Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Shepard Insurance Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Southern Insurance Group, LLC

September 11, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Columbia, Mississippi-based Southern Insurance Group, LLC. The acquisition expands Gallagher's retail property/casualty brokerage presence in Mississippi and the Southeast U.S.; Southern Insurance Group's team will remain in place and operate under Gallagher's Mid-South brokerage leadership.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires The Andersen Group

July 6, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Chantilly, Virginia-based retail insurance agency The Andersen Group. The Andersen Group will operate under Gallagher's Mid-South retail property/casualty brokerage operations to enhance Gallagher's capabilities in the greater Washington, D.C. market; terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Sheila J. Butler & Company

December 11, 2024

Financial Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) acquired Sheila J. Butler & Company (SJB), an employee benefits brokerage based in Carrollton, Georgia. The SJB team will remain in place and integrate under Gallagher’s Southeast region employee benefits consulting operations to bolster Gallagher’s benefits consulting capabilities and footprint in Georgia; terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Eastern Insurance Group

September 19, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Natick, Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group, LLC (a subsidiary of Eastern Bank) for $510 million (net of seller-funded expenses). The acquisition, expected to close in late 2023 and now completed, expands Gallagher’s commercial property/casualty, personal lines and employee benefits capabilities across the Northeast U.S.; Eastern Insurance reported pro forma trailing-12-month revenues of approximately $104 million and EBITDAC of $37 million.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires M.J. Schuetz Insurance Services Inc.

December 18, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Indianapolis-based M.J. Schuetz Insurance Services Inc. The acquisition expands Gallagher's Midwest retail property/casualty brokerage capabilities, integrating Schuetz's expertise in construction, landscaping, manufacturing and real estate into Gallagher's Great Lakes region operations.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Ericson Insurance Advisors

January 31, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired Washington Depot, Connecticut-based Ericson Insurance Services, LLC, dba Ericson Insurance Advisors. The boutique personal-lines insurance broker, which serves high-net-worth clients nationwide, will remain in its current location with Spencer and Peter Houldin and their team continuing under Gallagher's Northeast retail P/C brokerage operations.