Itasca, Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services company Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired San Diego-based retail insurance broker Blue Horizon Insurance Services. Ronald Zappelli and his team will continue to operate in San Diego, under the direction of James G. McFarlane, head of Gallagher's Western retail property/casualty brokerage operations, and Norbert Chung, head of Gallagher's Western employee benefits consulting and brokerage operations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher also said it has acquired U.K.-based employee benefits consultant and broker Orb Financial Services Ltd. Geraint Williams and his associates will continue to operate from their Surrey location, reporting to Leslie Lemenager, head of Gallagher's international employee benefit consulting and brokerage operations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Easton, Maryland-based Rising Tide Partners, formerly Insurance Learning Systems, said it is releasing its “360° Adjuster,” an online training course in persuasive communication and negotiation designed for insurance claims handlers.

Sarasota, Florida-based Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co. said it is now offering homeowners', condominium, renters' and flood insurance in South Carolina.

Plano, Texas-based weather forensics agency HailStrike said it has released its new management system for claims, restoration and construction industries, called CLAIM, which stands for Complete Location Analysis & Information Management.

Philadelphia Insurance Cos. said it is now offering a cyber security liability endorsement, which the company says offers both first- and third-party protection for numerous classes of business.

New York City-based ALM Media Properties LLC, parent company of PropertyCasualty360.com and National Underwriter Property & Casualty, said it has rolled out its new global newsroom as part of its ongoing transformation into a fully integrated information and intelligence company. The newsroom is designed to help ALM meet its goal of providing professionals in complex industries with news, data, analysis, marketing and events “on the right platform, in the right format and at the right time.”

Hartford, Connecticut-based Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said it has agreed to sell its U.K. property and casualty subsidiaries Downlands Liability Management Ltd. and Hartford Financial Products International Ltd., to Catalina Holdings UK Ltd. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Chicago-based insurance brokerage Hub International Ltd. said it has acquired the assets of Columbia, South Carolina-based based insurance, employee benefits and risk management provider KeenanSuggs Insurance Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Trudy Knockless

Trudy Knockless is a reporter on ALM Media's Business of Law desk.  She has a background serving legal and insurance publications. Contact her at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at Trudy Knockless.