Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

Or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 001-13619

 

 

BROWN & BROWN, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida   LOGO   59-0864469

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

   

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

220 South Ridgewood Avenue,

Daytona Beach, FL

    32114
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (386) 252-9601

Registrant’s Website: www.bbinsurance.com

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $.10 par value, outstanding as of July 31, 2013 was 144,899,681.

 

 

 


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BROWN & BROWN, INC.

INDEX

 

         PAGE NO.  

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

  
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

     4   
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     5   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30,  2013 and 2012

     6   
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     19   

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     35   

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

     35   

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

     36   

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

     36   

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

     37   

SIGNATURE

     38   

 

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Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Brown & Brown, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “Brown & Brown” or the “Company”), make “forward-looking statements” within the “safe harbor” provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, throughout this report and in the documents we incorporate by reference into this report. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan” and “continue” or similar words. We have based these statements on our current expectations about future events. Although we believe the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q and the reports, statements, information and announcements incorporated by reference into this report are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business, a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, whether oral or written, made by us or on our behalf. Many of these factors have previously been identified in filings or statements made by us or on our behalf. Important factors which could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this report include the following items, in addition to those matters described in Part I, Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”:

 

   

Projections of revenues, income, losses, cash flows, and capital expenditures;

 

   

Future prospects;

 

   

Plans for future operations;

 

   

Expectations of the economic environment;

 

   

Material adverse changes in economic conditions in the markets we serve and in the general economy;

 

   

Future regulatory actions and conditions in the states in which we conduct our business;

 

   

Competition from others in the insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, insurance programs and service business;

 

   

The occurrence of adverse economic conditions, an adverse regulatory climate, or a disaster in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, because a significant portion of business written by Brown & Brown is for customers located in these states;

 

   

The integration of our operations with those of businesses or assets we have acquired, including our January 2012 acquisition of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Superholding Corporation (“Arrowhead”) and our July 2013 acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings, Inc. (“Beecher”), or may acquire in the future and the failure to realize the expected benefits of such acquisition and integration;

 

   

Premium rates and exposure units set by insurance companies which have traditionally varied and are difficult to predict;

 

   

Our ability to forecast liquidity needs through at least the end of 2013;

 

   

Our ability to renew or replace expiring leases;

 

   

Outcome of legal proceedings and governmental investigations;

 

   

Policy cancellations which can be unpredictable;

 

   

Potential changes to the tax rate that would affect the value of deferred tax assets and liabilities;

 

   

The inherent uncertainty in making estimates, judgments, and assumptions in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”);

 

   

The performance of acquired businesses and its effect on estimated acquisition earn-out payable;

 

   

Other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in our public announcements and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings; and

 

   

Assumptions as to any of the foregoing and all statements that are not based on historical fact but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future results and events.

Forward-looking statements that we make or that are made by others on our behalf are based on a knowledge of our business and the environment in which we operate, but because of the factors listed above, among others, actual results may differ from those in the forward-looking statements. Consequently, these cautionary statements qualify all of the forward-looking statements we make herein. We cannot assure you that the results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that those results or developments will result in the expected consequences for us or affect us, our business or our operations in the way we expect. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We assume no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

BROWN & BROWN, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)    For the three months
ended June 30,
    For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2013      2012     2013      2012  

REVENUES

          

Commissions and fees

   $ 324,150       $ 289,942      $ 657,943       $ 586,475   

Investment income

     239         187        425         322   

Other income, net

     1,403         787        2,436         6,605   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     325,792         290,916        660,804         593,402   

EXPENSES

          

Employee compensation and benefits

     163,514         150,752        323,012         300,348   

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     3,623         3,738        7,473         7,485   

Other operating expenses

     47,397         42,220        93,736         85,620   

Amortization

     16,121         15,881        32,282         31,494   

Depreciation

     4,263         3,784        8,430         7,425   

Interest

     3,997         4,000        7,981         8,087   

Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     656         (604     2,178         (992
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     239,571         219,771        475,092         439,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     86,221         71,145        185,712         153,935   

Income taxes

     34,214         28,674        73,574         62,031   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 52,007       $ 42,471      $ 112,138       $ 91,904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.36       $ 0.30      $ 0.78       $ 0.64   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.36       $ 0.29      $ 0.77       $ 0.63   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     140,836         139,086        140,816         139,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     143,021         141,828        142,938         141,664   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.09       $ 0.0850      $ 0.1800       $ 0.1700   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BROWN & BROWN, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)    June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

ASSETS

     

Current Assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 385,525       $ 219,821   

Restricted cash and investments

     210,538         164,564   

Short-term investments

     12,205         8,183   

Premiums, commissions and fees receivable

     310,486         302,725   

Deferred income taxes

     15,051         24,408   

Other current assets

     38,767         39,811   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     972,572         759,512   

Fixed assets, net

     72,929         74,337   

Goodwill

     1,722,828         1,711,514   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

     538,767         566,538   

Other assets

     19,224         16,157   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 3,326,320       $ 3,128,058   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities:

     

Premiums payable to insurance companies

   $ 476,529       $ 406,704   

Premium deposits and credits due customers

     31,216         32,867   

Accounts payable

     46,884         48,524   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     107,153         79,593   

Current portion of long-term debt

     33         93   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     661,815         567,781   

Long-term debt

     450,000         450,000   

Deferred income taxes, net

     249,195         237,630   

Other liabilities

     63,252         65,314   

Shareholders’ Equity:

     

Common stock, par value $0.10 per share; authorized 280,000 shares; issued and outstanding 144,045 at 2013 and 143,878 at 2012

     14,405         14,388   

Additional paid-in capital

     344,354         335,872   

Retained earnings

     1,543,299         1,457,073   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,902,058         1,807,333   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,326,320       $ 3,128,058   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BROWN & BROWN, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     For the six months
ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)    2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 112,138      $ 91,904   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Amortization

     32,282        31,494   

Depreciation

     8,430        7,425   

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     7,473        7,485   

Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     2,178        (992

Deferred income taxes

     20,922        25,385   

Income tax benefit from exercise of shares from the stock benefit plans

     (307     (55

Net gain on sales of investments, fixed assets and customer accounts

     (974     (2,361

Payments on acquisition earn-outs in excess of original estimated payables

     (1,926     —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquisitions and divestitures:

