ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of The Titan Group, LLC (Titan) located in Richmond, Virginia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 2001, Titan provides human resource consulting services for private, public, nonprofit, education and state government clients throughout the Eastern United States. They specialize in compensation consulting, leadership development, organizational development and human resource advisory products and services. Genevieve Roberts, Lee Weisiger and their associates will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of William Ziebell, head of Gallagher's North Central region employee benefits consulting and brokerage operations.

"Titan is well-known and well-respected in the industry for its human resource expertise. Over the years, they have focused on creating specialty HR products and services for their middle-market clients, which will fit well within our national practice group," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. "Their East Coast presence and specialization will be a wonderful addition to our human resource consulting operations. We are extremely pleased to welcome Genevieve, Lee and their colleagues 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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