ITASCA, Ill., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will release its third quarter 2008 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, October 28, 2008. A printer-friendly format will be available on the company's web site shortly thereafter.

In conjunction with this release, J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO, will host a webcast conference call on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. CT which will be broadcast live through Gallagher's web site at http://www.ajg.com. A conference call replay will also be available on the company's web site approximately one hour after the broadcast and can be accessed by going to Investor Relations and clicking on Presentations.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations in 14 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.

Statements made during this conference call, as well as responses to questions asked during the Question and Answer portion, 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 and crude oil prices. 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, 2007, for a more detailed discussion of these factors.

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