FORM 4	 	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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*          

Lydecker              Charles	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
 Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)	6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)	
		   	Director	 	10% Owner	
		  X 	Officer (give
title below)	 	Other (specify
below)	
		Regional Executive Vice President 	
(Last)                    (First)                (Middle)

 220 S. Ridgewood Ave.	3. I.R.S. Identification
   Number of Reporting
   Person, if an entity
   (Voluntary)
 	4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year
March 24, 2003 	

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)	
		5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
 	X   	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
(Street)
Daytona Beach       FL            32114			   	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
(City)                      (State)                  (Zip)	Table I  ¾ Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
  	2. Trans-
    action
    Date

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)	2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)	3. Trans-
    action
    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. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)

  (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Owner-
    ship

    (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A)
or
(D)	Price				

Common Stock, $.10 par value	  
  
3/24/03	 	  
  
A	 	  
  
8,570(1)	  
  
A	  
  
N/A	  
  
50,850	  
  
I	Stock Performance Plan	
Common Stock, $.10 par value	  	 	  	 	  	  	 	84,390**	D	  	
  
Common Stock, $.10 par value	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  
13,324	  
I	401(k) Plan(2)	
 Common Stock, $.10 par value	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	         12	I	Children(3)	

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**Owned jointly with spouse.
FORM 4 (continued)	Table II  ¾ Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 3)
  	2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
   Security
  	3. Trans-
    action
    Date
(Month/
 Day/
Year)	3A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any
  (Month/
   Day/
  Year)
  	4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)	5. Number of Deriv-
    ative Securities         Acquired (A) or Dis-
    posed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)	7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price
    of
    Deriv-
    ative
    Secur-
    ity
    (Instr.
    5)	9. Number
   of deriv-
   ative
   Secur-
   ities
   Bene-
   ficially
   Owned
   Follow-
   ing
   Reported
   Trans-
   action(s)
   (Instr. 4)	10. Owner-
     ship
     Form of
     Deri-
     vative
     Security:
     Direct
     (D) or
     Indirect
     (I)
     (Instr. 4)
  	11. Nature
     of
     Indirect
     Benefi-
     cial
     Owner-
     ship
     (Instr. 4)
  	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date
Exer-
cisable	Expira-
tion
Date	Title	Amount or
Number of
Shares					
 Stock Options(a)	$    9.6719	  	 	  	 	  	  	4/21/03(b)	4/20/10	Common Stock	   10,340	  	  	D	  	
  	     9.6719	  	  	  	 	 	  	 4/21/04(b)	 4/20/10	Common Stock	   10,340	  	  	 D	 	
 	     9.6719	 	 	 	 	 	 	 4/21/05(b)	 4/20/10	Common Stock	   10,340	 	 	 D	 	
 	    9.6719	 	 	 	 	 	 	 4/21/06(b)	4/20/10 	Common Stock 	      8,980	 	  	 D	 	
 	$31.56	3/24/03	 	 A	 	25,000(c)	  	3/23/13	3/24/13	Common Stock	   25,000	 	65,000	D	 	

  
Explanation of Responses:	
(1)   These securities were granted pursuant to the Company's Stock Performance Plan.  Until the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to that Plan, the recipient has neither voting rights nor dividend entitlement with respect to these shares, and full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.
(2)   Based upon information supplied as of 12/31/02 by the Plan's recordkeeper.  Number of shares varies periodically based on contributions to plan. 
(3)   Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of securities owned by 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.
(a)    Granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board 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.
(b)    Due to the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan, 10,340 options will vest and become exercisable on each of April 21, 2003, 2004, and 2005, and 8,980 options will vest and become exercisable on April 21, 2006, subject to grantee's continued service with Company as specified in the Plan.
(c)    These options vest and become exercisable on 3/23/13, unless accelerated based on satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan.

 	 	/S/ CHARLES LYDECKER	          	3/24/03	
  	  	  	  	  	
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.	**Signature of Reporting Person	          	Date	
  	See18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	CHARLES LYDECKER	          	                                	
  
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