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

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Bridge Insurance Brokers Limited

April 16, 2026

Financial Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired UK-based Bridge Insurance Brokers Limited. The transaction terms were not disclosed, and the Bridge team will continue operating from offices in Manchester and London.

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 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 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 Madison Risk & Insurance Services

April 16, 2015

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Madison Risk & Insurance Services, a Huntington Beach, California-based retail insurance broker specializing in healthcare industry coverages. The Madison principals — Anthony Bowen, Kathryn Bowen and their associates — will continue to operate from their current location under Gallagher's western retail property/casualty brokerage leadership; terms were not disclosed.