    

Restricted cash and investments (increase)

     (45,974     (62,005

Premiums, commissions and fees receivable (increase)

     (6,307     (6,355

Other assets (increase)

     (1,386     (9,747

Premiums payable to insurance companies increase

     69,008        50,028   

Premium deposits and credits due customers (decrease)

     (1,651     (854

Accounts payable increase

     6,725        33,269   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities increase (decrease)

     27,517        (27,969

Other liabilities (decrease)

     (6,263     (23,903
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     221,885        112,749   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Additions to fixed assets

     (7,123     (12,677

Payments for businesses acquired, net of cash acquired

     (14,384     (369,733

Proceeds from sales of fixed assets and customer accounts

     513        4,504   

Purchases of investments

     (9,935     (3,147

Proceeds from sales of investments

     5,914        3,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (25,015     (377,969
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Payments on acquisition earn-outs

     (6,153     (1,645

Proceeds from long-term debt

     —         200,000   

Payments on long-term debt

     (60     (624

Borrowings on revolving credit facilities

     —         100,000   

Payments on revolving credit facilities

     —         (100,000

Income tax benefit from exercise of shares from the stock benefit plans

     307        55   

Issuances of common stock for employee stock benefit plans

     725        288   

Repurchase stock benefit plan shares for employees to fund tax withholdings

     (73     (1,084

Cash dividends paid

     (25,912     (24,363
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (31,166     172,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     165,704        (92,593

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     219,821        286,305   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 385,525      $ 193,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BROWN & BROWN, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1· Nature of Operations

Brown & Brown, Inc., a Florida corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Brown & Brown” or the “Company”) is a diversified insurance agency, insurance programs, wholesale brokerage and services organization that markets and sells to its customers insurance products and services, primarily in the property and casualty area. Brown & Brown’s business is divided into four reportable segments: the Retail Division, which provides a broad range of insurance products and services to commercial, public and quasi-public entities, professional and individual customers; the National Programs Division, which provides professional liability and related package products for certain professionals delivered through nationwide networks of independent agents, and markets targeted products and services designated for specific industries, trade groups, public and quasi-public entities and market niches; the Wholesale Brokerage Division, which markets and sells excess and surplus commercial insurance and reinsurance, primarily through independent agents and brokers; and the Services Division, which provides insurance-related services, including third-party claims administration and comprehensive medical utilization management services in both the workers’ compensation and all-lines liability arenas, as well as Medicare set-aside services, Social Security disability and Medicare benefits advocacy services, and catastrophe claims adjusting services.

NOTE 2· Basis of Financial Reporting

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.

NOTE 3· Net Income Per Share

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260 — Earnings Per Share is the authoritative guidance that states that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and, therefore, are included in computing earnings per share (“EPS”) pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method determines EPS for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings. Performance stock shares granted to employees under the Company’s Performance Stock Plan and Stock Incentive Plan are considered participating securities as they receive non-forfeitable dividend equivalents at the same rate as common stock.

 

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Basic EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares (including participating securities) issued and outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding plus equivalent shares assuming the exercise of stock options. The dilutive effect of stock options is computed by application of the treasury stock method. The following is a reconciliation between basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:

 

     For the three  months
ended June 30,
    For the six months
ended June 30,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net income

   $ 52,007      $ 42,471      $ 112,138      $ 91,904   

Net income attributable to unvested awarded performance stock

     (1,157     (1,248     (2,467     (2,744
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common shares

   $ 50,850      $ 41,223      $ 109,671      $ 89,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic

     144,041        143,298        143,984        143,323   

Less unvested awarded performance stock included in weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic

     (3,205     (4,212     (3,168     (4,279
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share

     140,836        139,086        140,816        139,044   

Dilutive effect of stock options

     2,185        2,742        2,122        2,620   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding – diluted

     143,021        141,828        142,938        141,664   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.36      $ 0.30      $ 0.78      $ 0.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.36      $ 0.29      $ 0.77      $ 0.63   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 4· Business Combinations

Acquisitions in 2013

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, Brown & Brown has acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of two insurance intermediaries and a book of business (customer accounts). The aggregate purchase price of these acquisitions was $17,865,000, including $14,366,000 of cash payments, the issuance of $85,000 in other payables, the assumption of $860,000 of liabilities and $2,554,000 of recorded earn-out payables. All of these acquisitions were acquired primarily to expand Brown & Brown’s core businesses and to attract and hire high-quality individuals. Acquisition purchase prices are typically based on a multiple of average annual operating profit earned over a one- to three-year period within a minimum and maximum price range. The recorded purchase price for all acquisitions consummated after January 1, 2009 included an estimation of the fair value of liabilities associated with any potential earn-out provisions. Subsequent changes in the fair value of earn-out obligations will be recorded in the consolidated statement of income when incurred.

The fair value of earn-out obligations is based on the present value of the expected future payments to be made to the sellers of the acquired businesses in accordance with the provisions outlined in the respective purchase agreements. In determining fair value, the acquired business’s future performance is estimated using financial projections developed by management for the acquired business and reflects market participant assumptions regarding revenue growth and/or profitability. The expected future payments are estimated on the basis of the earn-out formula and performance targets specified in each purchase agreement compared to the associated financial projections. These payments are then discounted to present value using a risk-adjusted rate that takes into consideration the likelihood that the forecasted earn-out payments will be made.

Based on the acquisition date and the complexity of the underlying valuation work, certain amounts included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements may be provisional and thus subject to further adjustments within the permitted measurement period, as defined in ASC Topic 805 – Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). For the six months ended June 30, 2013, several adjustments were made within the permitted measurement period that resulted in reduction to the aggregate purchase price of the applicable acquisitions of $1,115,000, including $18,000 of cash payments, a reduction of $454,000 in other payables, the assumption of $42,000 of liabilities and the reduction of $721,000 in recorded earn-out payables.

