Operator
Operator
Good morning, and welcome to Arthur J. Gallagher & Company’s Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call. Participants have been placed on a listen-only mode. Your lines will be opened for questions following the presentation. (Operator Instructions) And as a reminder, today’s call is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time. Some of the comments made during this conference call including answers given in response to questions may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties described in the company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed today. It is now my pleasure to introduce J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company. Mr. Gallagher, you may begin. J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr. – Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer: Thank you, Rob and welcome everyone. Thank you for joining us this morning for our third quarter conference call. We appreciate you being on the line today. Today I’m joined by Doug Howell, our Chief Financial Officer as well as the operating heads of our operating divisions. I’m very pleased with our third quarter results. You will typically read the press release I won’t do that as well, but those of you who would have seen the first paragraph I think our results from the quarter are outstanding. In our calls I typically try to focus my comments on the four strategic areas that we’re focused on and those are organic growth, mergers and acquisitions, productivity and maintaining our culture, but today most of my comments I think I’d rather spend on organic growth and mergers and acquisitions. This is the third quarter we’ve been in positive organic territory, I…