Brown & Brown Inc (NYSE:BRO) to Hold Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call October 21

Brown & Brown, Inc (NYS:BRO) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30 am ET.  The call will be hosted by Brown & Brown chairman and chief executive officer J. Hyatt Brown, vice chairman and chief operating officer Jim W Henderson, president J. Powell Brown and senior vice president and chief financial officer Cory T Walker.  Interested parties may hear a live audio webcast of the presentation by visiting bbinsurance.com and selecting “Calendar of Events” on the Investor Relations section. 

Brown & Brown, Inc. (Brown & Brown) is a diversified insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, insurance programs and service organization. The Company markets and sells to its customers insurance products and services, primarily in the property, casualty and employee benefits areas.

As an agent and broker, Brown & Brown does not assume underwriting risks. Instead, the Company provides its customers with non-investment insurance contracts, as well as other targeted, customized risk management products and services. Brown & Brown is compensated for its services primarily by commissions paid by insurance companies and by fees paid by customers for certain services.

As of December 31, 2007, Brown & Brown’s activities were conducted in 198 locations in 38 states. In March 2008, the Company announced that it has opened a wholesale brokerage, Decus Insurance Brokers, Limited (D.I.B.). In August 2008, Brown & Brown announced the stock acquisition of Fullerton & Company, Inc. by Brown & Brown.

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