Brown & Brown insider activity
What the executives and directors of Brown & Brown actually did with their own shares, decoded from their SEC Form 4 filings. Each figure says the stretch of time it covers.
The tape: three years of insider trades
Every marker sits at the price reported on the Form 4. The line is the monthly median of all prices insiders reported, so the chart needs no market feed; the grey strip is the routine flow (grants, vestings, tax withholding and gifts) that a headline gets wrong by counting it as selling.
The 94 routine events on the chart, as a list
| Date | Insider | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | GELLERSTEDT LAWRENCE L III | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | Hoepner Theodore J | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | KRUMP PAUL J | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | JENNINGS TONI | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | JOHNSON JOIA M | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | PATEL JAYMIN B | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | Reilly Wendell | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | Main Timothy R.M. | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | Hunt James S | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | Masojada Bronislaw Edmund | 2,434 |
| May 6, 2026 | Savio Kathleen A. | 2,434 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | PENNY JEROME SCOTT | 23K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | BROWN J POWELL | 141K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Walker Chris L | 18K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Watts R. Andrew | 44K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Brown P Barrett | 21K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Boyd Stephen M | 24K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Turpin Julie | 19K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Hearn Stephen Patrick | 7,137 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Gallagher Paul M. | 1,070 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | BROWN HYATT J | 127K |
| Dec 31, 2025 | BROWN J POWELL | 127K |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Brown P Barrett | 127K |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Watts R. Andrew | 4,062 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Boyd Stephen M | 1,500 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | BROWN HYATT J | 1,422 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | BROWN J POWELL | 474 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Brown P Barrett | 474 |
| May 7, 2025 | GELLERSTEDT LAWRENCE L III | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | Hoepner Theodore J | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | KRUMP PAUL J | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | JENNINGS TONI | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | PATEL JAYMIN B | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | Reilly Wendell | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | Main Timothy R.M. | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | Hunt James S | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | Masojada Bronislaw Edmund | 1,268 |
| May 7, 2025 | Savio Kathleen A. | 1,268 |
| May 5, 2025 | Turpin Julie | 2,226 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Hearn Stephen Patrick | 3,248 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | PENNY JEROME SCOTT | 12K |
| Feb 24, 2025 | BROWN J POWELL | 75K |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Walker Chris L | 13K |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Watts R. Andrew | 19K |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Brown P Barrett | 13K |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Boyd Stephen M | 11K |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Turpin Julie | 8,144 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | Walker Chris L | 4,531 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | PENNY JEROME SCOTT | 7,098 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | BROWN J POWELL | 43K |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Watts R. Andrew | 9,938 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Brown P Barrett | 8,071 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Boyd Stephen M | 6,413 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Turpin Julie | 1,392 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J | 100K |
| Dec 31, 2024 | BROWN J POWELL | 100K |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Brown P Barrett | 100K |
| Dec 13, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J | 1,032 |
Where the shares went, last 12 months
Every Form 4 movement decomposed: what flowed in (grants, vested equity, purchases) and what flowed out (tax withholding, plan sales, discretionary sales, gifts). Counted in shares, because grants carry no price.
The chart, in numbers
| Flow | Shares |
|---|---|
| From holdings | 232K |
| Granted | 240K |
| Bought on market | 2,860 |
| Withheld for tax | 87K |
| Gifts | 388K |
Skin in the game
Directly held shares as reported after each trade, indexed to 100 at the start of the window, up to five years back. Direct holdings only: trust and family-entity positions are per-entity in the filings and do not sum honestly, so this chart refuses to guess. The steps are the trades.
