Brown & Brown Acquires Benefits Unit of Roussel Agency of Tennessee

Florida-based insurance agency Brown & Brown has acquired the group employee benefits division of Roussel & Associates of Brentwood, Tennessee.

The group employee benefits division, which has annualized revenues of $1.7 million, will relocate to Brown & Brown’s existing Nashville operation, under the leadership of Danny Simmerman.

Owner and founder Paul Roussel and the other members of Roussel & Associates’ group benefits team will join the team in Nashville.

Brown & Brown, Inc. is oen of the largest independent insurnace agencies in the U.S.