Brown & Brown Executive Henderson to Retire This Year

Florida-based insurance agency giant Brown & Brown, Inc. said that Jim W. Henderson, its vice chairman, chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors, will retire effective in August 2010.

In view of his impending retirement, Henderson will not seek re-election to the company’s board of directors at the 2010 annual shareholders’ meeting in April.

Henderson has served in various leadership capacities with Brown & Brown and its predecessor for the past 25 years, including chief financial officer, profit center leader of its Daytona Beach, Florida retail operations, senior vice president, executive vice president and president.

Prior to joining Brown & Brown, he served as senior vice president and treasurer of the Ormond Reinsurance Group.