The chart, in numbers
| Insider | Start of the window | Latest reported | Indexed, start = 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN J POWELL | 2.5M | 186K | 7.4 |
| Brown P Barrett | 1.3M | 61K | 4.6 |
| Reilly Wendell | 36K | 43K | 119.4 |
| Hoepner Theodore J | 115K | 72K | 62.6 |
Who holds what
the 14 largest holdings of 24| Insider | Role | Shares held | Buys 12 m | Sales 12 m | 12 m | Last trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN J POWELL President and CEO | CEO | 2.0M | – | – | – | |
| Brown P Barrett Executive Vice President | Officer | 1.9M | – | – | – | |
| BROWN HYATT J Chairman Last trade Nov 26, 2024 | Officer | 1.8M | – | – | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| Reilly Wendell Last trade Mar 6, 2008 | Director | 139K | – | – | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| Hoepner Theodore J Last trade Mar 6, 2009 | Director | 97K | – | – | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| Watts R. Andrew EVP, CFO and Treasurer Last trade Aug 8, 2024 | CFO | 87K | – | – | Aug 8, 2024 | |
| PENNY JEROME SCOTT EVP,Chief Acquisitions Officer Last trade Dec 19, 2019 | Officer | 69K | – | – | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| Walker Chris L EVP/Chair Spec Dist Segment Last trade Feb 20, 2020 | Officer | 62K | – | – | Feb 20, 2020 | |
| VARNER CHILTON D Last trade Mar 15, 2007 | Director | 58K | – | – | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| JENNINGS TONI | Director | 58K | – | – | – | |
| Boyd Stephen M EVP/Pres Spec Dist Segment Last trade Nov 2, 2023 | Officer | 55K | – | – | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| PROCTOR H PALMER JR Last trade May 5, 2026 | Director | 50K | $114K | – | net buying over the year: 1 month buying, 0 months selling | May 5, 2026 |
| Turpin Julie EVP/Chief People Officer Last trade Jun 7, 2024 | Officer | 39K | – | – | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| Nester Kenneth Gray II EVP/Chief Information Officer | Officer | 39K | – | – | – |
Open-market trade log
the 60 most recent of 173| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since trade | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | JOHNSON JOIA M (Director) 860 shares $58.05 +0.0% since trade filed Jun 10, 2026 | Open-market buy | 860 | $58.05 | $50K | +0.0% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| May 5, 2026 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 2,000 shares $57.10 +1.7% since trade filed May 6, 2026 | Open-market buy | 2,000 | $57.10 | $114K | +1.7% | May 6, 2026 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | KRUMP PAUL J (Director) 2,678 shares $93.31 −37.8% since trade filed Aug 8, 2025 | Open-market buy | 2,678 | $93.31 | $250K | −37.8% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Masojada Bronislaw Edmund (Director) 1,000 shares $91.44 −36.5% since trade filed Aug 7, 2025 | Open-market buy | 1,000 | $91.44 | $91K | −36.5% | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 30K shares $111.75 −48.1% since trade filed Nov 26, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 30K | $111.75 | $3.3M | −48.1% | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 389K shares $111.75 −48.1% since trade filed Nov 26, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 389K | $111.75 | $43M | −48.1% | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 135K shares $104.51 −44.5% since trade filed Aug 30, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 135K | $104.51 | $14M | −44.5% | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Watts R. Andrew (CFO) 2,500 shares $100.32 −42.1% since trade filed Aug 9, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 2,500 | $100.32 | $251K | −42.1% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Turpin Julie (Officer) 3,350 shares $89.92 −35.4% since trade filed Jun 7, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 3,350 | $89.92 | $301K | −35.4% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 42K shares $85.25 −31.9% since trade filed Mar 14, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 42K | $85.25 | $3.6M | −31.9% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 50K shares $85.04 −31.7% since trade filed Mar 14, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 50K | $85.04 | $4.3M | −31.7% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 44K shares $85.91 −32.4% since trade filed Mar 14, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 44K | $85.91 | $3.8M | −32.4% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 50K shares $85.90 −32.4% since trade filed Mar 14, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 50K | $85.90 | $4.3M | −32.4% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 50K shares $86.05 −32.5% since trade filed Mar 14, 2024 | Discretionary sale | 50K | $86.05 | $4.3M | −32.5% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Boyd Stephen M (Officer) 1 shares $70.65 −17.8% since trade filed Nov 3, 2023 | Discretionary sale | 1 | $70.65 | $71 | −17.8% | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Boyd Stephen M (Officer) 351 shares $70.63 −17.8% since trade filed Nov 3, 2023 | Discretionary sale | 351 | $70.63 | $25K | −17.8% | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Boyd Stephen M (Officer) 2,148 shares $70.64 −17.8% since trade filed Nov 3, 2023 | Discretionary sale | 2,148 | $70.64 | $152K | −17.8% | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Masojada Bronislaw Edmund (Director) 4,000 shares $65.78 −11.8% since trade filed Jun 22, 2023 | Open-market buy | 4,000 | $65.78 | $263K | −11.8% | Jun 22, 2023 |
| May 1, 2023 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 1 shares $65.66 −11.6% since trade filed May 3, 2023 | Discretionary sale | 1 | $65.66 | $66 | −11.6% | May 3, 2023 |
| May 1, 2023 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 448 shares $65.68 −11.6% since trade filed May 3, 2023 | Discretionary sale | 448 | $65.68 | $29K | −11.6% | May 3, 2023 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Hays James Charles (Director) 5,000 shares $53.50 +8.5% since trade filed Mar 17, 2023 | Open-market buy | 5,000 | $53.50 | $268K | +8.5% | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | GELLERSTEDT LAWRENCE L III (Director) 3,400 shares $57.92 +0.2% since trade filed Feb 13, 2023 | Open-market buy | 3,400 | $57.92 | $197K | +0.2% | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | LLOYD ROBERT W (Officer) 10K shares $65.48 −11.4% since trade filed Aug 9, 2022 | Discretionary sale | 10K | $65.48 | $663K | −11.4% | Aug 9, 2022 |
| May 19, 2022 | GELLERSTEDT LAWRENCE L III (Director) 1,800 shares $54.95 +5.6% since trade filed May 20, 2022 | Open-market buy | 1,800 | $54.95 | $99K | +5.6% | May 20, 2022 |
| May 5, 2022 | GELLERSTEDT LAWRENCE L III (Director) 1,690 shares $58.90 −1.4% since trade filed May 6, 2022 | Open-market buy | 1,690 | $58.90 | $100K | −1.4% | May 6, 2022 |
| May 5, 2022 | BROWN HUGH M (Director) 487 shares $60.92 −4.7% since trade filed May 6, 2022 | Open-market buy | 487 | $60.92 | $30K | −4.7% | May 6, 2022 |
| May 5, 2022 | BROWN HUGH M (Director) 824 shares $59.66 −2.7% since trade filed May 6, 2022 | Open-market buy | 824 | $59.66 | $49K | −2.7% | May 6, 2022 |
| May 5, 2022 | Hays James Charles (Director) 5,000 shares $58.90 −1.4% since trade filed May 6, 2022 | Open-market buy | 5,000 | $58.90 | $295K | −1.4% | May 6, 2022 |
| May 4, 2022 | Hays James Charles (Director) 5,000 shares $58.90 −1.4% since trade filed May 6, 2022 | Open-market buy | 5,000 | $58.90 | $295K | −1.4% | May 6, 2022 |
| May 3, 2022 | GELLERSTEDT LAWRENCE L III (Director) 1,670 shares $59.99 −3.2% since trade filed May 4, 2022 | Open-market buy | 1,670 | $59.99 | $100K | −3.2% | May 4, 2022 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 2,000 shares $61.53 −5.7% since trade filed Jan 28, 2022 | Open-market buy | 2,000 | $61.53 | $123K | −5.7% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Boyd Stephen M (Officer) 7,050 shares $58.03 filed Aug 27, 2021 | Discretionary sale | 7,050 | $58.03 | $409K | – | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 2,000 shares $54.98 filed Jul 29, 2021 | Open-market buy | 2,000 | $54.98 | $110K | – | Jul 29, 2021 |
| May 6, 2021 | LLOYD ROBERT W (Officer) 9,629 shares $53.52 filed May 7, 2021 | Discretionary sale | 9,629 | $53.52 | $515K | – | May 7, 2021 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 850K shares $51.66 filed May 3, 2021 | Discretionary sale | 850K | $51.66 | $44M | – | May 3, 2021 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Hays James Charles (Director) 5,000 shares $43.35 filed Feb 2, 2021 | Open-market buy | 5,000 | $43.35 | $217K | – | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Hays James Charles (Director) 5,000 shares $43.40 filed Feb 2, 2021 | Open-market buy | 5,000 | $43.40 | $217K | – | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | LLOYD ROBERT W (Officer) 22K shares $44.50 filed Aug 3, 2020 | Discretionary sale | 22K | $44.50 | $971K | – | Aug 3, 2020 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Walker Chris L (Officer) 4,469 shares $48.46 filed Feb 21, 2020 | Discretionary sale | 4,469 | $48.46 | $217K | – | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | PENNY JEROME SCOTT (Officer) 30K shares $39.47 filed Dec 23, 2019 | Discretionary sale | 30K | $39.47 | $1.2M | – | Dec 23, 2019 |
