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Abram Interstate Insurance Services

Acted as exclusive financial advisor to Abram Interstate Insurance Services, Inc. in its sale to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Abram Interstate Insurance Services is a property/casualty managing general agency offering a full range of commercial, agri-business and personal insurance products to retail agents and their customers, primarily throughout California. Ron Abram and his associates will remain in their current location under the direction of Joel Cavaness, President of Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.