Gallagher acquires transportation brokerage

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on Monday said it has acquired Houston-based Integrity Transportation Insurance Agency L.L.C.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Integrity Transportation is a retail property/casualty broker serving Texas-based transportation clients, primarily long-haul truckers, Gallagher said in a statement. The agency has about 10 employees, a Gallagher spokeswoman said.

Integrity President Hudson Knox III and his associates will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Bret VanderVoort, head of Gallagher’s South Central retail property/casualty brokerage operations, according to the statement.

Arthur J. Gallagher is the world’s fourth-largest broker, according to Business Insurance’s latest ranking.