James C. Hays Notifies Brown & Brown, Inc. of His Decision to Resign from the Board and as A Member of the Board?s Acquisition Committee

Brown & Brown, Inc. is an insurance group organized around five business segments: - sale of insurance products (57.3% of revenues): for commercial, professional and individual customers. The group also offers services and warranty products not covered by insurance through its services to car dealers; - management of national insurance and coverage programs (25.3%): including the sale of professional liability insurance products, a wide range of insurance products for individuals and property and casualty insurance to members of various professional and business associations. The activity is carried out through a national network of independent agents; - insurance brokerage (12.7%): sale of surplus insurance policies from companies and individuals through independent agents and brokers; - services (3.8%): including third-party claims management services and workers' compensation and employee benefits consulting services ; - other (0.9%).