Edgar Filing: BROWN & BROWN INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â STRIANESE ANTHONY T

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/17/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROWN & BROWN INC [BRO]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

825 FAIRWAYS COURT,Â SUITE 100

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Regional Executive VP

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

STOCKBRIDGE,Â GAÂ 30281

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.10 par value	3,435 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Common Stock, $.10 par value	55,110	I	Stock Performance Plan ⁽³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	01/22/2006	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336	$ 15.78	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	01/22/2007	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336	$ 15.78	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	01/22/2008	03/24/2013	Common Stock	6,336 ⁽⁵⁾	$ 15.78	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	01/22/2009	03/24/2013	Common Stock	992 ⁽⁵⁾	$ 15.78	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STRIANESE ANTHONY T 825 FAIRWAYS COURT SUITE 100 STOCKBRIDGE,Â GAÂ 30281	Â	Â	Â Regional Executive VP	Â

Signatures

ANTHONY T. STRIANESE		07/26/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Owned joint with spouse.
(2)	A portion of these shares was acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Number of shares may reflect reinvested dividends.
(3)	These securities were granted pursuant to the Company's Stock Purchase Plan. Voting rights and dividend entitlement with respect to these shares is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions contained in that Plan and full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.
(4)	Granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Consideration for granted options is grantee's performance and continued service with Company as specified in the Plan.
(5)	Due to the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan, the vesting of these options was accelerated, so that an additional 6,336 will vest on each of 1/22/2008 and 1/22/2009, respectively, subject to grantee's continued service with the Company as specified in the Plan.

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