In Brief: Gallagher Buys Boston Company

Published February 05, 2007, 2:00 a.m. EST

Updated February 02, 2007, 6:59 p.m. EST

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the purchase of InterNational Insurance Group Ltd. of Boston.

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Terms of the deal, which was announced Wednesday, were not disclosed.

InterNational Insurance offers risk management and property and casualty insurance services for commercial clients in the Northeast. It also specializes in life sciences, hospitality, and environmental products and services.

Arthur J. Gallagher, an insurance brokerage and risk management services firm in Itasca, Ill., has operations in seven countries and does business in 120.

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