Brown & Brown Acquires Turner & Associates

C. Roy Bridges, Regional Executive Vice President of Brown & Brown, Inc. and Gary Turner, President of Turner & Associates Insurance Agency, Inc., of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, today announced the asset acquisition of Turner & Associates Insurance Agency, Inc. by a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc.  
 
"We are quite pleased to have Gary and this fine team of insurance professionals join our growing presence in serving the specialized needs of the energy industry. These talented folks provide us with exciting new resources and service capabilities."  
 
Turner & Associates, with annualized revenue of approximately $1.7 million, specializes in responding to the insurance needs of the oil & gas industry. The agency provides insurance protection for oil & gas exploration, production and transmission industries, along with several unique programs specifically tailored to the oil & gas industry.  
 
Brown & Brown, Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products and services, as well as risk management, third-party administration, managed health care, and Medicare set-aside services and programs. Providing service to business, public entity, individual, trade and professional association clients nationwide, the Company is ranked by "Business Insurance" magazine as the sixth largest independent insurance intermediary in the United States and in the world.

Published on January 2, 2008