Agency Management

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said this week it has made two separate acquisitions of agencies in Las Vegas and Mesa, Ariz.

Easterle Mattes is hired as vice president of Meadowbrook Insurance Agency.

Two New York independent agent associations said they will appeal a lower court's ruling that allowed the State Insurance Department's new commission disclosure regulation to take effect Jan. 1.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, (MMA) said it has acquired Trion Group, a privately held employee benefits specialist with $74 million in annual revenues.

The good news is that Summit Business Media's property & casualty publications are in the process of creating a mega site, bringing together the websites of each magazine, observes Caroline McDonald. Read more at www.NoRiskZone.com.

Aon Benfield has agreed to serve as placement advisor to a new sudden oil spill consortium formed to deliver larger liability limit coverage for deepwater drilling in U.S. waters, Aon and Munich Re announced.