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  <xsd:element id="bro_WBRInsuranceAgencyLLCMember" name="WBRInsuranceAgencyLLCMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_WestRidgeInsuranceAgencyIncMember" name="WestRidgeInsuranceAgencyIncMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_WholesaleBrokerageMember" name="WholesaleBrokerageMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_WholesaleMember" name="WholesaleMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_WinstonFinancialServicesIncMember" name="WinstonFinancialServicesIncMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_WrightNationalFloodInsuranceCompanyMember" name="WrightNationalFloodInsuranceCompanyMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_RecentlyAdoptedAccountingStandardsPolicyTextBlock" name="RecentlyAdoptedAccountingStandardsPolicyTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_FairValueOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesStatementTable" name="FairValueOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesStatementTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_ScheduleOfBalancesAndClassificationOfOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetsAndOperatingLeaseLiabilitiesTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfBalancesAndClassificationOfOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetsAndOperatingLeaseLiabilitiesTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_ScheduleOfSupplementalCashFlowInformationForOperatingLeasesTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfSupplementalCashFlowInformationForOperatingLeasesTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_ScheduleOfWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTermAndTheWeightedAverageDiscountRateForOperatingLeasesTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTermAndTheWeightedAverageDiscountRateForOperatingLeasesTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_SummaryOfCashPaidForInterestAndIncomeTaxesTableTextBlock" name="SummaryOfCashPaidForInterestAndIncomeTaxesTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_FiduciaryCashCommissionsFeesAndOtherReceivablesFiduciaryReceivablesAndFiduciaryLiabilitiesPolicyTextBlock" name="FiduciaryCashCommissionsFeesAndOtherReceivablesFiduciaryReceivablesAndFiduciaryLiabilitiesPolicyTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_NatureOfOperationsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" name="NatureOfOperationsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_ReinsuranceLossLossAdjustmentExpensesTextBlock" name="ReinsuranceLossLossAdjustmentExpensesTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_ScheduleOfAccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfAccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="bro_SummaryOfFiduciaryAssetsAndLiabilitiesAndStatementOfCashFlowsTableTextBlock" name="SummaryOfFiduciaryAssetsAndLiabilitiesAndStatementOfCashFlowsTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
</xsd:schema>
