Houston, Texas, November 6, 2006, -- Brown & Brown of Texas, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), has named Joseph R. Fejes, CLU, ChFC, as manager of its Personal Lines Department. Previously, he was an executive with both Transamerica and Ameritas Financial. At Brown & Brown of Texas, Inc., Mr. Fejes will focus upon expanding the department’s Individual Life Insurance, Annuity, Disability and Long Term Care product lines to complement its already strong Personal Homeowners, Automobile, Valuable Articles, Recreational Vehicle and Umbrella brokerage services. In this capacity, Mr. Fejes will oversee a staff of four professionals. Mr. Fejes is an expert in handling the complex Life Insurance needs of higher net worth individuals. Working with clients and their legal and tax advisors, he has almost two decades of experience in using qualified and non-qualified insurance and investment vehicles to provide clients with strategies to protect their families, minimize their taxes, and build wealth. During his career he has helped hundreds of clients perpetuate their businesses in a tax efficient manner through funded buy/sell agreements. A graduate of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio with a degree in Business Administration, he is a licensed individual Life, Health, Disability, Annuity, and Long Term Care broker and Personal Lines Property / Casualty broker. Mr. Fejes is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). Brown & Brown of Texas, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), one of the world's ten largest insurance brokers. Based in Houston, Brown & Brown of Texas, Inc. operates throughout the state of Texas and across the nation, and does business in more than two dozen states. It is principally engaged in the business of serving commercial and personal insurance customers by providing professional advice, insurance coverage placement and related claim services. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, it offers businesses Property / Casualty Insurance, Surety Bonds, and Group Employee Benefit Plans. It provides individuals with Home, Automobile, Valuable Article, and Life Insurance. |
