southwest retail property/casualty brokerage under Scott Firestone to strengthen Gallagher’s homeowners association and regional commercial insurance capabilities.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires BMR Insurance (Murray Gardner Insurance Agency)

December 27, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance, a Tustin, California-based retail insurance agency serving commercial and personal lines across Southern California. The deal will integrate BMR into Gallagher’s Southwest retail brokerage operations to expand its retail brokerage capabilities in the region; terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Bremer Insurance Agencies, Inc.

September 9, 2025

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired St. Paul–based Bremer Insurance Agencies, Inc., a subsidiary of Old National Bancorp; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Gallagher's retail property/casualty brokerage footprint in the Upper Midwest, with Travis Hoaglund and his team joining Gallagher's Great Lakes region retail P/C operations.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Bircroft Insurance Services

April 3, 2025

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired London-based Bircroft Insurance Services, a specialist broker focused on retail and wholesale insurance for the commercial real estate sector. The Bircroft team, led by Ian Lee and Simon Bird, will join Gallagher’s specialist real estate practice within its UK & Ireland Retail division; terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Premier Brokerage Services, Inc.

December 15, 2020

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Premier Brokerage Services, Inc., a Jenkintown, Pennsylvania-based high-net-worth focused life insurance wholesale agency. The acquisition expands Gallagher’s life brokerage capabilities in the high-end agent and advisory market; Premier will continue to operate from its Jenkintown and Miami offices under Gallagher leadership.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires CBS Insurance, LLP

January 3, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired CBS Insurance, LLP, an Abilene, Texas-based retail insurance agency that provides property/casualty and health/benefits coverage. Terms were not disclosed; CBS principals Peter Lauve and Steve Senter and their team will remain in place as part of Gallagher's South Central retail operations.