 

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The following table summarizes the aggregate purchase price allocations made as of the date of each acquisition for current year acquisitions and adjustments made during the measurement period for prior year acquisitions:

 

(in thousands)                                          

Name

  

Business

Segment

  

Date of

Acquisition

   Cash
Paid
     Other
Payable
    Recorded
Earn-Out
Payable
    Net  Assets
Acquired
    Maximum
Potential  Earn-
Out Payable
 

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Superholding Corporation

   National Programs; Services    January 9, 2012    $ —        $ (454   $ —       $ (454   $ —    

Insurcorp & GGM Investments LLC

   Retail    May 1, 2012      —          —         (834     (834     —     

Richard W. Endlar Insurance Agency, Inc.

   Retail    May 1, 2012      —          —         220        220        —     

Texas Security General Insurance Agency, Inc.

  

Wholesale

Brokerage

   September 1, 2012      —          —         (107     (107     —     

The Rollins Agency, Inc.

   Retail    June 1, 2013      13,792         50        2,256        16,098        4,300   

Other

   Various    Various      592         35        298        925        448   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

         $ 14,384       $ (369   $ 1,833      $ 15,848      $ 4,748   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisitions and adjustments made during the measurement period for prior year acquisition:

 

(in thousands)    Rollins     Arrowhead     Insurcorp     Endlar      Texas
Security
    Other     Total  

Other current assets

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —        $ 25      $ 1,455      $ 1,480   

Fixed assets

     30        —          —          —          —         1        31   

Goodwill

     13,019        (454     (566     216         (843     (685     10,687   

Purchased customer accounts

     3,876        —          (268     4         708        170        4,490   

Non-compete agreements

     31        —          —          —          —         31        62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     16,956        (454     (834     220         (110     972        16,750   

Other current liabilities

     (858     —         —         —          3        (47     (902
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 16,098      $ (454   $ (834   $ 220       $ (107   $ 925      $ 15,848   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted average useful lives for the acquired amortizable intangible assets are as follows: purchased customer accounts, 15.0 years; and non-compete agreements, 5.0 years.

Goodwill of $10,687,000, was allocated to the Retail, National Programs and Wholesale Brokerage Divisions in the amounts of $11,984,000, ($454,000) and ($843,000), respectively. Of the total goodwill of $10,687,000, $9,308,000 is currently deductible for income tax purposes and ($454,000) is non-deductible. The remaining $1,833,000 relates to the earn-out payables and will not be deductible until it is earned and paid.

The results of operations for the acquisitions completed during 2013 have been combined with those of the Company since their respective acquisition dates. The total revenues and income before income taxes from the acquisitions completed through June 30, 2013, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, were $627,000 and $142,000, respectively. If the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the period, the Company’s results of operations would be as shown in the following table. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions actually been made at the beginning of the respective periods.

 

(UNAUDITED)    For the three months ended
June 30,
     For the six months ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)    2013      2012      2013      2012  

Total revenues

   $ 326,753       $ 292,242       $ 663,460       $ 596,931   

Income before income taxes

     86,506         71,528         186,503         154,953   

Net income

     52,179         42,700         112,616         92,511   

 

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(UNAUDITED)    For the three months ended
June 30,
     For the six months ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)    2013      2012      2013      2012  

Net income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.36       $ 0.30       $ 0.78       $ 0.65   

Diluted

   $ 0.36       $ 0.29       $ 0.77       $ 0.63   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

           

Basic

     140,836         139,086         140,816         139,044   

Diluted

     143,021         141,828         142,938         141,664   

Acquisitions in 2012

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, Brown & Brown acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of seven insurance intermediaries and all of the stock of one insurance intermediary. The aggregate purchase price of these acquisitions was $599,122,000, including $428,612,000 of cash payments, the issuance of notes payable of $59,000, the issuance of $23,594,000 in other payables, the assumption of $133,938,000 of liabilities and $12,919,000 of recorded earn-out payables. All of these acquisitions were acquired primarily to expand Brown & Brown’s core businesses and to attract and hire high-quality individuals. Acquisition purchase prices are typically based on a multiple of average annual operating profit earned over a one- to three-year period within a minimum and maximum price range. The recorded purchase price for all acquisitions consummated after January 1, 2009 included an estimation of the fair value of liabilities associated with any potential earn-out provisions. Subsequent changes in the fair value of earn-out obligations will be recorded in the consolidated statement of income when incurred.

The fair value of earn-out obligations is based on the present value of the expected future payments to be made to the sellers of the acquired businesses in accordance with the provisions outlined in the respective purchase agreements. In determining fair value, the acquired business’s future performance is estimated using financial projections developed by management for the acquired business and reflects market participant assumptions regarding revenue growth and/or profitability. The expected future payments are estimated on the basis of the earn-out formula and performance targets specified in each purchase agreement compared to the associated financial projections. These payments are then discounted to present value using a risk-adjusted rate that takes into consideration the likelihood that the forecasted earn-out payments will be made.

The acquisition made during the six months ended June 30, 2012 have been accounted for as business combinations and were as follows:

 

(in thousands)                                                        

Name

   Business
Segment
     2012
Date of
Acquisition
     Cash
Paid
     Note
Payable
     Other
Payable
     Recorded
Earn-Out
Payable
     Net Assets
Acquired
     Maximum
Potential
Earn-Out
Payable
 

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Superholding Corporation

    

 

 

National

Programs;

Services

  

  

  

     January 9       $ 397,531       $ —        $ 22,694       $ 3,634       $ 423,859       $ 5,000   

Insurcorp & GGM Investments LLC (d/b/a Maalouf Benefit Resources)

     Retail         May 1         15,500         —          900         4,932         21,332         17,000   

Other

     Various         Various         15,581         59         —          4,353         19,993         10,235   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

         $ 428,612       $ 59       $ 23,594       $ 12,919       $ 465,184       $ 32,235   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition:

 

(in thousands)    Arrowhead      Insurcorp      Other      Total  

Cash

   $ 61,786       $ —        $ —        $ 61,786   

Other current assets

     68,381         —          219         68,600   

Fixed assets

     4,629         25         67         4,721   

Goodwill

     321,774         14,856         12,931         349,561   

 

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(in thousands)    Arrowhead     Insurcorp     Other     Total  

Purchased customer accounts

     99,515        6,529        8,190        114,234   

Non-compete agreements

     100        22        97        219   

Other assets

     1        —         —         1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     556,186        21,432        21,504        599,122   

Other current liabilities

     (105,905     (100     (1,510     (107,515

Deferred income taxes, net

     (26,423     —         —         (26,423
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     (132,328     (100     (1,510     (133,938
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 423,858      $ 21,332      $ 19,994      $ 465,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted average useful lives for the acquired amortizable intangible assets are as follows: purchased customer accounts, 15.0 years; and non-compete agreements, 5.0 years.

