SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Last) (First) (Middle) 825 FAIRWAYS COURT SUITE 100 (Street) STOCKBRIDGE GA 30281 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROWN & BROWN INC [ BRO ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Regional Executive VP	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.10 par value	3,435(1)(2)	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value	55,110	I	Stock Performance Plan(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option(4)	01/22/2006	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336	15.78	D
Stock Option(4)	01/22/2007	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336	15.78	D
Stock Option(4)	01/22/2008	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336(5)	15.78	D
Stock Option(4)	01/22/2009	03/24/2013	Common Stock	992(5)	15.78	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Owned joint with spouse.

2. A portion of these shares was acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Number of shares may reflect reinvested dividends.

3. These securities were granted pursuant to the Company's Stock Purchase Plan. Voting rights and dividend entitlement with respect to these shares is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions contained in that Plan and full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.

4. Granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Consideration for granted options is grantee's performance and continued service with Company as specified in the Plan.

5. Due to the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan, the vesting of these options was accelerated, so that an additional 6,336 will vest on each of 1/22/2008 and 1/22/2009, respectively, subject to grantee's continued service with the Company as specified in the Plan.

	ANTHONY T. STRIANESE	07/26/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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