Overview of Transaction​​

• Established in 2005, CIA is a full-service retail insurance agency headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

• CIA writes commercial lines, personal lines, and employee benefits business across a variety of industries. The Company offers comprehensive program audits, risk management and loss control analysis, and HR program design, and implementation and compliance services.

• CIA agreed to partner with Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO). Brown & Brown is the world’s sixth-largest insurance brokerage firm, and a leading provider of risk management solutions to individuals and businesses.

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Significance of Transaction​​

• The CIA partnership expands Brown & Brown’s share in the Southeast marketplace while simultaneously adding a young management team with a highly diversified book of business.

• CIA will bring to its customers BRO’s capabilities in terms of scope of offerings, deeper bench strength and enhanced geographic footprint.

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Sica | Fletcher's Role 

• CIA engaged Sica | Fletcher to explore multiple strategic options for the firm, culminating in its sale to Brown & Brown.

• This transaction underscores Sica | Fletcher’s strong relationship with publicly traded companies, having previously worked with Brown & Brown on numerous deals.