Gallagher Chairman Robert E. Gallagher Dies

Robert E. Gallagher, chairman of the board of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., died following a brief illness, the company announced Wednesday. He was 83. "My uncle Bob was a true leader and an inspiration both to his peers and the two generations of professionals who have followed him into this business," said Gallagher President and Chief Executive Officer J. Patrick Gallagher Jr. in a statement. "He was the center of the heart and soul of this company, which he loved deeply." Robert Gallagher joined his father's insurance agency in 1947 after graduating from Cornell, working alongside his b...