{"id":5197,"date":"2021-05-07T13:59:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T18:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:09:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/ie\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; row_padding_bottom=&#8221;pb-4&#8243; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--wrap    \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--background-image bg-brand-dark-blue bg-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-background\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AdobeStock_587660032-scaled.jpeg) center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--inner width-100\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class='content-heading  100%  '>\n    <p class='text-white subheading'>Built to Last<\/p>\n    <h1 class='text-white    '>\n      Brown &amp; Brown<br \/>\nOur Company\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=&#8221;pt-4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756369540185{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_padding_top=&#8221;pt-4&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    <p class='text-brand-blue subheading'>About Brown &amp; Brown<\/p>\n    <h1 class='text-brand-blue   text-bold h2'>\n      \n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]Founded as a family business in 1939, Brown &amp; Brown has grown to become a global top 10 insurance broker, helping businesses and individuals navigate an increasingly complex insurance landscape. Following the acquisition of Global Risk Partners (GRP) in 2022, we are now one of the largest insurance intermediaries in the UK and Ireland, working with almost half a million personal and commercial insurance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feefo.com\/en-GB\/reviews\/brown-brown-uk\">customers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Through our network of local insurance brokers, we support individuals and businesses with personal and commercial insurance solutions, risk management services and sector-specific support. Our teams work with customers across a broad range of industries, combining local knowledge with access to a wide range of insurer partners.<\/p>\n<p>With around <a href=\"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/uk\/locations\/\">140 office locations across the UK<\/a>, we continue to deliver the personal service and local presence customers would expect from a local insurance broker, backed by the resources and capabilities of a global organisation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=&#8221;pt-2&#8243; row_padding_bottom=&#8221;pb-0&#8243; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640642672733{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13579&#8243; img_size=&#8221;100&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-heading text-center 100%\">\n<p class=\"text-brand-blue mb-1 h3\">TOP 10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Insurance<br \/>\nBrokerage[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640642676367{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13567&#8243; img_size=&#8221;100&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-heading text-center 100% \">\n<p class=\"text-brand-blue mb-1 h3\"><span class=\"anim-number\" data-start_from=\"1\" data-number=\"700\">700<\/span>+<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Locations Across our<br \/>\nTeam of Companies<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640642679857{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13575&#8243; img_size=&#8221;100&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-heading text-center 100% \">\n<p class=\"text-brand-blue mb-1 h3\"><span class=\"anim-number\" data-start_from=\"1\" data-number=\"23000\">23,000<\/span>+<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Talented<br \/>\nTeammates[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13375&#8243; img_size=&#8221;100&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-heading text-center 100% \">\n<p class=\"text-brand-blue mb-1 h3\"><span class=\"anim-number\" data-start_from=\"1\" data-number=\"19\">19<\/span> Countries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">and Growing<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13383&#8243; img_size=&#8221;100&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-heading text-center 100% \">\n<p class=\"text-brand-blue mb-1 h3\">$5.9 Billion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">in Revenue<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=&#8221;pt-0&#8243; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column]  <div class=\"container overlapping-image-container content-right\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"image-column col-md-12 col-lg\">\n        <div class=\"image-column--inner\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AdobeStock_1281275005-scaled.jpeg');\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"content-column col-md-12 col-lg-7\">\n        <div class=\"content-column--inner\">\n                      <h3>What Do We Do?<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"content-column--content \">\n            At Brown &amp; Brown, we support customers with personal insurance, business insurance and risk management solutions across a broad range of industries and sectors. Alongside our wider capabilities, we have <a href=\"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/uk\/sectors\/\">dedicated teams<\/a> specialising in specific areas, allowing us to meet a diverse range of insurance needs.          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=&#8221;pt-0&#8243; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column]  <div class=\"container overlapping-image-container content-left\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"image-column col-md-12 col-lg\">\n        <div class=\"image-column--inner\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0318.jpg');\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"content-column col-md-12 col-lg-7\">\n        <div class=\"content-column--inner\">\n                      <h3>Power of WE<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"content-column--content \">\n            At Brown &amp; Brown, everything we do is about the\u00a0<strong>Power of WE \u2013 Never \u2018ME\u2019<\/strong>. By bringing together teammates from across our business, we combine different perspectives, strengths and specialist knowledge to support our customers, insurer partners and communities. Teamwork, trust and integrity are at the heart of our culture and guide how we work every day.          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639150348151{background-color: #eaeaec !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h2 class='text-brand-dark-blue   text-bold h2'>\n      Our European Operations Comprise:\n    <\/h2>\n\t\n  <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]  <div class=\"cards icon-column mb-2 match-height\">\n    <div class=\"icon-column--item cards--item \">\n\n      <div class=\"cards--inner\">\n\n                <div class=\"icon-column--icon bg-brand-dark-blue\">\n          <div class=\"icon-column--fa\"><i class=\"fas fa-fa fa-solid fa-flag\"><\/i><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <h3 class=\"cards--title\">Brown &amp; Brown Europe<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"cards--description\">A Retail Division of specialist and community insurance brokers operating from around 150 offices in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, focused on delivering a specialised, personal service to their customers.<\/div>\n\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  [\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]  <div class=\"cards icon-column mb-2 match-height\">\n    <div class=\"icon-column--item cards--item \">\n\n      <div class=\"cards--inner\">\n\n                <div class=\"icon-column--icon bg-brand-dark-blue\">\n          <div class=\"icon-column--fa\"><i class=\"fas fa-fas fa-flag\"><\/i><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <h3 class=\"cards--title\">Bridge Specialty International<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"cards--description\">Our specialty and wholesale broking division <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgespecialtygroup.com\/uk\/\">Bridge Specialty International<\/a>, incorporating <a 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