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DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 10/15/12 -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) today announced its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2012.

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 (BRO) 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.

This press release may contain certain statements relating to future results which are forward-looking statements, including those relating to the Company's anticipated financial results for the third quarter of 2012. These statements are not historical facts, but instead represent only the Company's current belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. It is possible that the Company's actual results, financial condition and achievements may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results, financial condition and achievements contemplated by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company's determination as it finalizes its financial results for the third quarter of 2012 that its financial results differ from the current preliminary unaudited numbers set forth herein, other factors that the Company may not have currently identified or quantified, and other risks, relevant factors and uncertainties identified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur or of which the Company hereafter becomes aware.

                             Brown & Brown, Inc.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                    (in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (unaudited)

                                      For the                 For the
                                 Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                   September 30,           September 30,
                                  2012       2011        2012        2011
                               ---------- ----------  ----------  ----------
REVENUES
Commissions and fees           $  302,310 $  257,177  $  888,785  $  764,612
Investment income                     239        317         561         934
Other income, net                   1,251      2,907       7,856       3,899
                               ---------- ----------  ----------  ----------
    Total revenues                303,800    260,401     897,202     769,445
                               ---------- ----------  ----------  ----------

EXPENSES
Employee compensation and
 benefits                         149,691    126,877     450,039     379,286
Non-cash stock-based
 compensation                       3,908      2,856      11,393       8,338
Other operating expenses           43,774     38,434     129,394     109,489
Amortization                       15,956     13,725      47,450      40,790
Depreciation                        3,958      3,062      11,383       9,276
Interest                            4,006      3,565      12,093      10,780
Change in estimated
 acquisition earn-out
 payables                             858       (810)       (134)        656
                               ---------- ----------  ----------  ----------
    Total expenses                222,151    187,709     661,618     558,615
                               ---------- ----------  ----------  ----------

Income before income taxes         81,649     72,692     235,584     210,830

Income taxes                       32,145     28,519      94,176      83,329
                               ---------- ----------  ----------  ----------

Net income                     $   49,504 $   44,173  $  141,408  $  127,501
                               ========== ==========  ==========  ==========

Net income per share:
  Basic                        $     0.34 $     0.31  $     0.99  $     0.89
                               ========== ==========  ==========  ==========
  Diluted                      $     0.34 $     0.30  $     0.97  $     0.88
                               ========== ==========  ==========  ==========

Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding:
  Basic                           139,465    138,690     139,185     138,475
                               ========== ==========  ==========  ==========
  Diluted                         142,097    140,443     141,769     140,120
                               ========== ==========  ==========  ==========

Dividends declared per share   $   0.0850 $   0.0800  $   0.2550  $   0.2400
                               ========== ==========  ==========  ==========



                            Brown & Brown, Inc.
                          INTERNAL GROWTH SCHEDULE
                    Core Organic Commissions and Fees(1)
                   Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
                               (in thousands)
                                (unaudited)

                                        Total     Less   Internal  Internal
              Quarter  Quarter  Total    Net   Acquisiti    Net       Net
               Ended    Ended    Net   Growth      on     Growth    Growth
             09/30/12 09/30/11  Change    %     Revenues     $         %
             -------- -------- ------- ------  --------- --------  --------

Retail(2)    $153,702 $143,681 $10,021    7.0% $  8,593  $  1,428       1.0%

National
 Programs      62,406   42,265  20,141   47.7%   21,536    (1,395)    (3.3)%

Wholesale
 Brokerage     43,200   41,192   2,008    4.9%     868      1,140       2.8%

Services       28,566   16,450  12,116   73.7%   10,845     1,271       7.7%
             -------- -------- -------         --------- --------

Total Core
 Commissions
 and Fees
 (1)         $287,874 $243,588 $44,286   18.2% $ 41,842  $  2,444       1.0%
             ======== ======== =======         ========= ========



                  Reconciliation of Internal Growth Schedule
                        to Total Commissions and Fees
              Included in the Consolidated Statements of Income
            For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
                                (in thousands)
                                 (unaudited)
                                                           Quarter   Quarter
                                                            Ended     Ended
                                                           09/30/12  09/30/11
                                                          --------- ---------
Total core commissions and fees(1)                        $ 287,874 $ 243,588
Profit-sharing contingent commissions
                                                             12,077     7,233
Guaranteed supplemental commissions
                                                              2,359     3,460
Divested business                                                 -     2,896
                                                          --------- ---------

Total commissions & fees                                  $ 302,310 $ 257,177
                                                          ========= =========
(1) Total core commissions and fees are our total commissions and fees less
    (i) profit-sharing contingent commissions (revenues derived from special
    revenue-sharing commissions from insurance companies based upon the
    volume and the growth and/or profitability of the business placed with
    such companies during the prior year), (ii) guaranteed supplemental
    commissions (GSC) (revenues derived from special revenue-sharing
    commissions from insurance companies based solely upon the volume of the
    business placed with such companies during the current year),and (iii)
    divested business (commissions and fees generated from offices, books of
    business or niches sold by the Company or terminated).
(2) The Retail segment includes commissions and fees reported in the "Other"
    column of the Segment Information, which includes corporate and
    consolidation items.



                             Brown & Brown, Inc.
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                    (in thousands, except per share data)
                                 (unaudited)


                                                 September 30,  December 31,
                                                      2012          2011
                                                 ------------- -------------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $     244,637 $     286,305
  Restricted cash and investments                      198,137       130,535
  Short-term investments                                 8,176         7,627
  Premiums, commissions and fees receivable            282,972       240,257
  Deferred income taxes                                 18,792        19,863
  Other current assets                                  32,794        23,540
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total current assets                               785,508       708,127

Fixed assets, net                                       73,191        61,360
Goodwill                                             1,686,460     1,323,469
Amortizable intangible assets, net                     567,489       496,182
Other assets                                            22,081        17,873
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total assets                                 $   3,134,729 $   2,607,011
                                                 ============= =============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Premiums payable to insurance companies        $     397,995 $     327,096
  Premium deposits and credits due customers            47,798        30,048
  Accounts payable                                      57,046        22,384
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities               120,667       100,865
  Current portion of long-term debt                         93         1,227
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total current liabilities                          623,599       481,620

Long-term debt                                         450,000       250,033

Deferred income taxes, net                             229,458       178,052

Other liabilities                                       62,858        53,343

Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value $0.10 per share;
   authorized 280,000 shares; issued and
   outstanding 143,817 at 2012 and 143,352 at
   2011                                                 14,382        14,335
  Additional paid-in capital                           327,053       307,059
  Retained earnings                                  1,427,379     1,322,562
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                     -             7
                                                 ------------- -------------

    Total shareholders' equity                       1,768,814     1,643,963
                                                 ------------- -------------

    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $   3,134,729 $   2,607,011
                                                 ============= =============

    Cory T. Walker
Chief Financial Officer
(386) 239-7250

Source: Brown & Brown, Inc.