Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Dean R. Casey & Associates, an employee benefits brokerage firm based in Dallas, Texas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Dean R. Casey & Associates provides employee benefits consulting and brokerage services to small- and mid-sized group clients, as well as individual clients across Texas.
Following the acquisition, Dean Casey and his team will join Gallagher’s Dallas office and report to Leah Vetter, who leads Gallagher’s employee benefits consulting operations in the Central region.
J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., said the acquisition strengthens the firm’s small group benefits capabilities and welcomed the addition of Casey and his team to the organization.
Gallagher has been actively expanding its employee benefits capabilities with notable deals made in recent months,
In late 2024, Gallagher acquired Scout Benefits Group LLC, an Oklahoma-based firm specializing in employee benefits consulting with a focus on health plan strategies. The team, led by Tiffany and Todd Davis, continues to operate under Gallagher's Central region employee benefits consulting operations.
Additionally, Gallagher expanded its presence in the Southeast by acquiring Sheila J. Butler & Co., a Georgia-based employee benefits firm. The firm, with over 25 years of experience, continues to operate from its Carrollton, Georgia location under Gallagher's Southeast region employee benefits consulting operations.
Outside of employee benefits, Gallagher announced a landmark agreement to acquire AssuredPartners, a top US broker, for $13.45 billion in an all-cash transaction.
Earlier this year, Gallagher also entered into an agreement to acquire Woodruff Sawyer, a San Francisco-based insurance broker, for $1.2 billion. Woodruff Sawyer offers a suite of services including commercial property/casualty products, employee benefits solutions, and risk management services, with a focus on middle and large-market clients.
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