WGA Chosen Best Retail Insurance Broker

BOSTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- William Gallagher Associates (WGA) has been named the 2008 Readers Choice Best Retail Agent/Broker by Business Insurance, the leading periodical to the commercial insurance industry.

Business Insurance's Annual Readers Choice Awards recognizes the best overall commercial insurance industry companies and lets subscribers weigh in on which companies they think are the leaders in service, value, quality and innovation. WGA was ranked first among all brokers in the $25m-$50m revenue category.

"We have always been intensely focused on urgently delivering service to fast-growth companies with complicated risks, and each of our service teams are committed to being well-educated on the specific risks that face our core industries," said Philip J. Edmundson, Chairman and CEO of WGA. "This is the culture that helped build WGA and continues to drive our business."

Business Insurance is a weekly publication serving executives responsible for the purchase and administration of corporate insurance/self-insurance programs, encompassing both property and liability insurance and employee benefit programs, including life, health and pensions.

WGA is a leading provider of insurance brokerage, risk management and employee benefit services to companies with complex risks and dynamic needs, within industries that include: life sciences, technology, financial services, healthcare, aviation, energy and environmental services. The firm was founded in 1983 and is one of the country's leading independent brokerage firms, with offices in Boston, MA; New York, NY; Hartford, CT; Columbia, MD; Princeton, NJ; Atlanta, GA; and Paris, France. www.WGAins.com