Hull & Co. Acquires Assets of Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers

June 14, 2006

Hull & Co.Inc. has acquired the assets of Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers Inc., located in Sherman Oaks, Calif., with revenue of approximately $2 million.

“This is a great acquisition for us as it gives us, after almost 40 years in California, an important physical presence in Los Angeles County from which to introduce our products and service to that critical market,” said Robert L. McGrew, senior vice president-branch operations for Hull & Co.

Jerome C. Boyer, president of ESLIB, and his staff will continue to operate from their Sherman Oaks location and will immediately adopt the Hull name. Boyer will report directly to McGrew.

Hull & Co. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc.