DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 23, 2008 -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO - News) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.07 per share. The dividend is payable on August 20, 2008, to shareholders of record on August 6, 2008.

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, as well as in the world. The Company's web address is www.bbinsurance.com.

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