AHSI: BROWN & BROWN, INC. ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THE COLONIAL GROUP

J. Scott Penny, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), and Robert “Bob” W. Burke, Jason L. Haupt, Gregory “Greg” T. Headen, and Cynthia “Cindy” P. Martin, the principals of The Colonial Group, Inc., Affordable Home Services, Inc., and Mobilhome Insurance Service, Inc. (collectively, The Colonial Group), today announced that Hull & Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of The Colonial Group and all issued and outstanding shares of its affiliate, Colonial Premium Finance Company.