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

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.

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

December 2, 2024

Legal Services

Gallagher Bassett, the claims and risk management subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired the UK operations of Caytons Law LLP, a London- and Bristol-based claims and legal management firm focused on professional indemnity and commercial liability insurance matters. Terms were not disclosed; the deal is intended to strengthen Gallagher Bassett's UK claims management and legal capabilities.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher Re) Acquires MGB Re

January 16, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., through its reinsurance division Gallagher Re, has acquired Toronto-based MGB Re. The acquisition will expand Gallagher Re's medical reinsurance capabilities and bring MGB's leadership team into Gallagher Re's North America operations; 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.

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 Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services

July 13, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Carlsbad, California-based Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services. The acquisition expands Gallagher's retail property/casualty brokerage presence in Southern California; Benchmark's principal Robert Cohen and his team will remain in place.