Woodruff Sawyer Is Now Gallagher

We understand the critical responsibilities and risk executives face. We combine deep expertise, advanced analytics, a collaborative approach and specialized insurance broking services to safeguard your executives and organization. We help you monitor and manage the threat landscape, determine the level of risk to retain and build an optimal insurance and risk finance strategy. And in the event of a claim, we're your strongest advocate, ensuring you receive the full value of your coverage with end-to-end claims support.

We focus on all aspects of executive liability, including:

• Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability for public and private companies
• Companies moving toward an IPO
• Employment Practices Liability (EPL), Fiduciary Liability and Employee Dishonesty (Crime)
• M&A Transactional (Representations and Warranties insurance)

Our cyber solutions offer advanced protection and scalable consulting, covering response and recovery strategies beyond traditional insurance.

Our experienced specialists work with your team to assess your exposure and help customize your coverage to ensure it aligns with your unique cyber risks. Our benchmarking and loss modeling tools help you identify current cyber security vulnerabilities and areas for improvement, strengthening your cyber security to prevent attacks and improve disaster recovery to handle any aftermath.

We work with all members of the private equity and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) community, including venture capital clients. Our deep expertise is grounded in a comprehensive platform of services that combines experienced brokers and strong insurer relationships with specialized claims management, in-house counsel on financial regulation, corporate governance and securities law.

Our approach combines human capital with traditional risk management, helping private equity firms as well as corporate clients promote greater profitability and increase value by decreasing risk. We work across all sectors and sizes of business to protect clients from due diligence through divestiture. Whether the deal involves placing complex reps and warranties insurance or tax liability coverage, or conducting fulsome due diligence of a target's property, casualty, management liability, employee benefits or retirement plans, the same experienced team handles the entire process.

A sophisticated financing tool deserves an equally sophisticated risk mitigation strategy. Our specialists are here to help you secure the right D&O insurance policy, ensuring special-purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) management teams and directors are protected throughout the IPO and de-SPAC process. Our comprehensive services include:

• D&O coverage before and after an IPO
• M&A Representations and Warranties insurance for your business combination
• Risk management and claims support at every stage
• Creative, deal-specific solutions, including:
  • Errors and Omissions (E&O) coverage
  • Cyber liability
  • Tax liability
  • Contingent liability

We make property and casualty (P&C) risk management clear and actionable, using analytics and expertise to design tailored solutions that strengthen your resilience. We untangle the complexities to ensure you're properly covered and able to make smart decisions about risk transfer and retention.

Our focus is on loss prevention and control, but when losses occur, we're by your side. From managing claims to negotiating with insurers and collaborating with your legal team, our specialists ensure optimal recovery and the best possible outcomes for you.

We help you navigate the complexities of the benefits landscape, delivering programs that align with your people's needs and your budget. Our approach includes:

• Benefit strategic planning, plan design and cost control strategies
• Benefit administration
• Compliance guidance and resources
• Financial management, budgeting and funding options
• Global benefits management

We gain a deep understanding of your passions and priorities so we can deliver customized insurance solutions built for your high-net-worth lifestyle and goals. Our solutions help protect what's important to you: