Arthur J. Gallagher

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  Hard Market? Top Industry Leaders Comment on Pricing-- Slideshow

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2012

  With 2012’s first quarter in the books, executives and industry observers have noted that property and casualty pricing remains on the upswing. Following are observations from industry leaders made during conference calls and in recent analyses in response to 2012 first-quarter results.

• AJG Exec: Health Care Law Too Complex, But a Boon to Big Brokers

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  May 14, 2012

  Arthur J. Gallagher’s (AJG) chief executive says the new federal health-care law is providing excellent opportunity for the brokerage—and other big producers—as smaller benefit brokers struggle with the statute’s various compliance issues.

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  The Week in Quotes

  By Staff Writers  |  May 4, 2012

  A new multi-industry push for a National Flood Insurance Program extension, the state of pricing in the industry, and more.

• AJG Exec Says Bad Health Care Law Presents Good Opportunity

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2012

  Arthur J. Gallagher’s chief executive says as bad as the new health-care law is, it is providing opportunities for the brokerage as smaller benefit brokers are unable to keep up with compliance issues.

• Brokers AJG, Brown & Brown Announce Acquisitions

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2012

  Brokers Arthur J. Gallagher and Brown & Brown have announced recent acquisitions.

• Ariel Re Sell-off complete

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2012

  The break-up of Ariel Re finished with both Arch and Goldman Sachs saying they have completed their purchases of Ariel Re Credit and Surety and Ariel Reinsurance’s Bermuda operations.

• Hires and Promotions at Willis Re, CGSC and Cooper Gay, Zurich, AmWINS, and EPIC - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 4, 2012

  Austin Mutual Joins Main Street America

• 7 Months Later, Churches Foot Bill for Va. Earthquake Damage

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 29, 2012

  The earthquake that shook the mid-Atlantic region seven months ago is taking an expensive toll on houses of worship that went without earthquake insurance.

• The Broker’s Role in Helping Integrate Risk Management & Treasury

  By William Atkinson  |  March 15, 2012

  Brokers fully understand the important supporting role they play in helping risk managers prepare reports and presentations to senior financial management.

• Agent, Risk Management Groups Remain at Odds over N.Y. Reg. 194

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 14, 2012

  Close to four years after the New York Department of Insurance proposed its disclosure rule for producer compensation, a risk-management association and an independent-agents group remain at odds over the implications of Regulation 194, issuing dueling statements over its impact.