ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of DiBrina Group. Headquartered in Sudbury, Ontario, DiBrina Group has offices in Toronto and New Liskeard, Ontario. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded by Michael DiBrina in 1989 and incorporated in 1997, DiBrina Group provides human resources, employee benefits, wealth management and life insurance consulting and brokerage services to clients throughout Ontario. Michael DiBrina, Tim Lychy, Diego Favero, Aurel Malo, Ehren Baldauf, Jeff St. Cyr and their associates will continue to operate from their current locations under the direction of Leslie Lemenager, head of Gallagher's international employee benefit consulting and brokerage operations.

"The DiBrina Group brings a unique mix of benefits and HR consulting capabilities to our existing Canadian operations by combining group benefits, group retirement, HR consulting and individual wealth management into one practice," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. "I am very pleased to welcome Michael, Tim, Diego, Aurel, Ehren and their associates to our growing Gallagher family of professionals."

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has operations in 34 countries and offers client service capabilities in more than 150 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.



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