Brown & Brown is a family-owned insurance broker catering to middle market customers. The business has increased revenue every year since 1993 (the year it went public) with the exception of 2009 when revenues fell 1%. Brown & Brown uses its free cash to acquire new agencies, and its success in reinvesting nearly all of its free cash flow in this manner has led to a consistent market-beating compounder.
About 35% of the stock is in the hands of the Brown family, management and employees providing strong alignment with shareholders. The firm also boasts an industry leading cash flow conversion ratio, converting ~25% of revenue to free cash flow.
Written in 2020
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Accession has two main parts. I'll start with the Risk Strategies part, and then we can discuss the One80 part. The Risk Strategies part is the retail broker, serving companies and individuals. One of their strengths was building out their specialty expertise, particularly for middle market clients. This was their key differentiation. They operated above the main street of America but below the level where companies have risk managers. This core area is an attractive commission base, large enough to require sophisticated support, which they excelled at.
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They focused on building their specialty expertise, differentiating them from competitors by targeting specialty-focused firms in their acquisition strategy. They emphasized producer hiring and training to develop these specialties. They were particularly strong in private equity, competing with Marsh and Aon, serving over 200 private equity firms. In healthcare, they also excelled, competing with Aon and Marsh, handling large hospital networks and long-term care facilities with sophisticated teams.
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