ITASCA, Ill., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) today announced the acquisition of McDowall Associates Human Resource Consultants Ltd. (McDowall Associates) located in Toronto, Ontario. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Incorporated in 1987, McDowall Associates is a compensation and human resources consulting firm that offers expertise, data and tools for total rewards management. They specialize in services such as broad-based and executive compensation consulting, job evaluation and measurement, pay equity analysis, market reviews, and salary benchmarking and compensation surveys for their Canadian and international commercial, private and non-for-profit clients. Liz Wright, Robert Levasseur, Larry Moate and their associates will continue to operate in their current locations under the direction of William Ziebell, Gallagher's Canadian employee benefit consulting and brokerage operations leader.

"For more than 25 years, McDowall Associates has been extremely successful in designing and implementing key compensation and human resource strategies that have helped its 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 client-driven culture and Canadian presence will be an outstanding addition to our employee benefit operations. We are pleased to welcome Liz, Bob, Larry 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 30 countries and offers client-service capabilities in more than 140 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.



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