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Gallagher earmarks $800m facility for acquisitions
US-headquartered Arthur J Gallagher has entered into a five-year $800m (£561m) unsecured credit facility with a group of banks pegged for acquisitions.
Gallagher's international bosses praised in wake of Towergate defections
Arthur J Gallagher has attributed the "underperformance" of its UK arm in 2015 to the departure of its former management team in a proxy statement released this week ahead of its annual general meeting on 17 May.
C-Suite Broker: Gallagher's Sue Langley - Tackling gender inequality
Recent initiatives to tackle inequality in the workplace are welcome – but are they enough?
Gallagher's Agnew appointed LIIBA chair
The London and International Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed Andrew Agnew, managing director of specialty at Arthur J Gallagher, as its new chairman.
Iprism strikes deals with QBE and Gallaghers after Gable pulls two lines mid-term
Liechtenstein-based insurer Gable Holdings has exited the tradesmen and high-net worth household lines of business it offered through the Iprism Underwriting Agency portal mid-term.
Swinton appoints Gallagher's Monnington as commercial head
Swinton has appointed Arthur J Gallagher's Birmingham office managing director Tony Monnington as its commercial head.
Quiz of the week – 19 February
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Charles Crawford joins Gallagher to help with integration project
Former Davies CEO Charles Crawford has joined Arthur J Gallagher International in the role of interim programme director to assist with the ongoing integration of businesses at the firm.
Gallagher pleased with injunction success
Arthur J Gallagher has said it is pleased with a court order granted in the Portsoken case, which it stated ensures "valuable and confidential information" belonging to the firm is located and deleted from Portsoken's systems.
The Post Power List 2016
In a year where regulation, natural disasters, consolidation and cyber/digital again look set to make waves, and when the country could learn if it’s in or out of the European Union, Post had a mind mapping session – with a bottle of wine – to see who…
Further defendants added in Gallagher court case
Arthur J Gallagher has expanded its legal proceedings against Alex Skriptchenkov and Portsoken Limited to include five more defendants.
Career Development: Axa Insurance secures industry first for customer experience
Axa Insurance has become the first insurer to secure a three star Investor in Customers ‘Exceptional’ rating across both its personal and commercial lines broker businesses.
Rank: =2 - Grahame Chilton, international CEO, Arthur J Gallagher
Previously number 37 in the Powerlist, everyone’s favourite reinsurance guru stepped up the power terms when in February 2015 he took on the position of international CEO and replaced David Ross at the top.
Colosso returns to the market in City Net boardroom role
Former Howden CEO Adrian Colosso has joined the board of Lloyd’s wholesale broker City Net as a non-executive director, Post can reveal.
Gallagher to snub 'major' deals in 2016 and may raise up to £300m from debt markets
Arthur J Gallagher chairman, president and CEO Patrick Gallagher Junior has today said the firm has no “large deals on its plate” and that any buys would be “tuck in” ones.
Gallagher sees 2015 broking profits rise by 1% despite Q4 dip
Arthur J Gallagher’s broking division recorded a marginal increase in profits to $266.4m (£186.3m) last year, representing a 1.3% uptick on the $262.9m it generated in 2014.
Pen launches improved coverholder offering
Pen Underwriting has launched an improved coverholder offering for delegated commercial lines business after a review of its service and support framework.
Compass acquires 10 members in January
Ten brokers have joined Arthur J Gallagher's UK network Compass this month, taking total gross written premium controlled by its members to £660m.
Market Moves - 28 January 2016
All the latest movers and shakers in the industry.
C-Suite - MGA: Calling all advocates
The industry needs happy policyholders to help turn its reputation around.
D&O and Cyber: C-suite cyber risks take off
US legal influences continue to impact on the UK directors’ and officers’ market – and that now includes the growing cyber threat
Flood Re completes exec team with hires from Pro Sight and Pen
Flood Re has completed its executive team with the appointment Harriet Boughton as its general counsel and Karen Clautour as head of operations.
Gallagher completes NED line-up with Coldman capture
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed John Coldman as a non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval.
Blog: Five reasons Sian Fisher is a good choice for CII CEO
This morning Sian Fisher was unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute.