Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces Record Third-Quarter Earnings of $49.5 Million

Brown & BrownBrown & Brown, Inc. on Monday announced its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2012.

Published on October 16, 2012

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Net income for the third quarter of 2012 was $49,504,000, or $0.34 per share, compared with $44,173,000, or $0.30 per share for the same quarter of 2011, an increase of 12.1%. Total revenue for the third quarter was $303,800,000, compared with 2011 third-quarter revenue of $260,401,000, an increase of 16.7%. 

Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $897,202,000, compared with total revenue for the same period of 2011 of $769,445,000, an increase of 16.6%. Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 was $141,408,000, or $0.97 per share, compared with $127,501,000, or $0.88 per share for the same period of 2011, an increase of 10.9%.

J. Powell Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, noted, "We are pleased with our record earnings in the third quarter. Our Retail Division continues to show increasing organic growth, which suggests that economic conditions are improving for our clients across the country, who are predominantly in the middle market."

Brown & Brown, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products and services. Additionally, certain Brown & Brown subsidiaries offer a variety of risk management, third party administration, and other services. Serving business, public entity, individual, trade and professional association clients nationwide, the Company is ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the United States' sixth largest independent insurance intermediary. The Company's Web address is www.bbinsurance.com