• Arthur J. Gallagher acquired Ornella Underwriting, a Wexford-based managing general agent operating in Ireland.
• Ornella will be folded into Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting unit; financial terms were not disclosed.
• Paul Whelan will keep leading the business from its current location, reporting to Michael Doyle, Pen’s Ireland operations head.
• The deal expands Pen’s underwriting presence in Ireland, where Ornella focuses on motor and home lines distributed via independent brokers.

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