HULL & COMPANY, INC. ANNOUNCES THE ASSET ACQUISITION OF HIGH COUNTRY INSURANCE MANAGERS, LLC

(Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) . . . Robert L. 'Bob' McGrew, Senior Vice President – Branch Operations of Hull & Company, Inc. (Hull), and Karl Eggers, President of High Country Insurance Managers, LLC (High Country), with offices in Lakewood, Colorado, today announced the asset acquisition of High Country by Hull.

“This is a great acquisition for us as it doubles our strength in Colorado and the surrounding areas, and adds Karl Eggers and his top notch team to our ranks,” says McGrew.  Karl Eggers adds, “Hull gives us an incredible array of resources and a long-term platform from which to serve our customers.”

Eggers and his staff will continue to operate under the High Country brand from their current Lakewood, Colorado location.

This acquisition does not affect Hull’s current Denver operations run by Ralph Robinson. Both Karl and Ralph report directly to Bob McGrew, who notes, “Ralph and his team do a great job and have different markets. This is an opportunity to enhance our offerings in Colorado by adding new markets and talent.”

Hull & Company, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), offering a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products and services, as well as risk management, third-party administration, and managed health care programs. Providing service to business, public entity, individual, trade and professional association clients nationwide, the Brown & Brown, Inc. is ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the United States’ seventh largest independent insurance intermediary. The Company’s Web address is www.bbinsurance.com. 

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