Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Bircroft Insurance Services

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

July 13, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Carlsbad, California-based Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services. The acquisition expands Gallagher's retail property/casualty brokerage presence in Southern California; Benchmark's principal Robert Cohen and his team will remain in place.

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.

Gallagher Acquires The Bollington Wilson Group

January 12, 2021

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has agreed to acquire The Bollington Wilson Group (Bollington), a UK-based insurance broker. Bollington — which operates seven offices in the North West of England and employs about 420 risk professionals — will join Gallagher's UK Retail Division to bolster regional commercial and personal lines capability and expand Gallagher's footprint in the North West.

Arthur J. Gallagher / Gallagher Re Acquires Bay Risk Services Limited

March 6, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., through its reinsurance division Gallagher Re, has acquired the business and assets of UK-based Lloyd’s broker Bay Risk Services Limited, a member of the Optio Group. Bay Risk, founded in 2016 and specializing in structuring and placing delegated underwriting authority (binder) business for program managers, MGAs and Lloyd’s coverholders, will join Gallagher Re’s global programs practice; the existing Bay Risk leadership team will remain in place. 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 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.