J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr. | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
Douglas K. Howell | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
Elyse B. Greenspan | Wells Fargo Securities LLC |
Mark Douglas Hughes | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. |
Charles Gregory Peters | Raymond James & Associates, Inc. |
Kai Pan | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
Joshua D. Shanker | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. |
Jon Paul Newsome | Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP |
Arash Soleimani | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. |
Michael Zaremski | Credit Suisse |
Good afternoon and welcome to Arthur J. Gallagher & Company's First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. Participants have been placed on a listen-only mode.
Your lines will be opened for questions following the presentation. Today's call is being recorded.