UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 03, 2017.



BROWN & BROWN, INC.

 
Meeting Information
 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
 For holders as of: February 27, 2017
 Date:  May 03, 2017     Time:  9:00 AM EDT
 Location:   The Shores Resort
Atlantic Room
2637 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida 32118

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1. Annual Report        2. Proxy Statement

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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:

1.     Election of Directors
     
Nominees
     
01    J. Hyatt Brown       02    Samuel P. Bell, III       03    Hugh M. Brown       04    J. Powell Brown       05    Bradley Currey, Jr.
06 Theodore J. Hoepner 07 James S. Hunt 08 Toni Jennings 09 Timothy R. M. Main 10 H. Palmer Proctor, Jr.
11 Wendell S. Reilly 12 Chilton D. Varner

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

2     To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Brown & Brown, Inc.'s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
 
3 To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

4     To conduct an advisory vote on the desired frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

5     To approve an amendment to Brown & Brown, Inc.'s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan.

















Voting items Continued


NOTE:   In their discretion the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.




                        Voting Instructions