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$18.43 0.05 (+0.27%)

11/6/2009 4:01 PM

Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company and its subsidiaries is a diversified insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, and services organization that markets and sells to its customers insurance products and services, primarily in the property and casualty area.

Current Price	$18.43	Mkt Cap	$2.61B
Open	$18.22	P/E Ratio	15.84
Prev. Close	$18.38	Div. (Yield)	0.31 (1.70%)
Daily Range	$18.16 - $18.50	Volume	440,169
52-Wk Range	$14.95 - $21.89	Avg. Daily Vol.	765,000

BRO News and Commentary

UPDATE 1-Brown & Brown extends $200 mln credit facilityOctober 20, 2009 – Reuters
UPDATE 1-Brown & Brown Q3 profit beats estimates by a pennyOctober 19, 2009 – Reuters
4-Star Stocks on the UpswingOctober 19, 2009 – The Motley Fool
5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Brown & BrownSeptember 18, 2009 – The Motley Fool
5-Star Stocks on the UpswingJuly 24, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Does the new Supreme Court Justice have a gambling habit?June 04, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
Why I Fired my BrokerApril 23, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
4 Steps to Uncovering the Market's Best IdeasMarch 04, 2009 – The Motley Fool
IMF, World Bank & U.N. to Referee All Nations-or not? You decideFebruary 19, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool

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120 Outperform

10 Underperform

All-Star Members

39 Outperform

5 Underperform

Wall Street

8 Outperform

2 Underperform

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TrackChuckAkre (67.17)
Submitted February 25, 2008

Chuck Akre owns 50000 shares of Brown & Brown Inc.. As of September 30th, 2007 BRO was up 100% over the last quarter, composed 0.07% of his portfolio, and he controlled 0.04% of the company.

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BRO Summary

Sector: Financials
Industry: Insurance
Tags: Insurance (168), Growth (1896), Financials (1310), Cyclical (3522), Small Cap (1579)

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SequoiaStocks (28.26) Submitted: 9/18/2009 8:55:05 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $19.35 BRO Score: -4.72

This account tracks the performance of the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff, and Goldfarb - the investment manager of Sequoia Fund.

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5SsmallcapDIV (69.84) Submitted: 9/2/2009 3:52:19 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $19.29 BRO Score: -11.96

5 Star, Small Cap- pays dividend

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Grinnell4Eva (28.53) Submitted: 7/21/2008 10:31:13 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $16.50 BRO Score: +24.06

Brown & Brown is a well-managed company that has weather the soft market better than most. Assuming we're on the tail end of the soft market, I see Brown & Brown gaining organic pricing power in the next year. That said, Brown & Brown has historically grown by acquisition anyway, and smaller agencies and brokerages that are taking a serious hit from soft prices should make for accretive acquisition opportunities in the near term.

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fredericch (98.95) Score: +51.96

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in BRO.

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
brianpkbs	< 20	~~4/21/2008~~ 9/3/2008	1Y	$16.66	+10.64%	-19.67%	+30.32	1 Comment
Gandalf117	32.65	4/17/2008	NS	$16.65	+10.71%	-18.42%	+29.13
Ezrapoundcake	< 20	4/17/2008	5Y	$16.65	+10.71%	-18.42%	+29.13
mojoclemson	< 20	4/17/2008	5Y	$16.65	+10.71%	-18.42%	+29.13
smsheldon	89.06	4/18/2008	3Y	$16.90	+9.05%	-19.79%	+28.83
Tosty	53.13	12/12/2008	NS	$18.38	+0.29%	+28.47%	+28.19
Grinnell4Eva	28.53	7/21/2008	5Y	$16.50	+11.68%	-12.38%	+24.06	1 Comment
eatpb	< 20	3/14/2008	3Y	$16.82	+9.55%	-13.50%	+23.05
ToeInsider	32.31	3/10/2008	NS	$16.90	+9.05%	-13.99%	+23.04
gerrybumaa	62.37	3/17/2008	3Y	$16.57	+11.23%	-11.79%	+23.02	1 Comment

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackCitigroup	21.22	11/3/2008	NS	$20.67	-10.85%	+13.56%	-24.41
TrackStifel	94.70	9/22/2008	NS	$22.81	-19.21%	-11.78%	+7.43
TrackChrisDavis	< 20	6/3/2008	1Y	$19.04	-3.23%	-20.25%	+17.02		1 Comment
TrackTomGayner	35.77	4/10/2008	NS	$16.71	+10.32%	-18.60%	+28.92		1 Comment
TrackLehmanBros	76.60	4/1/2008	NS	$17.02	+8.30%	-16.89%	-25.19
TrackSunTrustRH	89.33	2/22/2008	NS	$17.94	+2.71%	-17.28%	+19.99
TrackChuckAkre	67.17	9/30/2007	NS	$25.47	-27.64%	-26.44%	-1.20		1 Comment
TrackRonBaron	< 20	9/30/2007	NS	$25.47	-27.64%	-26.44%	-1.20		1 Comment
TrackRichAster	91.10	9/30/2007	NS	$25.47	-27.64%	-26.44%	-1.20		2 Comments
TrackWachovia	35.10	4/16/2007	NS	$27.67	-20.68%	-3.67%	-17.01	1/11/2008 @ $21.95
TrackFerrisBaker	72.41	10/25/2006	NS	$28.84	-36.09%	-17.47%	-18.62

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