Brown & Brown Announces Asset Purchase of Edgren Hecker & Lemmon

C. Roy Bridges, Regional President of Brown & Brown, Inc.

, together with Brian A. Edgren, Richard G. Hecker, Todd M. Lemmon, Gerald C. Mayer, and Jeffrey J. Ogard, the principals of Edgren Hecker & Lemmon Insurance, Inc. ("EHL"), today announced that Brown & Brown of Washington, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired certain assets of EHL.