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Brown & Brown Grows Wholesale: Hull Buys DVUA; PRU Acquires Apex

Oct 1 2006 // Continuing in its acquisitions mode, insurance agency Brown & Brown Inc., through its subsidiaries Hull & Co. Inc., and Program Management Services Inc., has acquired the assets of a key wholesaler located in the...

Brokers experience ‘exceptional’ second quarter; vigorous M&A activity

Aug 21 2006 // Stock Price Activity: Exceptional 2006 second quarter earnings reports had a positive impact on broker stock prices in July. Companies such as Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG), and...

Brokers experience ‘exceptional’ second quarter; vigorous M&A activity

Aug 21 2006 // Stock Price Activity: Exceptional 2006 second quarter earnings reports had a positive impact on broker stock prices in July. Companies such as Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG), and...

People and Places

Aug 7 2006 // Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP named Kyle Moss a partner in the firm.Moss, previously employee benefits director in MHBT’s Dallas office, is responsible for the production and servicing of MHBT’s...

Aug 7 2006 // PeopleDallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP named Kyle Moss a partner in the firm. Moss, previously employee benefits director in MHBT’s Dallas office, is responsible for the production and servicing of...

Brown & Brown Conference Call Tomorrow Morning

Jul 24 2006 // Brown & Brown Inc., with headquarters in Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla., will host an investor update conference call on July 25 at 8:30 a.m. EST to discuss its second quarter 2006 financial results and to release its...

La.’s Landry Recognized by Brown & Brown

Jul 17 2006 // Dennis J. Landry, with Brown & Brown of La., was recently recognized as the nation’s top Quality Control Liaison within the Brown & Brown organization, the company announced.This honor is awarded once...

Brown & Brown Acquires Kentucky-based The Anderson Group

Jul 5 2006 // The acquisition of The Anderson Group of Owensboro, Ky., has been announced by Brown & Brown Inc. of Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla. The announcement was made jointly by J. Scott Penny, Brown & Brown regional...

Brown & Brown Announce the Asset Acquisition of Ideal Insurance Agency

May 24 2006 // Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. recently announced the asset acquisition of Ideal Insurance Agency, Inc.Making the annoucement through a written statement were J. Powell Brown, regional executive vice president,...

Brown & Brown Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

May 11 2006 // Brown & Brown Inc.’s board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per share. The dividend is payable on May 25, 2006, to shareholders of record on May 11, 2006. Source: Brown &...

Brown & Brown Webcasting Shareholders Meeting May 10

May 9 2006 // Brown & Brown, Inc. will webcast its 2006 annual shareholders meeting. Investors and all other interested parties are invited to listen to the live web cast, to be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at 9:00 a.m....

Brown & Brown Announces 16.3% Increase in First Quarter Net Income

Apr 25 2006 // Brown & Brown Inc., with headquarters in Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla. has announced new records for its net income and net income per share in the first quarter.Net income per share for the quarter ended March 31 was...

Brown & Brown Acquires NuQuest Resources, Bridge Pointe

Apr 21 2006 // The asset acquisition of NuQuest Resources Inc. and Bridge Pointe Inc. of Longwood, Fla. has been announced by J. Powell Brown, regional executive vice president of Brown & Brown Inc. with offices in Daytona Beach and...

Grippa to Head Brown & Brown’s Daytona Beach, Fla. Retail Operation

Apr 19 2006 // Anthony M. “Tony” Grippa has been named as the new profit center manager for the Daytona Beach, Fla. retail operation of Brown & Brown Inc. He will be responsible for overseeing the company’s...

Brown & Brown Says Professional Liability Brokers Generated $3M

Mar 28 2006 // Brown & Brown, Inc. has announced that its Brown & Brown Professional Liability Brokers brokerage operation has generated more than $3 million in gross premium since commencing operations in June 2005. Located in...

Genworth Financial Focusing on Hispanics in South Texas

Mar 6 2006 // Genworth Financial Inc. announced it is launching a comprehensive campaign for the Hispanic communities in Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley designed to increase awareness about the importance of having a financial...

Brown & Brown of Arkansas Acquires Bill Setser Insurance of Springdale

Feb 16 2006 // Joseph “Joe” Guercio, executive vice president of Brown & Brown of Arkansas Inc.’s Little Rock, Arkansas operation, and Bill Setser, president of Bill Setser Insurance Inc. of Springdale, Arkansas,...

Brown & Brown Reports Record Revenues, Net Income

Feb 10 2006 // Brown & Brown Inc., with headquarters in Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla. has announced record earnings for 2005, the 13th consecutive year for which the company has recorded new highs in both revenues and net income....

People

Feb 5 2006 // Linda S. Downs, a Brown & Brown regional executive vice president, has been promoted to the newly formed position of executive vice president for leadership development. She will be responsible for Brown &...

Brown & Brown Lawyer Plan Now Accepting Competitors’ Apps

Jan 20 2006 // Brown & Brown, Inc. has reported that its Lawyer’s Protector Plan insurance program will begin offering bindable quotes using competitors’ “long form” application forms for new lawyers...