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Gallagher & Co. Apr 6, 2026 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on Friday sued father-and-son agents who it says stole away clients to form a new agency just three years after selling their previous agency to the brokerage. Chris Wycoff and his son, Austin Wycoff, “have been conspiring for over a year” to funnel confidential information and clients to the new agency, violating non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions, according to the complaint, Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. and AssuredPartners of Texas v. Stonebrook Insurance, Chris Wycoff and Austin Wycoff. The Wycoffs sold their family-owned insurance agency to AssuredPartners of Texas for over $3 million in 2022 and then joined AssuredPartners, which Gallagher bought last year, according to the complaint, filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas. The sale terms included an additional payment, or earn-out, of over $500,000 to occur at the two-year mark. Gallagher claims that the Wycoffs formed the new agency, Stonebrook, two months before receiving the earn-out and began diverting clients after receiving that payment. Austin Wycoff soon left AssuredPartners, but Chris Wycoff stayed on until he was fired in March. During that time, he sent client information to his personal account and told clients he was an agent of Stonebrook, according to the complaint. Gallagher is seeking injunctions against the Wycoffs, barring them from soliciting Gallagher clients and prospects or operating a competing business within 100 miles of Frisco, Texas, where Stonebrook is located. It is also asking for punitive damages. Stonebrook did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 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