Gallagher Bassett (Arthur J. Gallagher) Acquires Caytons Law LLP (UK operations)

Gallagher Bassett (Arthur J. Gallagher) Acquires Mays Brown Solicitors

May 11, 2026

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its claims and risk management solutions subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett, has acquired London-based boutique maritime law firm Mays Brown Limited, doing business as Mays Brown Solicitors. The transaction adds niche shipping and maritime legal expertise to Gallagher Bassett’s existing marine capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Gallagher Bassett (Arthur J. Gallagher) Acquires Reck & Co.

February 3, 2026

Insurance

Gallagher Bassett, the claims and risk management subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Reck & Co. GmbH, a Bremen-based specialist in marine and transport claims, surveying, and recovery services. The Reck & Co. team will remain in Bremen under existing leadership and will be integrated into Gallagher Bassett's Europe operations to deepen marine and transport claims capabilities across Europe; terms were not disclosed.

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 Lloyd Bedford Cox, Inc.

September 14, 2021

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) has acquired Bedford Hills, New York-based Lloyd Bedford Cox, Inc., a fourth-generation retail insurance agency focused on high-net-worth clients. Terms were not disclosed; J. Jeffers Cox and his associates will remain at their current location as part of Gallagher’s effort to expand its high-net-worth practice in the region.

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 & Co. Acquires Garrett-Stotz Company

November 9, 2019

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired Garrett-Stotz Company, a Louisville, Kentucky-based full-service commercial and personal lines property/casualty and benefits agency founded in 1931. The deal expands Gallagher’s presence in Kentucky and Indiana, adds expertise in construction and surety, and creates cross-selling opportunities across Gallagher’s retail insurance and employee benefits operations; terms were not disclosed.