Brown & Brown Insurance

Brown & Brown is an insurance and risk management brokerage founded in 1939 in Daytona Beach, Florida, when Adrian Brown, an agent for Metropolitan Life, partnered with his cousin Charles (Cov) Owen to open an agency. It has grown into one of the largest insurance brokerages in the world, operating a decentralised structure built through acquisitions of culturally compatible firms, and is building a new headquarters in downtown Daytona Beach. Its services span property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, environmental liability, executive liability, personal lines, retirement and wealth solutions and risk management, with industry practices that include aviation, logistics and transportation, marine and energy.

Aviation insurance and risk management

Brown & Brown's aviation team consists of licensed civilian and military pilots, underwriters and claim advocates with decades of experience. It helps aircraft owners, operators, airports and manufacturers find coverage, comply with Federal Aviation Administration requirements and the Federal Aviation Regulations, and manage risks such as GPS and navigational interference, licence and certificate administration, regulatory compliance and geopolitical disruption.

• Focus areas: manned aircraft (commercial, corporate and privately owned), commercial unmanned aircraft and drones, non-owned aviation hull and liability, and ground and airport operations on and off airport
• Coverage lines: aviation commercial general liability including premises, products, completed operations and hangar keepers; product manufacturer and grounding liability; professional liability; aviation war risks including hijacking, riots and confiscation; non-owned hull and liability; aviation workers' compensation and Defense Base Act liability; specialty coverage for government and municipal aircraft and airports; business auto for airside operations; agricultural spraying and chemical liability; customs, surety and security bonds; aviation environmental and site pollution liability; medical coverage with repatriation; hangars, buildings, contents, tools and equipment; launch and satellite liability; employment practices, directors and officers, and media and technology liability
• Insights: quarterly Two-Minute Takeaway aviation market updates and a Market Trends report; the firm identifies current top risks as coverage gaps for aircraft loss of use or damage, passenger and employee injuries, hiring aircraft on behalf of others or charter brokering, and lawsuits and legal costs

Wider services

Beyond aviation, the brokerage offers workers' compensation, general and excess liability, captive insurance and alternative risk financing, claims advocacy and loss control, employee benefits administration, compliance and population health services, inland and ocean marine, political violence and terrorism cover, property valuations and business interruption, safety training, healthcare claims audits, and mergers and acquisitions consulting, with operations in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Shows

Brown & Brown Insurance appears in the sponsor lists of the Aviation Insurance Association Annual Conference 2027, where it is listed as a gold patron sponsor.

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