Goodwill of $349,561,000, was allocated to the Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage and Services Divisions in the amounts of $26,976,000, $252,761,000, $811,000 and $69,013,000, respectively. Of the total goodwill of $349,561,000, $19,909,000 is currently deductible for income tax purposes and $316,733,000 is non-deductible. The remaining $12,919,000 relates to the earn-out payables and will not be deductible until it is earned and paid.

The results of operations for the acquisitions completed during 2012 have been combined with those of the Company since their respective acquisition dates. The total revenues and income (loss) before income taxes from the acquisitions completed through June 30, 2012, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2012, were $30,554,000 and ($814,000), respectively. The total revenues and income (loss) before income taxes from the acquisitions completed through June 30, 2012, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2012, were $58,266,000 and ($452,000), respectively. If the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the period, the Company’s results of operations would be as shown in the following table. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions actually been made at the beginning of the respective periods.

 

(UNAUDITED)    For the three  months
ended June 30,
     For the six  months
ended June 30,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)    2012      2011      2012      2011  

Total revenues

   $ 291,763       $ 277,522       $ 599,965       $ 570,176   

Income before income taxes

     71,473         70,022         156,202         155,203   

Net income

     42,667         42,189         93,257         93,622   

Net income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.30       $ 0.30       $ 0.65       $ 0.66   

Diluted

   $ 0.29       $ 0.29       $ 0.64       $ 0.64   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

           

Basic

     139,086         138,379         139,044         138,365   

Diluted

     141,828         139,942         141,664         140,950   

For acquisitions consummated prior to January 1, 2009, additional consideration paid to sellers as a result of purchase price earn-out provisions are recorded as adjustments to intangible assets when the contingencies are settled. The net additional consideration paid by the Company in 2013 as a result of these adjustments totaled $627,000, all of which was allocated to goodwill. Of the $627,000 net additional consideration paid, $627,000 was issued as an other payable. The net additional consideration paid by the Company in 2012 as a result of these adjustments totaled $2,907,000, all of which was allocated to goodwill. Of the $2,907,000 net additional consideration paid, $2,907,000 was paid in cash.

As of June 30, 2013, the maximum future contingency payments related to all acquisitions totaled $135,199,000, all of which relates to acquisitions consummated subsequent to January 1, 2009.

ASC Topic 805 — Business Combinations is the authoritative guidance requiring an acquirer to recognize 100% of the fair values of acquired assets, including goodwill, and assumed liabilities (with only limited exceptions) upon initially obtaining control of an acquired entity. Additionally, the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements (such as earn-out purchase arrangements) at the acquisition date must be included in the purchase price consideration. As a result, the recorded purchase prices for all acquisitions consummated after January 1, 2009 include an estimation of the fair value of liabilities associated with any potential earn-out provisions. Subsequent changes in these earn-out obligations will be recorded in the consolidated statement of income when incurred. Potential earn-out obligations are typically based upon future earnings of the acquired entities, usually between one and three years.

 

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As of June 30, 2013 and 2012, the fair values of the estimated acquisition earn-out payables were re-evaluated and measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3). The resulting additions, payments, and net changes, as well as the interest expense accretion on the estimated acquisition earn-out payables, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:

 

     For the three  months
ended June 30,
    For the six  months
ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Balance as of the beginning of the period

   $ 49,469      $ 51,908      $ 52,987      $ 47,715   

Additions to estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     2,554        8,205        1,833        12,919   

Payments for estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     (3,761     (1,512     (8,080     (1,645
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     48,262        58,601        46,740        58,989   

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables:

        

Change in fair value on estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     159        (1,236     1,156        (2,206

Interest expense accretion

     497        632        1,022        1,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     656        (604     2,178        (992
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30

   $ 48,918      $ 57,997      $ 48,918      $ 57,997   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Of the $48,918,000 estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of June 30, 2013, $14,455,000 was recorded as accounts payable and $34,463,000 was recorded as other non-current liabilities. Of the $57,997,000 in estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of June 30, 2012, $16,682,000 was recorded as accounts payable and $41,315,000 was recorded as other non-current liabilities.

NOTE 5· Goodwill

Goodwill is subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair value-based test. Brown & Brown completed its most recent annual assessment as of November 30, 2012, and identified no impairment as a result of the evaluation.

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by operating segment for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

(in thousands)    Retail      National
Programs
     Wholesale
Brokerage
    Services      Total  

Balance as of January 1, 2013

   $ 876,219       $ 439,180       $ 288,054      $ 108,061       $ 1,711,514   

Goodwill of acquired businesses

     11,984         173         (843     —          11,314   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2013

   $ 888,203       $ 439,353       $ 287,211      $ 108,061       $ 1,722,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE 6· Amortizable Intangible Assets

Amortizable intangible assets at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, consisted of the following:

 

     June 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
(in thousands)    Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Value
     Weighted
Average
Life
(Years)(1)
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Value
     Weighted
Average
Life
(Years)(1)
 

Purchased customer accounts

   $ 1,009,452       $ (471,638   $ 537,814         14.9       $ 1,005,031       $ (439,623   $ 565,408         14.9   

Non-compete agreements

     25,382         (24,429     953         7.2         25,320         (24,190     1,130         7.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

Total

   $ 1,034,834       $ (496,067   $ 538,767          $ 1,030,351       $ (463,813   $ 566,538      
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the years ending December 31, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, is estimated to be $64,271,000, $63,327,000, $62,038,000, $57,457,000, and $54,745,000, respectively.

 

(1) Weighted average life calculated as of the date of acquisition.

 

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NOTE 7· Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, consisted of the following:

 

(in thousands)    2013     2012  

Unsecured senior notes

   $ 450,000      $ 450,000   

Acquisition notes payable

     33        93   

Revolving credit facility

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     450,033        450,093   

Less current portion

     (33     (93
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 450,000      $ 450,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

In July 2004, the Company completed a private placement of $200.0 million of unsecured senior notes (the “Notes”). The $200.0 million was divided into two series: (1) Series A, which closed on September 15, 2004, for $100.0 million due in 2011 and bore interest at 5.57% per year; and (2) Series B, which closed on July 15, 2004, for $100.0 million due in 2014 and bearing interest at 6.08% per year. Brown & Brown has used the proceeds from the Notes for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and repayment of existing debt. On September 15, 2011, the $100.0 million of Series A Notes were redeemed on their normal maturity date. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was an outstanding balance on the Notes of $100.0 million.

On December 22, 2006, the Company entered into a Master Shelf and Note Purchase Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with a national insurance company (the “Purchaser”). On September 30, 2009, the Company and the Purchaser amended the Master Agreement to extend the term of the agreement until August 20, 2012. The Purchaser also purchased Notes issued by the Company in 2004. The Master Agreement provides for a $200.0 million private uncommitted “shelf” facility for the issuance of unsecured senior notes over a three-year period, with interest rates that may be fixed or floating and with such maturity dates, not to exceed ten years, as the parties may determine. The Master Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default similar to the Notes issued in 2004. The initial issuance of notes under the Master Agreement occurred on December 22, 2006, through the issuance of $25.0 million in Series C Senior Notes due December 22, 2016, with a fixed interest rate of 5.66% per year. On February 1, 2008, $25.0 million in Series D Senior Notes due January 15, 2015, with a fixed interest rate of 5.37% per year, were issued. On September 15, 2011, and pursuant to a Confirmation of Acceptance, dated January 21, 2011 (the “Confirmation”), in connection with the Master Agreement, $100.0 million in Series E Senior Notes due September 15, 2018, with a fixed interest rate of 4.50% per year, were issued. The Series E Senior Notes were issued for the sole purpose of retiring the Series A Senior Notes. As of June 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, there was an outstanding debt balance issued under the provisions of the Master Agreement of $150.0 million. The Master Agreement expired on September 30, 2012 and was not extended.

On October 12, 2012, the Company entered into a Master Note Facility Agreement (the “New Master Agreement”) with another national insurance company (the “New Purchaser”). The New Purchaser also purchased Notes issued by the Company in 2004. The New Master Agreement provides for a $125.0 million private uncommitted “shelf” facility for the issuance of unsecured senior notes over a three-year period, with interest rates that may be fixed or floating and with such maturity dates, not to exceed ten years, as the parties may determine. The New Master Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default similar to the Master Agreement.

On June 12, 2008, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of June 3, 2008 (the “Prior Loan Agreement”), with a national banking institution, amending and restating the Revolving Loan Agreement dated September 29, 2003, as amended (the “Revolving Agreement”), to, among other things, increase the lending commitment to $50.0 million (subject to potential increases up to $100.0 million) and to extend the maturity date from December 20, 2011, to June 3, 2013. The Revolving Agreement initially provided for a revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount of $75.0 million. After a series of amendments that provided covenant exceptions for additional notes issued or to be issued under the Master Agreement and relaxed or deleted certain other covenants, the maximum principal amount was reduced to $20.0 million. The Revolving Agreement was amended and restated by the SunTrust Revolver (as defined in the below paragraph).

On January 9, 2012, the Company entered into: (1) an amended and restated revolving and term loan credit agreement (the “SunTrust Agreement”) with SunTrust Bank (“SunTrust”) that provides for (a) a $100.0 million term loan (the “SunTrust Term Loan”) and (b) a $50.0 million revolving line of credit (the “SunTrust Revolver”) and (2) a $50.0 million promissory note (the “JPM Note”) in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), pursuant to a letter agreement executed by JP Morgan (together with the JPM Note, (the “JPM Agreement”) that provided for a $50.0 million uncommitted line of credit bridge facility (the “JPM Bridge Facility”). The SunTrust Term Loan, the SunTrust Revolver and the JPM Bridge Facility were each funded on January 9, 2012, and provided the financing for the Arrowhead acquisition. The SunTrust Agreement amended and restated the Prior Loan Agreement.

The maturity date for the SunTrust Term Loan and the SunTrust Revolver is December 31, 2016, at which time all outstanding principal and unpaid interest will be due. Both the SunTrust Term Loan and the SunTrust Revolver may be increased by up to $50.0 million (bringing the total amount available to $150.0 million for the SunTrust Term Loan and $100.0 million for the SunTrust

 

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Revolver). The calculation of interest and fees for the SunTrust Agreement is generally based on the Company’s funded debt-to-EBITDA ratio. Interest is charged at a rate equal to 1.00% to 1.40% above LIBOR or 1.00% below the Base Rate, each as more fully described in the SunTrust Agreement. Fees include an up-front fee, an availability fee of 0.175% to 0.25%, and a letter of credit margin fee of 1.00% to 1.40%. The obligations under the SunTrust Term Loan and SunTrust Revolver are unsecured and the SunTrust Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default that are customary for similar facilities for similar borrowers and that are substantially similar to those contained in the Prior Loan Agreement. 

The maturity date for the JPM Bridge Facility was February 3, 2012, at which time all outstanding principal and unpaid interest would have been due. On January 26, 2012, the Company entered into a term loan agreement (the “JPM Agreement”) with JPMorgan that provided for a $100.0 million term loan (the “JPM Term Loan”). The JPM Term Loan was fully funded on January 26, 2012, and provided the financing to fully repay (1) the JPM Bridge Facility and (2) the SunTrust Revolver. As a result of the January 26, 2012 financing and repayments, the JPM Bridge Facility was terminated and the SunTrust Revolver’s amount outstanding was reduced to zero. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no borrowings against this SunTrust Revolver.

The maturity date for the JPM Term Loan is December 31, 2016, at which time all outstanding principal and unpaid interest will be due. Interest is charged at a rate equal to the Alternative Base Rate or 1.00% above the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, each as more fully described in the JPM Agreement. Fees include an up-front fee. The obligations under the JPM Term Loan are unsecured and the JPM Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default that are customary for similar facilities for similar borrowers.

The 30-day LIBOR and Adjusted LIBOR Rate as of June 30, 2013 were 0.19% and 0.25%, respectively.

The Notes, the Master Agreement, the SunTrust Agreement and the JPM Agreement all require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and comply with certain other covenants. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Acquisition notes payable represent debt incurred to former owners of certain insurance operations acquired by Brown & Brown. These notes and future contingent payments are payable in monthly, quarterly and annual installments through July 2013.

