SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROWN & BROWN INC [ BRO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Regional Executive VP
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2008
	4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $.10 par value	02/27/2008		A		37,880	A	$0	94,479	I	Stock Performance Plan(1)
Common Stock, $.10 par value								3,723(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options(3)	$15.78							01/22/2006	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336		6,336	D
Stock Options(3)	$15.78							01/22/2007	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336		6,336	D
Stock Options(3)	$15.78							01/22/2008	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336(4)		6,336	D
Stock Options(3)	$15.78							01/22/2009	03/24/2013	Common Stock	992(4)		992	D
Stock Options(3)	$18.48	02/27/2008		A		100,000		11/26/2017(5)	02/26/2018	Common Stock	100,000	$18.48	100,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities were granted at various dates pursuant to the Company's Stock Performance Plan. Based on the satisfaction of conditions contained in that Plan, the Reporting Person has voting rights and dividend entitlements with respect to a portion of these shares, and full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.

2. Owned jointly with spouse.

3. Granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

4. Due to the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan, the vesting of these options was accelerated, so that an additional 992 will vest on 1/22/2009, subject to Reporting Person's continued service with the Company as specified in the Plan.

5. These options vest and become exercisable on 11/26/17 unless vesting is accelerated based on satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan.

	ANTHONY STRIANESE	02/29/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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