Brown & Brown Acquires Kentro Capital Limited (Nexus Underwriting & Xenia Broking)

Brown & Brown Acquires Irvine Commercial Insurance Brokers

October 10, 2025

Financial Services

Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired Irvine Commercial Insurance Brokers Limited, a Kenilworth-based insurance broker specialising in commercial and SME insurance products. The firm's founders, John Townsley and Matthew Finch, and their staff will remain in Kenilworth and will report into Brown & Brown's UK operations, strengthening Brown & Brown's presence in the Midlands.

Brown & Brown Acquires Northeast Dealer Consultants, Inc.

March 6, 2020

Consulting

Brown & Brown of Kentucky, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Northeast Dealer Consultants, Inc. (NEDC). NEDC — led by Phil and Pamela Bruno and focused on F&I performance and compliance for automotive dealers in upstate New York — will join Brown & Brown Dealer Services to expand the firm's footprint and capabilities in the Northeast.

Brown & Brown Acquires Quintes from Aquiline Capital Partners

July 29, 2024

Insurance

Brown & Brown, Inc. has agreed to acquire Quintes Holding B.V. from Aquiline Capital Partners LP, with the Quintes management ownership team also selling their stakes. Quintes, a leading Dutch insurance broker and MGA serving roughly 200,000 SME and retail customers with ~700 employees across 18 offices, will join Brown & Brown pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals expected in Q4 2024.

Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires Global Risk Partners Limited

March 8, 2022

Insurance

Brown & Brown, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP) from funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners; the transaction is expected to close in Q3 2022 subject to regulatory approvals, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority. GRP is a London-headquartered independent insurance intermediary with roughly 2,100 employees, operations across 110+ locations in the UK and Ireland, and annual revenue of approximately $340 million.

Brown & Brown Acquires BdB Limited Insurance Operating Companies

February 7, 2022

Insurance

Brown & Brown, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the general insurance operating companies of BdB (including BdB (UK) Limited, BdB Europe SRL and affiliated Mithras entities). The BdB businesses — a specialist wholesale broker and MGA network operating in the UK and Europe — will continue to operate from locations in London, Belgium and Italy and will report into Brown & Brown’s Bridge Specialty Group.

Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires Orchid Underwriters Agency and CrossCover Insurance Services

February 28, 2022

Insurance

Brown & Brown, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Orchid Underwriters Agency and CrossCover Insurance Services from financial sponsors led by TowerBrook Capital Partners. Orchid and CrossCover will join Brown & Brown's National Programs segment and continue to operate as independent entities from their existing offices in Florida and Texas.