| Jul 25, 2019 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 800 shares $35.96 filed Jul 26, 2019 | Open-market buy | 800 | $35.96 | $29K | – | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Jul 25, 2019 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 1,000 shares $35.97 filed Jul 26, 2019 | Open-market buy | 1,000 | $35.97 | $36K | – | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Jul 25, 2019 | PROCTOR H PALMER JR (Director) 3,200 shares $35.96 filed Jul 26, 2019 | Open-market buy | 3,200 | $35.96 | $115K | – | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 35K shares $29.17 filed Mar 15, 2019 | Discretionary sale | 35K | $29.17 | $1.0M | – | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Mar 6, 2019 | LLOYD ROBERT W (Officer) 11K shares $29.29 filed Mar 6, 2019 | Discretionary sale | 11K | $29.29 | $311K | – | Mar 6, 2019 |
| Nov 7, 2018 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 2,000 shares $28.66 filed Nov 8, 2018 | Discretionary sale | 2,000 | $28.66 | $57K | – | Nov 8, 2018 |
| Mar 15, 2018 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 100K shares $52.75 filed Mar 15, 2018 | Discretionary sale | 100K | $52.75 | $5.3M | – | Mar 15, 2018 |
| Mar 14, 2018 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 4,200 shares $52.75 filed Mar 15, 2018 | Discretionary sale | 4,200 | $52.75 | $222K | – | Mar 15, 2018 |
| Mar 13, 2018 | BROWN HYATT J (Officer) 36K shares $53.13 filed Mar 15, 2018 | Discretionary sale | 36K | $53.13 | $1.9M | – | Mar 15, 2018 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 2,500 shares $44.43 filed Aug 2, 2017 | Discretionary sale | 2,500 | $44.43 | $111K | – | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 2,500 shares $44.48 filed Aug 2, 2017 | Discretionary sale | 2,500 | $44.48 | $111K | – | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 3,870 shares $44.29 filed Aug 2, 2017 | Discretionary sale | 3,870 | $44.29 | $171K | – | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Aug 1, 2017 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 5,000 shares $44.56 filed Aug 2, 2017 | Discretionary sale | 5,000 | $44.56 | $223K | – | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Aug 1, 2017 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 5,000 shares $44.61 filed Aug 2, 2017 | Discretionary sale | 5,000 | $44.61 | $223K | – | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 25K shares $42.24 filed Apr 24, 2017 | Discretionary sale | 25K | $42.24 | $1.0M | – | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Dec 1, 2016 | PENNY JEROME SCOTT (Officer) 10K shares $43.56 filed Dec 2, 2016 | Discretionary sale | 10K | $43.56 | $436K | – | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Nov 23, 2016 | PENNY JEROME SCOTT (Officer) 15K shares $42.64 filed Nov 28, 2016 | Discretionary sale | 15K | $42.64 | $640K | – | Nov 28, 2016 |
| Nov 23, 2016 | FREEBOURN RICHARD (Officer) 25K shares $42.90 filed Nov 23, 2016 | Discretionary sale | 25K | $42.90 | $1.1M | – | Nov 23, 2016 |
| Sep 20, 2016 | LLOYD ROBERT W (Officer) 2,971 shares $37.32 filed Sep 21, 2016 | Discretionary sale | 2,971 | $37.32 | $111K | – | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | STRIANESE ANTHONY T (Officer) 1,444 shares $37.02 filed Jul 1, 2016 | Discretionary sale | 1,444 | $37.02 | $53K | – | Jul 1, 2016 |
“Since trade” compares with the latest insider-implied price, not a market quote: these pages are built from filings alone. A role here is the one on that day's Form 4, so somebody promoted since appears under both titles.
Filing hygiene
How to read this
A Form 4 transaction code decides everything. P is an open-market purchase and S an open-market sale; those two are the only codes where an insider chose to trade. A is a grant, M an option exercise or vesting, F shares withheld to cover tax, G a gift. Most “insiders dumped billions” headlines are code F and M mechanics.
Sales flagged 10b5-1 run on a plan the insider adopted in advance; since 2023 every Form 4 carries that flag. Buys have historically predicted returns, sales mostly have not, and this page states filings, not advice.