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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * BROWN J POWELL   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) Regional Exec. VP (Last) (First) (Middle) 2600 LAKE LUCIEN DR., STE. 330 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/10/2004 (Street) ORLANDO, FL 32751 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 12/10/2004   G V 730 A $ 0 483,456 (1) D   Common Stock, $.10 par value 12/10/2004   G V 245 A $ 0 1,540 I Children (2) Common Stock, $.10 par value               34,780 I Stock Performance Plan (3) Common Stock, $.10 par value               4,844 I 401(k) Plan (4)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 (5)

$ 9.6719

04/21/2004

04/20/2010

Common Stock

10,340

10,340

D

Stock Options (5)

$ 9.6719

04/21/2005(6)

04/20/2010

Common Stock

10,340

10,340

D

Stock Options (5)

$ 9.6719

04/21/2006(6)

04/20/2010

Common Stock

8,980

8,980

D

Stock Options (5)

$ 31.56

03/23/2013(7)

03/24/2013

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BROWN J POWELL 2600 LAKE LUCIEN DR., STE. 330 ORLANDO, FL 32751			Regional Exec. VP

Signatures

J. POWELL BROWN		12/13/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	A portion of these shares were acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Number of shares may reflect reinvested dividends.
(2)	Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held as custodian for 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.
(3)	These securities were granted at various dates pursuant to the Company's Stock Performance Plan. Based on the satisfaction of conditions contained in that Plan, the recipient has voting rights and dividend entitlements with respect to a portion of these shares, but full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.
(4)	These securities were acquired on a periodic basis pursuant to an employee benefit plan. The amount shown is based on information supplied by the Plan recordkeeper as of 12/31/03.
(5)	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.
(6)	Due to the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan, 10,340 options will vest and become exercisable on April 21, 2005, and 8,980 options will vest and become exercisable on April 21, 2006, subject to grantee's continued service with Company as specififed in the Plan.
(7)	These options vest and become exercisable on 3/23/13, unless accelerated based on satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan.

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