SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PENNY JEROME SCOTT (Last) (First) (Middle) 220 S. RIDGEWOOD AVE. (Street) DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROWN & BROWN INC [ BRO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP,Chief Acquisitions Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2016
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $.10 par value (Jointly Owned)	03/29/2016		S		15,000	D	$35.4075	164,040(1)	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value	03/29/2016		I		15,353	D	$35.6457	9,390(2)	I	By 401k
Common Stock, $.10 par value								34,589(3)	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value (PSP)								55,488(4)	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value (SIP)								119,448(5)	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value								96	I	Children(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options(7)	$18.48							11/26/2017	02/26/2018	Common Stock, $.10 par value	20,000		20,000(8)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Owned jointly with spouse.

2. Based upon information supplied by the plan recordkeeper as of March 29, 2016. Number of shares varies periodically based on contributions to plan.

3. A total of 939 of these shares were acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in July 2015. Number of shares may vary due to dividend reinvestment.

4. These securities were granted pursuant to the Company's PSP. Based on the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the PSP, the Reporting Person has voting rights and dividend entitlement with respect to a portion of these shares based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based criteria, but full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.

5. These securities were granted pursuant to the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. The Reporting Person has voting rights and dividend entitlement with respect to a portion of these shares, but full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of service-based conditions.

6. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in shares owned by children who share Reporting Person's household. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

7. Granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

8. These options vest and become exercisable on November 26, 2017, unless accelerated based on satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan.

Remarks:

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	Anthony M. Robinson for J. Scott Penny, per Power of Attorney	03/31/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

	This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Jerome Scott Penny (the
"Insider"), has authorized and designated Robert W. Lloyd, Anthony M. Robinson,
and Lisa M. Gayton, and each of them (each of the foregoing is referred to as an
  "Authorized Signer") to execute and file on the Insider's behalf any and all
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the Insider may be
required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a
result of the Insider's ownership of, and transaction in, securities of Brown &
Brown, Inc. (the "Company").

	The authority of the Authorized Signers under this Confirming Statement shall
continue until the Insider is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
regard to the Insider's ownership of, or transactions in, securities of the
Company, unless revoked in writing.  The Insider acknowledges that none of the
Authorized Signers is assuming any of the Insider's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


Date:	2/17/16				/s/ J. Scott Penny