NOTE 8· Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities

 

     For the six  months
ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)    2013      2012  

Cash paid during the period for:

     

Interest

   $ 7,660       $ 7,764   

Income taxes

   $ 52,077       $ 45,261   

Brown & Brown’s significant non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows:

 

     For the six  months
ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)    2013      2012  

Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts

   $ 257       $ 23,594   

Notes payable issued or assumed for purchased customer accounts

   $ —         $ 59   

Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges

   $ 1,833       $ 12,919   

Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts

   $ 614       $ 1,273   

NOTE 9· Legal and Regulatory Proceedings

The Company is involved in numerous pending or threatened proceedings by or against Brown & Brown, Inc. or one or more of its subsidiaries that arise in the ordinary course of business. The damages that may be claimed against the Company in these various proceedings are in some cases substantial, including in many instances claims for punitive or extraordinary damages. Some of these claims and lawsuits have been resolved, others are in the process of being resolved and others are still in the investigation or discovery phase. The Company will continue to respond appropriately to these claims and lawsuits and to vigorously protect its interests.

Although the ultimate outcome of such matters cannot be ascertained and liabilities in indeterminate amounts may be imposed on Brown & Brown, Inc. or its subsidiaries, on the basis of present information, availability of insurance and legal advice, it is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate determination of such claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position. However, as (i) one or more of the Company’s insurance companies could take the

 

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position that portions of these claims are not covered by the Company’s insurance, (ii) to the extent that payments are made to resolve claims and lawsuits, applicable insurance policy limits are eroded, and (iii) the claims and lawsuits relating to these matters are continuing to develop, it is possible that future results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by unfavorable resolutions of these matters.

NOTE 10· Segment Information

Brown & Brown’s business is divided into four reportable segments: the Retail Division, which provides a broad range of insurance products and services to commercial, public and quasi-public entities, and to professional and individual customers; the National Programs Division, which provides professional liability and related package products for certain professionals delivered through nationwide networks of independent agents, and markets targeted products and services designed for specific industries, trade groups, public and quasi-public entities, and market niches; the Wholesale Brokerage Division, which markets and sells excess and surplus commercial and personal lines insurance, and reinsurance, primarily through independent agents and brokers; and the Services Division, which provides insurance-related services, including third-party claims administration and comprehensive medical utilization management services in both the workers’ compensation and all-lines liability arenas, as well as Medicare set-aside service, Social Security disability and Medicare benefits advocacy services and catastrophe claims adjusting services.

Brown & Brown conducts all of its operations within the United States of America, except for one wholesale brokerage operation based in London, England which commenced business in March 2008. This operation earned $2.8 million and $3.1 million of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This operation earned $5.9 million and $5.8 million of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Additionally, this operation earned $9.7 million of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012. Long-lived assets held outside of the United States during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were not material.

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Brown & Brown evaluates the performance of its segments based upon revenues and income before income taxes. Inter-segment revenues are eliminated.

Summarized financial information concerning Brown & Brown’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables. The “Other” column includes any income and expenses not allocated to reportable segments and corporate-related items, including the inter-company interest expense charge to the reporting segment.

 

     For the three months ended June 30, 2013  
(in thousands)    Retail      National
Programs
     Wholesale
Brokerage
     Services      Other     Total  

Total revenues

   $ 171,819       $ 68,354       $ 54,823       $ 30,403       $ 393      $ 325,792   

Investment income

   $ 23       $ 5       $ 4       $ —        $ 207      $ 239   

Amortization

   $ 8,789       $ 3,511       $ 2,887       $ 925       $ 9      $ 16,121   

Depreciation

   $ 1,371       $ 1,326       $ 716       $ 401       $ 449      $ 4,263   

Interest expense

   $ 5,649       $ 5,590       $ 723       $ 1,883       $ (9,848   $ 3,997   

Income before income taxes

   $ 44,482       $ 11,226       $ 15,760       $ 2,589       $ 12,164      $ 86,221   

Total assets

   $ 2,501,084       $ 1,224,175       $ 925,901       $ 246,235       $ (1,571,075   $ 3,326,320   

Capital expenditures

   $ 1,488       $ 1,420       $ 561       $ 379       $ 328      $ 4,176   
     For the three months ended June 30, 2012  
(in thousands)    Retail      National
Programs
     Wholesale
Brokerage
     Services      Other     Total  

Total revenues

   $ 162,019       $ 52,966       $ 47,483       $ 27,660       $ 788      $ 290,916   

Investment income

   $ 27       $ 11       $ 5       $ —        $ 144      $ 187   

Amortization

   $ 8,652       $ 3,278       $ 2,786       $ 1,156       $ 9      $ 15,881   

Depreciation

   $ 1,294       $ 1,136       $ 661       $ 304       $ 389      $ 3,784   

Interest expense

   $ 6,704       $ 4,351       $ 895       $ 4,481       $ (12,431   $ 4,000   

Income before income taxes

   $ 33,886       $ 9,238       $ 11,195       $ 2,618       $ 14,208      $ 71,145   

Total assets

   $ 2,229,198       $ 1,149,268       $ 795,134       $ 268,629       $ (1,344,938   $ 3,097,291   

Capital expenditures

   $ 1,574       $ 3,434       $ 712       $ 444       $ 608      $ 6,772   

 

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     For the six months ended June 30, 2013  
(in thousands)    Retail      National
Programs
     Wholesale
Brokerage
     Services      Other     Total  

Total revenues

   $ 346,387       $ 137,294       $ 103,520       $ 73,050       $ 553      $ 660,804   

Investment income

   $ 46       $ 10       $ 9       $ 1       $ 359      $ 425   

Amortization

   $ 17,600       $ 7,030       $ 5,784       $ 1,849       $ 19      $ 32,282   

Depreciation

   $ 2,742       $ 2,574       $ 1,423       $ 798       $ 893      $ 8,430   

Interest expense

   $ 11,849       $ 11,284       $ 1,478       $ 3,804       $ (20,434   $ 7,981   

Income before income taxes

   $ 90,693       $ 25,238       $ 26,122       $ 16,542       $ 27,117      $ 185,712   

