Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG)

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. provides plans, designs, and administers a full array of customized, cost-effective property/casualty insurance and risk management programs. The company operates its business through three segments: Brokerage, Risk Management and Corporate. The Brokerage segment is primarily comprised of retail and wholesale insurance brokerage operations. Its retail brokerage operations negotiate and place property/casualty, employer-provided health and welfare insurance and retirement solutions principally for middle-market commercial, industrial, public entity, religious and not-for-profit entities. The Risk Management segment provides contract claim settlement and administration services for enterprises that choose to self-insure some or all of their property/casualty coverage's and for insurance companies that choose to outsource some or all of their property/casualty claims departments. The Corporate segment includes the financial information related to its debt, investments in clean-energy ventures, external acquisition-related costs and other corporate costs. Arthur J. Gallagher was founded by Arthur J. Gallagher on October 1, 1927 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.