ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.,
July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the
acquisition of New Orleans,
La.-based Gillis, Ellis & Baker, Inc. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1933, Gillis, Ellis & Baker is a commercial
retail property/casualty broker also offering personal lines and
employee benefit services across the Southeastern U.S. R.
Parke Ellis, W. Anderson Baker III and their associates will
continue to operate from their current location under the direction
of Bumpy Triche, head of Gallagher's Mid-South region retail
property/casualty operations, and Robby
White, head of Gallagher's South Central region employee
benefits consulting and brokerage operations.
"Gillis, Ellis & Baker is a fourth-generation, family run
broker specializing in real estate, healthcare, environmental,
scholastic, nonprofit, and private client products and services,"
said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.,
Chairman, President and CEO. "I am delighted that Parke, Anderson
and their associates chose to join Gallagher."
"Over its 85+ year history, GEB has earned an excellent
reputation for integrity, high-quality service and local business
knowledge," added Bumpy Triche. "We expect their production team to
flourish by tapping into the expanded resources available to them
as part of Gallagher."
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
(NYSE:AJG), a global insurance brokerage, risk management and
consulting services firm, is headquartered in Rolling Meadows,
Illinois. The company has operations in 35 countries and
offers client service capabilities in more than 150 countries
around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and
consultants.
Investors: Ray
Iardella
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Media: Linda J.
Collins
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VP – Investor
Relations
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VP – Corporate
Communications
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630-285-3661/ ray_iardella@ajg.com
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630-285-4009/ linda_collins@ajg.com
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