ITASCA, Ill., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Fox Lawson & Associates, LLC in St. Paul, Minnesota. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1995, Fox Lawson & Associates is a compensation and human resources consulting firm that specializes in wage and classification studies, performance-based pay programs, executive compensation programs and alternative reward systems for their governmental, higher education and private sector clients throughout the United States. James Fox, Bruce Lawson and their associates will continue to operate in their current locations under the direction of William Ziebell, North Central Regional Executive Vice President of Gallagher's employee benefit consulting and brokerage operations.

"Over the last 14 years, Fox Lawson & Associates has been extremely successful in designing and implementing key compensation and human resource strategies that have helped their clients motivate and retain quality employees and increase effectiveness and profitability," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. "Their compensation specialty combined with their results-driven culture will be an outstanding addition to our employee benefit operations. We are pleased to welcome Jim, Bruce and their team to our growing Gallagher family of professionals."

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations in 15 countries and does business in more than 100 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.

SOURCE: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Marsha J. Akin,
Investor Relations of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.,
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