Brown & Brown Purchases Louisiana Agency

C. Roy Bridges, regional executive vice president of Brown & Brown Inc., Tommy Huval, responsible for Brown & Brown Inc.'s operations in Louisiana and other southeastern states, and James Bradford, Brian Duke and Martin Heyman, principals of Insurance 1 Inc., of Alexandria, Louisiana, announce the asset acquisition of Insurance 1 Inc. by a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc.

With annualized revenues of approximately $800,000, Insurance 1 Inc. focuses on property & casualty, as well as health & life insurance for individuals and businesses in Louisiana. Bradford, Duke, Heyman and their staff will continue at their current location as a specialty division of Brown & Brown's existing Lafayette operation, under the leadership of Mark Romero.