Headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Arthur J. Gallagher provides brokerage, risk management, and consulting services. Credit: Piotr Swat/Shutterstock.

US-based insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher has continued its national growth trajectory with the purchase of Afina Insurance Advisors.

Financial details about the deal were not revealed.

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Based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Afina Insurance is a property/casualty insurance broker. It is known for its services in the greater Chicago area.

The company will continue to serve its clients from its existing location.

Arthur J. Gallagher chairman and CEO J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr. said: “Afina Insurance is a highly regarded agency whose niche expertise complements our existing retail brokerage capabilities in the Chicago area. I am delighted to welcome George and his associates to Gallagher.”

The Afina team, led by founder and CEO George Van Denend, will now work under the guidance of Gallagher’s Midwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations head Ryan Isaacs.

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Based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Arthur J. Gallagher provides brokerage, risk management, and consulting services in nearly 130 countries worldwide.

The company utilises its owned operations along with a network of correspondent brokers and consultants to provide these services.

The Afina deal follows Arthur J. Gallagher’s acquisition of Sheila J. Butler & Company (SJB), based in Carrollton, Georgia.

SJB caters to groups of varying sizes in western Georgia, including the greater Atlanta area.  

Earlier this month, Arthur J. Gallagher also signed a $13.45bn deal to buy US insurance broker AssuredPartners, which provides services in commercial property and casualty, employee benefits, personal lines, as well as specialty lines.