Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires B&W Insurance Agency

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Washington, Pennsylvania-based B & W Insurance Agency Inc . Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

B&W Insurance Agency provides personal lines and commercial brokerage services to clients in southwest Pennsylvania. Paul Barzd III, Jim Cote and their team will remain in their current location under the direction of Jen Tadin, head of Gallagher Select, its US property/casualty operations for small businesses and personal insurance.

“B&W Insurance Agency has a strong local reputation and deepens our brokerage capabilities for small businesses. I am very pleased to welcome Paul, Jim and their associates to Gallagher.” – J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman and CEO.