Gallagher Interns

Itasca Orientation

June 29, 2009 – 10:57 am
I found last week's orientation to be a fantastic learning experience.  It's definitely different to have come back into the office today, because I feel like I have a much greater knowledge base regarding the insurance industry than I did before orientation in Itasca.  I enjoyed meeting interns from all over the country, and getting to know them.  I'm excited to stay in contact with everyone that I met, as well as utilizing the information from last week throughout the course of the next six weeks!  - Melanie in San Francisco

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Itasca orientation

June 29, 2009 – 9:16 am
I am Kevin from the Fresno, CA branch.  this past week was a lot of fun yet very informative.  I am a finance major so had zero knowledge about insurance before starting on June 8th.  I learned a lot of the acronyms and basic insurance in the educational readings, but the orientation helped me understand things much more.  I look forward to putting what I learned to use for the next 6 weeks.

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Itasca

June 29, 2009 – 9:01 am
During week 3, all of the year one interns were in Itasca for orientation. I was very nervous going into this experience; however, I really enjoyed myself everyday. I think it was great that we got to meet so many people on this trip, including many employees of the Itasca corporate office. One of the best things about this trip was the fact that we got to meet numerous other interns. It is great to be able to put a face to a name for a lot of the interns and I hope to stay in contact with as many of them as possible. The week in Itasca was an amazing learning experience! -Lindsay in Orange County

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End of Week Two

June 19, 2009 – 3:15 pm
I'm a student at Pitzer College in Southern California, and I'm just finishing up my second week in the San Francisco branch, and so far it's been great!  I've been doing the various trainings, and I've had the chance to go on a number of client calls, and sit in on different meetings, all of which have been great learning experiences.  I'm very excited to be going to Itasca next week, everyone here has been telling me that I'll have a great time, so I'm very much looking forward to it.  - Melanie in San Francisco

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Starting Week 2

June 15, 2009 – 8:09 am
Starting my second week at the Bellevue, WA office and I can say with complete honesty that I am happy to be here again.  The first week went really well.  Stayed very busy with the online educational materials and helping the admin department put together some renewal packets for a client as well as some COBRA packets.  I am very excited to start working with our sales team this week.  I eventually see myself working there so I hope that I can impress some people.  One week until I get to go home to Chicago so that should be fun. - Rick in Bellevue

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First Two Days

June 10, 2009 – 8:42 am
I am a student at the University of Nevada at Reno and I am working at the GBS Branch in Sacramento. Yesterday was my second day at work and so far it has been a great experience. Everyone has been extremely helpful in acclimating me to how things work in the office. There haven’t been any real surprises so far. Yesterday I pulled in my first lead so that was exciting. I am kind of disappointed that there aren’t any water cooler talks, but that is because our office is high tech and use yahoo messenger. Everyone here rocks. - Tony in Sacramento

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The 2009 Interns Are Here!

June 9, 2009 – 11:27 am
We were very pleased to welcome our 2009 Summer Interns into our branches yesterday as they started what should be a very informative (and hopefully memorable) nine week program. They will spend the first two weeks getting learning about the operations of their respective branches before heading to our HQ in Itasca, IL for a week of orientation, tours and classes - with some fun thrown in too. Look for comments from them throughout the summer.

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2009 Intern Program

September 23, 2008 – 1:41 pm
Even though we have only recently said goodbye to our 2008 interns, it is already time to start our recruiting efforts for the summer of 2009. For more information on how you can be part of this exciting program, visit the AJG corporate website or download an application.

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Reunited and it feeels so goood

August 7, 2008 – 2:46 pm
Today i had the opportunity to go to lunch with the p & c branch in Salt Lake City. I went with the other Salt Lake interns, the ones i had the opportunity to meet in Chicago. It was a great little reunion and so fun to see them and chat up about the old days in Itasca...Man, the memories. We had a fabulous lunch at the Hidden Valley Country Club nestled up by the wasatch mountains over looking salt lake valley. Then we went to their offices and took me around to meet everyone. Even though our offices are on the same team, (us being GBS and them being PandC) the lifestyle and environment is soooo different. Our office is tiny with about 7 employees, their office is larger and have around 20. It was nice to see the differences in the divisions. I miss all the interns ...

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Pressing On

August 7, 2008 – 8:40 am
It's hard to believe this internship is winding down as we head into our final days as GBS interns.  I feel as though I've been running 100 mph for the last 9 weeks so taking time to reflect on the experience is like a much needed breath of fresh air.  While I feel like I've been going, going, going, I never had the feeling I was running like a chicken without its head.  Sure, there have been challenging times when I felt completely out of my element; yet even through all those moments, I could see the purpose in everything that was required of me.  As I said in an earlier post, the one thing I wanted to gain most out of this internship was a much needed sense of direction. I wanted to discover my “niche” and uncover my hidden talents. Although I cannot say I wake ...

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