Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces 17.9% Increase in Total Revenues

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

Published on July 18, 2012

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Net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $42,471,000, or $0.29 per share, compared with $37,035,000, or $0.26 per share for the same quarter of 2011, an increase of 11.5%. Total revenue for the second quarter was $290,916,000, compared with 2011 second-quarter revenue of $246,816,000, an increase of 17.9%.

Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $593,402,000, compared with total revenue for the same period of 2011 of $509,044,000, an increase of 16.6%. Net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 was $91,904,000, or $0.63 per share, compared with $83,328,000, or $0.57 per share for the same period of 2011, an increase of 10.5%.

J. Powell Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, noted, "We are pleased with our continued incremental revenue growth and the fact that each of our four business divisions reported positive organic growth in the second quarter of 2012."

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.