EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated January 19, 2001 on the
consolidated financial statements of Brown & Brown, Inc. (the "Company") as of
December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2000 incorporated by reference into the Company's Form 10-K and
10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2000, into the Company's Form S-3 dated
on or around December 14, 2001, and to all references to our Firm included in
this registration statement.

/S/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Orlando, Florida,
December 14, 2001.