Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported that its second-quarter profit jumped 30 percent on the combination of new business and strong retention.
The Itasca, Ill.-based insurance broker this week said its revenue grew 20 percent to $779.5 million. Revenues for the quarter increased 20 percent. For the first six months of this year, net income is up 34 percent to $134 million. Revenues during the period increased 21 percent to $257 million.
President and CEO J. Patrick Gallagher Jr. attributed the company's strong earnings to strong organic growth in its brokerage and risk management business segments.
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"We had another strong quarter of organic growth and margin expansion across our global operations," J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO, said in a statement. "In the second quarter, our combined brokerage and risk management segments posted 15 percent growth in adjusted total revenues (and) 7 percent organic growth in commission and fee revenues."
The brokerage giant has been a strong player in the mergers and acquisitions field. Through June, Gallagher has acquired nine agencies for a total of $41 million in annualized revenue.
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