Arthur J. Gallagher / Gallagher Re Acquires Bay Risk Services Limited

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 Specialty Risk Management Services, LLC and Private Client Insurance Services, LLC

April 1, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) acquired Fort Myers, Florida-based Specialty Risk Management Services, LLC and its affiliate Private Client Insurance Services, LLC. The acquired agencies — which manage property insurance programs for Florida businesses and provide commercial, condominium association and personal lines — will continue operating from their Fort Myers location with their current team under Gallagher's Southeast retail P/C leadership; terms were not disclosed.

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 Lifesure Group Limited

September 5, 2023

Financial Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired UK-based Lifesure Group Limited, a specialist personal lines insurance broker serving the leisure and holiday market; terms were not disclosed. The deal also includes Lifesure's affiliated Barnes Commercial business and brings Paul Reid and his team into Gallagher's UK & Ireland Retail division to bolster niche personal lines capabilities.

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 & 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.