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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000079282-11-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110104

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BOONE SAM R JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001454168

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13619
		FILM NUMBER:		11505509

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5728 MAJOR BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 450
		CITY:			ORLANDO
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32819

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN & BROWN INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000079282
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS & SERVICES [6411]
		IRS NUMBER:				590864469
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 1348
		CITY:			TAMPA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33601
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8132224182

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 1348
		CITY:			TAMPA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33601

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	POE & BROWN INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930827

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	POE & ASSOCIATES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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            <rptOwnerName>BOONE SAM R JR</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DAYTONA BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>32114</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Regional Executive VP</officerTitle>
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares were withheld by the Company solely to cover the income tax withholding requirements associated with the vesting of 60,000 shares of restricted stock under the Company's Performance Stock Plan (&quot;PSP&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These securities were granted at various dates pursuant to the Company's Performance Stock Plan.  Based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based conditions contained in that Plan, the recipient may have voting rights and dividend entitlements with respect to a portion of these shares, but full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">A total of 390 of these shares were acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in August 2010.  Number of shares may reflect reinvested dividends.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Owned jointly with spouse.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The Reporting Person's spouse is employed by a subsidiary of the Company.  The Reporting Person's spouse's remaining shares consist of 3,017 shares owned directly, of which 390 shares were acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in August 2010, and 2,499 granted Performance Stock Plan shares.  Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in shares owned by Reporting Person's spouse.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>JENNIFER A. HAYES FOR SAM R. BOONE JR PER POWER OF ATTORNEY</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-01-04</signatureDate>
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<p align="center"><b><u>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY</u></b></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This Statement confirms that the undersigned, <b>Samuel R. Boone, Jr.</b> (the "Insider"), has authorized and designated Laurel L. Grammig and Jennifer Hayes, and each of them (each of the foregoing is referred to as an "Authorized Signer") to execute and file on the Insider's behalf any and all
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the Insider may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the Insider's ownership of, and transaction in, securities of Brown &amp; Brown, Inc. (the "Company").</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The authority of the Authorized Signers under this Confirming Statement shall continue until the Insider is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the Insider's ownership of, or transactions in, securities of the Company, unless revoked in writing.&nbsp; The Insider
acknowledges that none of the Authorized Signers is assuming any of the Insider's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h1>Date: <u>&nbsp; 2/12/2010&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/SAMUEL R. BOONE, JR.</h1>

<h1>Samuel R. Boone, Jr.</h1>

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