Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KIRK KENNETH D
  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 Executive VP
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2800 N. CENTRAL AVE., STE. 1600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/28/2005
(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85004
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 03/28/2005   M   10,340 A $ 9.6719 434,054 I Irrevocable Trust w/ Spouse
Common Stock, $.10 par value               125,650 I Stock Performance Plan (1)
Common Stock, $.10 par value               113 I 401(k) Plan (2)

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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 (3) $ 9.6719 03/28/2005   M     10,340 04/21/2004 04/20/2010 Common Stock 10,340 $ 9.6719 0 D  
Stock Options (3) $ 9.6719             04/21/2005(4) 04/20/2010 Common Stock 10,340   10,340 D  
Stock Options (3) $ 9.6719             04/21/2006(4) 04/20/2010 Common Stock 10,340   10,340 D  
Stock Options (3) $ 31.56             03/23/2013(5) 03/24/2013 Common Stock 56,700   56,700 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KIRK KENNETH D
2800 N. CENTRAL AVE., STE. 1600
PHOENIX, AZ 85004
      Regional Executive VP  

Signatures

 KENNETH D. KIRK   03/29/2005
**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) Granted pusuant to the Company's Stock Performance Plan. Ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to that Plan.
(2) Based upon information supplied as of 12/31/04 by the Plan's recordkeeper. Number of shares varies periodically based on contributions to plan.
(3) 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.
(4) Due to the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan, 10,340 options will vest and become exercisable on each of 4/21/05 and 4/21/06, subject to grantee's continued service with Company as specified in the Plan.
(5) 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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