Brown & Brown Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

The board of directors of Brown & Brown, Inc. of Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.08 per share. The dividend is payable on Feb. 16, 2005, to shareholders of record on Feb. 2, 2005.

Brown & Brown, Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products and services, as well as risk management, employee benefit administration, and managed health care programs. It provides service to business, public entity, individual and trade and association clients nationwide.