Total assets

   $ 2,501,084       $ 1,224,175       $ 925,901       $ 246,235       $ (1,571,075   $ 3,326,320   

Capital expenditures

   $ 2,823       $ 2,312       $ 1,097       $ 498       $ 393      $ 7,123   
     For the six months ended June 30, 2012  
(in thousands)    Retail      National
Programs
     Wholesale
Brokerage
     Services      Other     Total  

Total revenues

   $ 329,223       $ 117,573       $ 90,787       $ 53,490       $ 2,329      $ 593,402   

Investment income

   $ 52       $ 11       $ 11       $ —        $ 248      $ 322   

Amortization

   $ 17,179       $ 6,454       $ 5,573       $ 2,269       $ 19      $ 31,494   

Depreciation

   $ 2,552       $ 2,278       $ 1,317       $ 529       $ 749      $ 7,425   

Interest expense

   $ 13,638       $ 11,003       $ 2,121       $ 6,001       $ (24,676   $ 8,087   

Income before income taxes

   $ 76,086       $ 25,195       $ 20,072       $ 5,605       $ 26,977      $ 153,935   

Total assets

   $ 2,229,198       $ 1,149,268       $ 795,134       $ 268,629       $ (1,344,938   $ 3,097,291   

Capital expenditures

   $ 2,635       $ 5,850       $ 1,886       $ 805       $ 1,501      $ 12,677   

 

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NOTE 11· Subsequent Event

On July 1, 2013, Brown & Brown acquired Beecher Carlson Holdings, Inc. (“Beecher”), an insurance and risk management broker with operations that include retail brokerage, program management and captive management, pursuant to a merger agreement, dated May 21, 2013, among the Company, Brown & Brown Merger Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Beecher, and BC Sellers’ Representative LLC, solely in its capacity as the representative of Beecher’s shareholders. The aggregate purchase price for Beecher was $454,475,000, including $364,644,000 of cash payments and the assumption of $89,831,000 of liabilities. Beecher was acquired primarily to expand Brown & Brown’s Retail and National Programs businesses, and to attract and hire high-quality individuals.

The Beecher acquisition will be accounted for as business combination as follows:

 

(in thousands)                                   

Name

   2013
Date of
Acquisition
     Cash Paid      Recorded
Earn-out
Payable
     Net Assets
Acquired
     Maximum
Potential
Earn-out
Payable
 

Beecher

     July 1       $ 364,644       $ —        $ 364,644       $ —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of Beecher’s aggregate assets and liabilities acquired:

 

(in thousands)

   Beecher  

Cash

   $ 40,361   

Other current assets

     44,433   

Fixed assets

     1,786   

Goodwill

     264,972   

Purchased customer accounts

     99,017   

Non-compete agreements

     2,913   

Other assets

     933   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     454,475   
  

 

 

 

Other current liabilities

     (72,949

Deferred income taxes, net

     (14,288

Other liabilities

     (2,594
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     (89,831
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 364,644   
  

 

 

 

The weighted average useful lives for the above acquired amortizable intangible assets are as follows: purchased customer accounts are 15.0 years, and non-compete agreements are 5.0 years.

If the Beecher acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2013, the Company’s estimated results of operations would be as shown in the following table. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the Beecher acquisition actually been made as of January 1, 2013.

 

(UNAUDITED)    For the
three months
ended
June 30,
2013
     For the
six months
ended

June 30,
2013
 
(in thousands, except per share data)              

Total revenues

   $ 354,873       $ 718,966   

Income before income taxes

   $ 90,152       $ 193,575   

Net income

   $ 54,382       $ 116,887   

Net income per share:

     

Basic

   $ 0.38       $ 0.81   

Diluted

   $ 0.37       $ 0.80   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

     

Basic

     140,836         140,816   

Diluted

     143,021         142,938   

 

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On July 1, 2013, in conjunction with the Beecher acquisition, the Company entered into: (1) a revolving loan agreement (the “Wells Fargo Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) that provides for a $50.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Wells Fargo Revolver”) and (2) a term loan agreement (the “Bank of America Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”) that provides for a $30.0 million term loan (the “Bank of America Term Loan”). The Wells Fargo Revolver was drawn down in the amount of $30.0 million and the Bank of America Term Loan was funded in the amount of $30.0 million, each on July 1, 2013, and these facilities provided the financing for the acquisition.

The maturity date for the Wells Fargo Revolver is December 31, 2016, at which time all outstanding principal and unpaid interest will be due. The Wells Fargo Revolver may be increased by up to $50.0 million (bringing the total available to $100.0 million). The calculation of interest and fees for the Wells Fargo Agreement is generally based on the Company’s funded debt-to-EBITDA ratio. Interest is charged at a rate equal to 1.00% to 1.40% above LIBOR or 1.00% below the Base Rate, each as more fully described in the Wells Fargo Agreement. Fees include an up-front fee, an availability fee of 0.175% to 0.25%, and a letter of credit margin fee of 1.00% to 1.40%. The obligations under the Wells Fargo Revolver are unsecured and the Wells Fargo Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default that are customary for similar facilities for similar borrowers.

The maturity date for the Bank of America Term Loan is December 31, 2016, at which time all outstanding principal and unpaid interest will be due. The calculation of interest for the Bank of America Agreement is generally based on the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio. Interest is charged at a rate equal to the Alternative Base Rate or 1.00% to 1.40% above the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, each as more fully described in the Bank of America Agreement. Fees include an up-front fee. Initially, until the Lender receives the Company’s September 30, 2013 quarter end financial statements, the applicable margin for Adjusted LIBOR Rate advances is 1.50%. The obligations under the Bank of America Term Loan are unsecured and the Bank of America Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default that are customary for similar facilities for similar borrowers.

 

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ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION UPDATES THE MD&A CONTAINED IN THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED IN 2012, AND THE TWO DISCUSSIONS SHOULD BE READ TOGETHER.

