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EXHIBIT 24a
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ BRADLEY CURREY, JR.
___________________________
Bradley Currey, Jr.
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ SAMUEL P. BELL III
________________________
Samuel P. Bell III
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ J. HYATT BROWN
______________________
J. Hyatt Brown
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ JIM W. HENDERSON
________________________
Jim W. Henderson
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ THEODORE J. HOEPNER
__________________________
Theodore J. Hoepner
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ DAVID H. HUGHES
_________________________
David H. Hughes
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ TONI JENNINGS
_____________________
Toni Jennings
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ JAN E. SMITH
________________________
Jan E. Smith
Dated: July 26, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig
and Thomas M. Donegan, Jr., or either of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement for Brown & Brown, Inc. on Form S-8 with respect to the
registration of shares of common stock under the Brown & Brown,
Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Employees, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ CORY T. WALKER
__________________________
Cory T. Walker
Dated: July 26, 2000
