AJ Gallagher buys benefits broker Group Insurance

Acquisitive broker Arthur J Gallagher has struck its third deal
in less than a week with an agreement to buy employee benefits
insurance broker Group Insurance Associates for an undisclosed
sum.
The Louisiana-based target was founded in 1983 and serves small
and mid-sized businesses and individual clients.
Existing management, including president Wayne Landwerlin and
associate Glenn Hayes, will transfer to the new owner. They will
report to John Neumaier, who is head of AJ Gallagher's South
Cent