Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and
Conference Call Dates

ITASCA, Ill., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will
release its first quarter 2009 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday,
April 28, 2009. 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, April 29,
2009 at 9:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. CT which will be broadcast live through
Gallagher's web site at 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 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.

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. 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.

SOURCE Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Marsha J. Akin, Investor Relations of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.,
+1-630-773-3800