Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires e3 Financial

Alera Group Acquires E3 Outsource

March 24, 2021

Professional Services

Alera Group has acquired E3 Outsource, an employee benefits management and technology firm based in Lake Mary, Florida. The acquisition adds E3's Employee Benefits Helpline and Benefits Coaches to Alera's national services, enabling expanded employee benefits advocacy and support for Alera clients across the country.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires 3D Advisors

February 9, 2026

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired 3D Advisors, a Shelby Township, Michigan-based brokerage general agency that provides life insurance, annuity, and long-term care solutions for financial advisors. The acquisition is intended to expand Gallagher’s life, annuity and long-term care brokerage capabilities and deepen its employee benefits consulting and brokerage platform; terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Eastern Insurance Group

September 19, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Natick, Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group, LLC (a subsidiary of Eastern Bank) for $510 million (net of seller-funded expenses). The acquisition, expected to close in late 2023 and now completed, expands Gallagher’s commercial property/casualty, personal lines and employee benefits capabilities across the Northeast U.S.; Eastern Insurance reported pro forma trailing-12-month revenues of approximately $104 million and EBITDAC of $37 million.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Bernard Benefits and Bernard Healthcare Financial Planning

May 30, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Nashville-based Bernard Benefits and Bernard Healthcare Financial Planning, subsidiaries of Bernard Health. The acquisition adds small-group health and employee benefits brokerage and individual health insurance financial planning capabilities to Gallagher’s South Central region operations; terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires McNeary, Inc.

May 19, 2016

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) acquired McNeary, Inc., a Charlotte-based retail insurance broker specializing in commercial property/casualty, risk management and employee benefits, effective May 2016. The acquisition expands Gallagher's southeastern U.S. presence and strengthens its property/casualty and employee benefits capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Cleary Benefits Group Inc.

July 8, 2024

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired Danbury, Connecticut-based Cleary Benefits Group Inc., a health and benefits consulting firm serving primarily mid-size to large commercial clients. Cleary's leadership team will remain in place and operate under Gallagher's Northeast region benefits organization; terms were not disclosed.