DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- J. Scott Penny, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown &
Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), and Felicia Palmer and Tony Herron, the founders of herronpalmer, LLC (“herronpalmer”), today announced that Pacific Resources Benefit Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has
acquired substantially all of the assets of herronpalmer.
Herronpalmer assists Fortune-ranked and other large company clients analyze, model and negotiate solutions
associated with sourcing HR and employee benefit program administration. Herronpalmer has annual revenues of approximately
$3.5 million. Felicia Palmer and Tony Herron, along with the herronpalmer team, will join the Pacific Resources profit
center, which operates under the direction of Barrett Brown, Regional President of Brown & Brown, Inc.
Barrett Brown stated, “Tony and Felicia have developed herronpalmer into one of the top firms in thought
leadership in the benefits administration consulting space. We expect big things by combining the herronpalmer team with our
PacRes team, under the leadership of Paul Rogers and Paul Barden.”
Felicia Palmer stated, “Joining the Pacific Resources and Brown & Brown family allows us to further accelerate
the growth and diversification of our advisory services and meet the evolving needs of our U.S. and global clients.” Tony Herron
added, “The culture and philosophical alignment of providing independent, evidence-based insights to clients made a partnership
with Pacific Resources a natural alliance. In addition, it will allow us to leverage the resources and best practices of both our
organizations. We are excited to be joining Pacific Resources.”
Brown & Brown, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers a broad range of insurance products and related
services. Additionally, certain Brown & Brown subsidiaries offer a variety of risk management, third-party administration,
and other services. Serving business, public entity, individual, trade and professional association clients nationwide, Brown &
Brown is ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the United States’ sixth largest independent insurance intermediary.
Brown & Brown’s Web address is www.bbinsurance.com.
This press release may contain certain statements relating to future results which are forward-looking
statements, including those associated with this acquisition. These statements are not historical facts, but instead represent only
Brown & Brown’s current belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of
Brown & Brown’s control. It is possible that Brown & Brown’s actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly
materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. Further information
concerning Brown & Brown and its business, including factors that potentially could materially affect Brown & Brown’s financial
results and condition, as well as its other achievements, is contained in Brown & Brown’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Such factors include those factors relevant to Brown & Brown’s consummation and integration of the announced
acquisition, including any matters analyzed in the due diligence process, and material adverse changes in the business and
financial condition of the seller, the buyer, or both, and their respective customers. All forward-looking statements made herein
are made only as of the date of this release, and Brown & Brown does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or correct any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur or of which Brown & Brown hereafter becomes
aware.
R. Andrew Watts Chief Financial Officer (386) 239-5770
