Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces 2017 First-Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 31, 2017 -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) announces that it will release its 2017 first-quarter earnings on Monday, April 17, 2017, after the close of the market. On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, J. Powell Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc., and R. Andrew Watts, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc., will host an investor update conference call concerning Brown & Brown’s first-quarter 2017 financial results. You are invited to listen to the call, which will be broadcast live on Brown & Brown’s Internet site at 8:00 a.m. (EDT). Simply log on to www.bbinsurance.com and click on "Investor Relations" and then "Calendar of Events."

If you are unable to listen during the live webcast, audio from the conference call will be available commencing two hours after the end of the live broadcast until 11:00 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, May 18, 2017.  To access this replay, dial 1-888-203-1112 or 1-719-457-0820 and, when prompted, enter replay access code 6408880. Audio will also be archived on Brown & Brown’s website, www.bbinsurance.com, for 14 days after the live broadcast. To access the website replay, go to "Investor Relations" and click on "Calendar of Events."  Windows Media Player software is required to access and listen to this broadcast.

Brown & Brown, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers a broad range of insurance products and related 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, Brown & Brown is ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the United States’ sixth largest independent insurance intermediary. Brown & Brown’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 associated with the timing of the release of our first-quarter results. These statements are not historical facts, but instead represent only the current belief of Brown & Brown, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Company") regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. It is possible that actual events may differ from anticipated events contemplated by these forward-looking statements and that we may release our first-quarter results at a later date as a result. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including factors that potentially could materially affect the Company's release of its financial results, are contained in the Company's 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.

R. Andrew Watts
Chief Financial Officer
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