Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Surplus Lines Broker in New York

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires H.R. Keller & Co., Inc.

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL — Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Buffalo, New York-based H.R. Keller & Co., Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1962, H.R. Keller & Co. is a Managing General Agency (MGA), surplus lines broker and program administrator serving clients primarily in New York and the surrounding states. Eric Keller, Andrew Coric and their associates will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Joel Cavaness, President of Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), Gallagher’s wholesale broker and MGA.

“H.R. Keller & Co. provides RPS with an upstate New York presence to expand its footprint in New York and the Northeastern United States,” said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. “I am very happy to welcome Eric, Andy and their associates to the growing Gallagher family of professionals.”