In Brief: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires N.J. Insurance Brokerage Firm

Published December 04, 2006, 2:00 a.m. EST

Updated December 01, 2006, 5:48 p.m. EST

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired William H. Connolly & Co. of Montclair, N.J.

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The price of the deal, announced Thursday, was not disclosed.

William H. Connolly & Co. is a retail insurance brokerage firm that offers commercial and personal insurance products and services as well as employee benefit packages and individual and group life and health coverage to its clients located in the Northeast.

Arthur J. Gallagher is an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm based in Itasca, Ill.

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In Brief: Arthur J. Gallagher &amp; Co. Acquires N.J. Insurance Brokerage Firm

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