ITASCA, Ill., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.,
Chairman, President and CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., will speak at the
annual Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference in New York on Tuesday,
February 24, 2009 at 10:35 a.m. (ET).
To listen to the live audio webcast of Mr. Gallagher's presentation, log
onto the conference Web site at
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/ml/insurance09/26106161.cfm . A replay of
this webcast will be available at the same URL within 24 hours following Mr.
Gallagher's presentation and remain archived at the same link through March
10, 2009.
Information distributed during Mr. Gallagher's presentation will also be
available following his presentation on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s Web site
at http://www.ajg.com/presentations.
It should be noted that Mr. Gallagher's remarks may contain certain
forward-looking statements relating to future results. The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expected, depending on a variety of factors such as changes in worldwide and
national economic conditions, changes in premium rates and in insurance
markets generally and changes in securities and fixed income markets as well
as developments in the areas of tax legislation. Please refer to Gallagher's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Item 1,
"Business - Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" and Item 1A,
"Risk Factors", of Gallagher's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008, for a more detailed discussion of these factors.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk
management services firm, is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations
in 15 countries and does business in more than 100 countries around the world
through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants. Gallagher is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AJG.
SOURCE: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Marsha J. Akin of Arthur J. Gallagher &
Co., +1-630-773-3800
Web site: http://www.ajg.com