Brown & Brown Adds Caton-Hosey Agency in Florida

Florida-based Brown & Brown Insurance, ranked as the sixth-largest independent brokerage in the country, has acquired Caton-Hosey Insurance, a personal and business-lines agency in Port Orange, Florida.

The agency was founded in 1948 and has been led by Rex Caton and John Hosey since the 1990s, the companies said in a press release. The firm will continue operations in Port Orange.

The publicly traded Brown & Brown, headquartered in Daytona Beach, now has more than 500 office locations and agencies around the globe, according to company information. It recently acquired a broker in Wales and an automobile warranty firm.