Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Med James, Inc.

Risk Placement Services (RPS) Acquires McKee Risk Management

May 20, 2026

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), acquired McKee Risk Management, Inc., a program administrator headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. McKee Risk Management provides underwriting, policy administration, claims coordination, and risk management services for construction, public entity, and property-focused programs. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires S Philips Surety & Insurance Services, Inc.

March 9, 2026

Financial Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Agoura Hills, California-based S Philips Surety & Insurance Services, Inc. Terms were not disclosed. The S Philips team will remain in its current location under the direction of Jeremy Crawford, head of RPS’s surety bond operations.

Arthur J. Gallagher’s RPS Acquires Litchfield Special Risks, Inc.

March 24, 2025

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., through its U.S. wholesale brokerage division Risk Placement Services (RPS), has acquired El Paso-based wholesale broker and MGA Litchfield Special Risks, Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Litchfield specializes in transportation and property/casualty solutions for retail agents in Texas and the Southwest; Bill Brenton and his team will remain in place reporting to Ash Thomas of RPS.

Arthur J. Gallagher (Risk Placement Services) Acquires CCI Surety, Inc.

May 23, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., through its U.S. wholesale division Risk Placement Services (RPS), has acquired Golden Valley, Minnesota-based managing general underwriter CCI Surety, Inc. Terms were not disclosed; CCI's leadership (Jeremy Crawford and team) will remain in place and operate under RPS's national binding operations.

Arthur J. Gallagher / RPS Acquires Forest Insurance Facilities

January 29, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., through its U.S. wholesale division Risk Placement Services (RPS), acquired Metairie, Louisiana-based Forest Insurance Facilities. The acquisition expands Gallagher/RPS's wholesale and surplus lines capabilities in Louisiana; Forest's leadership team will remain in place and operate under RPS's Southeast region binding operations.

Arthur J. Gallagher's Risk Placement Services Acquires RHP General Agency

May 15, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., through its subsidiary Risk Placement Services (RPS), has acquired Houston-based RHP General Agency, a managing general agency focused on residential property insurance in Texas. Terms were not disclosed; RHP's leadership team led by Greg Vanek will remain in place and report to Russell Duffey, head of RPS' program administration division.