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<!-- RR Donnelley Xcelerate Taxonomy Labels Linkbase, based on XBRL 2.1  http://www.rrdonnelley.com/ -->
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<!-- Round: 3 -->
<!-- Creation date: 2012-11-08T23:30:24Z -->
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_LiborMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_590994_2_1">LIBOR [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_571182_2_1">Revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_569312_1_1">Line Of Credit [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_569312_2_1">Line of Credit [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_LondonOperationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614637_3_1">London Operation [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bro_LondonOperationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614637_1_1">London Operation [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_LondonOperationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614637_2_1">London Operation [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_575148_1_1">Long Term Debt</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_577307_1_1">Long Term Debt Current</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentTerms_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_568861_1_1">Long Term Debt Maturities Repayment Terms</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentTerms_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_568861_2_1">Long-term debt, maturities, repayment terms, maximum number of years</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_580651_1_1">Long Term Debt Noncurrent</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_580651_6_1">Long-term debt</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bro-20120930.xsd#bro_MasterAgreementMember" xlink:label="bro_MasterAgreementMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_MasterAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614651_3_1">Master Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bro_MasterAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614651_1_1">Master Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_MasterAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614651_2_1">Master Agreement [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bro_MasterAgreementMember" xlink:to="bro_MasterAgreementMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bro-20120930.xsd#bro_MaximumFutureContingencyPaymentsAcquisitions" xlink:label="bro_MaximumFutureContingencyPaymentsAcquisitions"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_MaximumFutureContingencyPaymentsAcquisitions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_617278_3_1">Maximum Future Contingency Payments, Acquisitions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bro_MaximumFutureContingencyPaymentsAcquisitions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_617278_1_1">Maximum Future Contingency Payments Acquisitions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_MaximumFutureContingencyPaymentsAcquisitions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_617278_2_1">Maximum future contingency payments related to acquisitions</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bro_MaximumFutureContingencyPaymentsAcquisitions" xlink:to="bro_MaximumFutureContingencyPaymentsAcquisitions_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bro-20120930.xsd#bro_MaximumShelfFacilityCapacity" xlink:label="bro_MaximumShelfFacilityCapacity"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_MaximumShelfFacilityCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_617224_3_1">Maximum shelf facility capacity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bro_MaximumShelfFacilityCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_617224_1_1">Maximum Shelf Facility Capacity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_MaximumShelfFacilityCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_617224_2_1">Maximum shelf facility capacity</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bro_MaximumShelfFacilityCapacity" xlink:to="bro_MaximumShelfFacilityCapacity_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bro-20120930.xsd#bro_NationalProgramsAndServicesMember" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsAndServicesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsAndServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614664_3_1">National Programs And Services [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsAndServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614664_1_1">National Programs And Services [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsAndServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614664_2_1">National Programs &amp; Services [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bro_NationalProgramsAndServicesMember" xlink:to="bro_NationalProgramsAndServicesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bro-20120930.xsd#bro_NationalProgramsDivisionsMember" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsDivisionsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsDivisionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614665_3_1">National Programs Divisions [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsDivisionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614665_1_1">National Programs Divisions [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsDivisionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614665_2_1">National Programs Divisions [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bro_NationalProgramsDivisionsMember" xlink:to="bro_NationalProgramsDivisionsMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bro-20120930.xsd#bro_NationalProgramsMember" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614666_3_1">National Programs [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614666_1_1">National Programs [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_NationalProgramsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_614666_2_1">National Programs [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bro_NationalProgramsMember" xlink:to="bro_NationalProgramsMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NatureOfOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_572760_1_1">Nature Of Operations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NatureOfOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_572760_2_1">Nature of Operations</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bro_PriorMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_615910_3_1">Prior</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bro_PriorMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_604243_615910_2_1">Prior To January 1, 2009 [Member]</label>
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