DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and TAMPA, Fla., June 21, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, J. Hyatt Brown, has undergone successful bypass surgery. This procedure is not expected to prevent him from continuing his roles as Chairman and CEO of Brown & Brown, Inc.
The bypass procedure was performed today, Tuesday, June 21. Mr. Brown's doctors confirmed that, given Mr. Brown's physical condition, they have every reason to expect a normal recovery.
Jim W. Henderson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc., said, "With regards to the Company, we have a strong, experienced leadership team in place and our ongoing operations will continue to run according to our model. We look forward to Hyatt's return to work, subject to his physicians' approval, later this summer."
Brown & Brown, Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products and services, as well as risk management, employee benefit administration, and managed health care programs. Providing service to business, public entity, individual and trade and association clients nationwide, the Company is ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the United States' eighth largest independent insurance intermediary. The Company's Web address is http://www.bbinsurance.com .
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