Latest Brown & Brown Headlines
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Business Moves
Apr 23 2007 // Brown & Brown, United Employers Insurance Brown & Brown Insurance Services of Texas Inc., a subsidiary of Fla.-based Brown & Brown Inc., acquired the assets of Houston-based United Employers Insurance Agency...
Simon to Head Brown & Brown’s Lawyer Program
Apr 18 2007 // B&B Protector Plans, Inc., a subsidiary of Florida-based insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown, Inc., has announced that Laura M. Simon has been promoted to executive vice president and profit center leader of...
Fla.-based Brown & Brown Buys Houston’s United Employers
Apr 4 2007 // Brown & Brown Insurance Services of Texas Inc., a subsidiary of Fla.-based Brown & Brown Inc., acquired the assets of Houston-based United Employers Insurance Agency Inc. United Employers Insurance Agency, is a...
Brown & Brown Acquiring N.J.’s Grinspec, Public Entity Group Specialist
Mar 26 2007 // Florida-based insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. is acquiring Grinspec, Inc., an insurance intermediary with offices in New Providence and Moorestown, New Jersey. Brown & Brown, Inc. said it will acquire all of...
Brown & Brown Picks New Leaders for Denver, Phoenix Profit Centers
Mar 16 2007 // Brown & Brown Insurance of Arizona Inc. has named John I. Slater as the new profit center leader for the company’s Phoenix area retail profit center. He will be responsible for the growth and profitability of...
Mich. Brown & Brown Acquires Alcos
Mar 1 2007 // Brown & Brown, Inc. and Alcos, Inc., headquartered in Sterling Heights, Mich., today announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition by Brown & Brown, Inc. of Alcos, Inc. Alcos, with annualized...
Brown & Brown Sees Record Earnings in ’06; Nears $1 Billion Revenues
Feb 13 2007 // Large Florida-based insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. announced record earnings for 2006, with net income rising to $172,350,000, or $1.22 per share, an increase of 14.5 percent over the $150,551,000, or $1.08 per...
Brown & Brown Buys Fla.’s Shapiro Insurance
Feb 9 2007 // Brown & Brown, Inc. has acquired Shapiro Insurance, Inc., of Tallahassee, Florida. Shapiro Insurance, with annualized revenues of approximately $3 million, is an insurance intermediary serving Florida, South Alabama...
Brown & Brown Reports Asset Acquisition of La. Agencies
Feb 7 2007 // Roy Bridges, regional executive vice president, responsible for Brown & Brown Inc.’s operations in Louisiana and other southeastern states, and Jerry J. Marcello, president of Marcello Agency Inc., American...
Brown & Brown Begins CEO Succession Plan
Jan 30 2007 // Insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. announced the initial implementation of an executive succession plan, which contemplates J. Powell Brown ultimately assuming the office of chief executive officer in July 2009, the...
Brown & Brown Elects Kirk Western President; Masters Adds Programs
Jan 25 2007 // The Board of Directors of Brown & Brown Inc. has elected Kenneth D. Kirk as regional president, responsible for the company’s retail and wholesale brokerage operations in the Western United States. Also, Kenneth...
2006: a big year for P&C buyers and sellers of all shapes and sizes
Dec 25 2006 // JANUARY Hallmark Aquires Aerospace Holdings Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of Aerospace Holdings LLC, which markets general aviation insurance products. Hallmark...
Brown & Brown settlement with Florida: no charges, no guilt, no fines
Dec 25 2006 // After being the target of state investigations for more than two years, giant Florida insurance agency Brown & Brown Inc. admitted no guilt and faced no charges but opted to pay $5.8 million to bring the probes to a...
Brown & Brown settlement with Florida: no charges, no guilt, no fines
Dec 24 2006 // News Currents After being the target of state investigations for more than two years, giant Florida insurance agency Brown & Brown Inc. admitted no guilt and faced no charges but opted to pay $5.8 million to bring the...
2006:a big year for P&C buyers and sellers of all shapes and sizes
Dec 24 2006 // JANUARY Hallmark Acquires Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of Aerospace Holdings LLC, which markets general aviation insurance products. Hallmark underwrites...
Brown & Brown to Reimburse Fla. Municipalities $4.8 Million in Fees
Dec 11 2006 // Insurance agency Brown & Brown, Inc. has agreed to reimburse up to 400 cities and counties in Florida approximately $4.8 million for collecting undisclosed fees or commissions when it placed various coverages with...
Brown & Brown Acquires Two Dallas Agencies
Dec 4 2006 // Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. reported the asset acquisition of two insurance agencies headquartered in Dallas, Texas. ProTexn Inc. and Best Practices Insurance Agency Inc. were acquired by a wholly owned...
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...
