Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. to Acquire Woodruff Sawyer

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires B&W Insurance Agency

February 19, 2026

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of B&W Insurance Agency, Inc., a Washington, Pennsylvania-based insurance brokerage. The deal terms were not disclosed, and the B&W team will continue operating from its current location under Gallagher Select leadership.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Wigmore Insurance Agency, Inc.

August 8, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired Wigmore Insurance Agency, Inc., a Costa Mesa, California-based retail insurance broker. The acquisition will keep Tim Wigmore and his team in place and is intended to provide cross-selling opportunities and strengthen Gallagher’s retail property/casualty operations in Southern California.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Willis Towers Watson Treaty Reinsurance Brokerage Operations

December 1, 2021

Insurance

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.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires AWIS Group

November 11, 2020

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (through its U.S. wholesale brokerage operation, Risk Placement Services) acquired San Diego-based AWIS Group, a wholesale insurance broker. Terms were not disclosed; the acquisition expands RPS’s presence in the San Diego market and deepens its workers’ compensation and commercial insurance capabilities.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Rogers & Young Insurance Services, LLC

September 14, 2018

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Windsor, California-based Rogers & Young Insurance Services, LLC, a diversified commercial and personal lines insurance agency focused on contractors and construction clients. The founders and their team will continue to operate from their current location under Gallagher's regional leadership; terms were not disclosed.

Woodruff Sawyer Acquires Capstone Insurance, LLC

December 8, 2015

Insurance

Woodruff Sawyer, a San Francisco–based insurance brokerage, will acquire Capstone Insurance, LLC of Boston, Massachusetts to expand its geographic presence and capabilities. Capstone’s principals — Matt Field, Sean Coady and Dan McMullen — will lead the Boston office through the transition; the deal is expected to close by year-end.