Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces the Asset Acquisition of Martin Benefits Consulting, LLC and Martin Human Resources, LLC

Thomas E. Riley, Regional President and Chief Acquisitions Officer
of Brown & Brown, Inc.  and Scott L. Martin, principal of
Martin Benefits Consulting, LLC and Martin Human Resources, LLC of
New York, New York, today announced the acquisition of substantially
all of the assets of Martin Benefits Consulting, LLC and Martin Human
Resources, LLC by Brown & Brown of New York, Inc., a subsidiary of
Brown & Brown.

Published on October 6, 2010

With combined annual revenues of approximately $3.0 million, Martin
Benefits Consulting and Martin Human Resources offer employee
benefits products and services in New York City and throughout New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Scott Martin and his staff will
continue their operations from their current location as a
free-standing profit center in New York, New York.

Mr. Riley, who is responsible for certain of Brown & Brown's retail
operations in New York, commented, "We are honored to welcome Scott
and his team of high-quality employee benefits specialists to our
organization. These professionals built Martin Benefits into one of
the leading employee benefits firms in the tri-state area, and we are
excited about the opportunities presented by this addition to our New
York presence." Mr. Martin commented, "My team and I are thrilled to
be joining the Brown & Brown family, where our shared embrace of the
entrepreneurial spirit will only grow stronger. Most importantly,
this transaction will allow us to provide our clients with the same
level of personalized service while exposing them to new resources
and benefits."

Brown & Brown, Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of
insurance and reinsurance products and services, as well as risk
management, third party administration, managed health care, and
Medicare set-aside services and programs. Providing service to
business, public entity, individual, trade, and professional
association clients nationwide, the Company is ranked by Business
Insurance magazine as the seventh largest independent insurance
intermediary in the United States. The Company's Web address is
www.bbinsurance.com.