Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Willis Towers Watson Treaty Reinsurance Brokerage Operations
December 1, 2021
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. completed the acquisition of substantially all of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations from Willis Towers Watson plc. The deal combines Gallagher's existing reinsurance business with the acquired operations to form Gallagher Re — a unified global reinsurance platform with roughly 2,400 colleagues across more than 70 offices in 31 countries, enhancing Gallagher's reinsurance capabilities and analytics.
- Buyers
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- Targets
- Willis Towers Watson plc treaty reinsurance brokerage operations
- Sellers
- Willis Towers Watson plc
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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