GENERAL

We are a diversified insurance agency, insurance programs, wholesale brokerage and services organization headquartered in Daytona Beach and Tampa, Florida. As an insurance intermediary, our principal sources of revenue are commissions paid by insurance companies and, to a lesser extent, fees paid directly by customers. Commission revenues generally represent a percentage of the premium paid by an insured and are materially affected by fluctuations in both premium rate levels charged by insurance companies and the insureds’ underlying “insurable exposure units,” which are units that insurance companies use to measure or express insurance exposed to risk (such as property values, or sales and payroll levels) to determine what premium to charge the insured. Insurance companies establish these premium rates based upon many factors, including reinsurance rates paid by such insurance companies, none of which we control.

The volume of business from new and existing customers, fluctuations in insurable exposure units and changes in general economic and competitive conditions all affect our revenues. For example, level rates of inflation or a general decline in economic activity could limit increases in the values of insurable exposure units. Conversely, the increasing costs of litigation settlements and awards have caused some customers to seek higher levels of insurance coverage. Historically, our revenues have typically grown as a result of, among other things, a concentrated focus on net new business growth and acquisitions.

We attempt to foster a strong, decentralized sales culture with a goal of consistent, sustained growth over the long term. As of July 1, 2013, our senior leadership group included eight executive officers with regional responsibility for oversight of designated operations within the Company, and six regional vice presidents in our Retail Division and one regional vice president in our Wholesale Brokerage Division, each of whom reports directly to one of our executive officers. Among the regional vice presidents in our Retail Division, the Company announced that P. Barrett Brown and Steve Denton had been named regional vice presidents as of July 1, 2013.

We increased revenues every year from 1993 to 2012, with the exception of 2009, when our revenues dropped 1.0%. Our annual revenues grew from $95.6 million in 1993 to $1.2 billion in 2012, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 14.2%. In the same 19 year period, we increased annual net income from $8.0 million to $184.0 million in 2012, a compound annual growth rate of 17.9%.

The years 2007 through 2011 posed significant challenges for us and for our industry in the form of a prevailing decline in insurance premium rates, commonly referred to as a “soft market” and increased significant governmental involvement in the Florida insurance marketplace which resulted in a substantial loss of revenues for us. Additionally, beginning in the second half of 2008 and continuing throughout 2011, there was a general decline in insurable exposure units as the consequence of the general weakening of the economy in the United States. As a result, from the first quarter of 2007 through the fourth quarter of 2011 we experienced negative internal revenue growth each quarter. Part of the decline in 2007 was the result of the increased governmental involvement in the Florida insurance marketplace, as described below in “The Florida Insurance Overview.” In 2010 and 2011, continued declining exposure units had a greater negative impact on our commissions and fees revenue than declining insurance premium rates.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, many insurance premium rates began to slightly increase. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2012, the general declines in insurable exposure units started to flatten and these exposures units subsequently began to gradually increase during the year. As a result, we recorded positive internal revenue growth for each quarter of 2012 for each of our four divisions with two exceptions; the first quarter for the Retail Division and the third quarter for the National Programs Division, in which declines of 0.7% and 3.3%, respectively, were experienced. For 2012, our consolidated internal revenue growth rate was 2.6%.

The growth trend has continued into 2013. For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, our consolidated internal revenue growth rates were 7.4% and 8.8%, respectively. Additionally, each of our four divisions recorded positive internal revenue growth for each quarter in 2013. In the event that the gradual increases in insurance premium rates and insurable exposure units that occurred in 2012 and in the first half of 2013 continue for the remainder of 2013, we expect to see continued positive quarterly internal revenue growth rates for the remaining six months of 2013, excluding the impact relating to our Colonial Claims operation. In the fourth quarter of 2012, Colonial Claims earned claims fees of $7.4 million as a direct result of the significant claims activity from Superstorm Sandy. Absent another major flooding event, we estimate Colonial Claims revenues for each of the 2013 third and fourth quarters to be between $1.5 million and $2.0 million.

We also earn “profit-sharing contingent commissions,” which are profit-sharing commissions based primarily on underwriting results, but which may also reflect considerations for volume, growth and/or retention. These commissions are primarily received in the first and second quarters of each year, based on the aforementioned considerations for the prior year(s). Over the last three years, profit-sharing contingent commissions have averaged approximately 4.8% of the previous year’s total commissions and fees revenue. Profit-sharing contingent commissions are typically included in our total commissions and fees in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the year received. The term “core commissions and fees” excludes profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs (as defined below),

 

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and therefore represents the revenues earned directly from specific insurance policies sold, and specific fee-based services rendered. In contrast, the term “core organic commissions and fees” is our core commissions and fees less (i) the core commissions and fees earned for the first twelve months by newly-acquired operations and (ii) divested business (core commissions and fees generated from offices, books of business or niches sold or terminated during the comparable period). Core organic commissions and fees attempts to express the current year’s core commissions and fees on a comparable basis with the prior year’s core commissions and fees. The resulting net change reflects the aggregate changes from (i) net new and lost accounts, (ii) net changes in our clients’ exposure units, and (iii) net changes in insurance premium rates. The net changes in each of these three components can be determined for each of our customers. However, because our agency management accounting systems do not aggregate such data, it is not reportable. Core organic commissions and fees can reflect either “positive” growth with a net increase in revenues, or “negative” growth with a net decrease in revenues.

In recent years, five national insurance companies have replaced the loss-ratio based profit-sharing contingent commission calculation with a guaranteed fixed-base methodology, referred to as “Guaranteed Supplemental Commissions” (“GSCs”). Since GSCs are not subject to the uncertainty of loss ratios, they are accrued throughout the year based on actual premiums written. As of December 31, 2012, we accrued and earned $9.1 million from GSCs during 2012, most of which was collected in the first quarter of 2013. For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we earned $1.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively, from GSCs. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we earned $3.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively, from GSCs.

Fee revenues relate to fees negotiated in lieu of commissions, which are recognized as services are rendered. Fee revenues are generated primarily by: (1) our Services Division, which provides insurance-related services, including third-party claims administration and comprehensive medical utilization management services in both the workers’ compensation and all-lines liability arenas, as well as Medicare set-aside services, Social Security disability and Medicare benefits advocacy services, and catastrophe claims adjusting services, and (2) our National Programs and Wholesale Brokerage Divisions, which earn fees primarily for the issuance of insurance policies on behalf of insurance companies. These services are provided over a period of time, typically one year. Fee revenues, as a percentage of our total commissions and fees as of the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 represented 20.7% and 19.1%, respectively. Fee revenues, as a percentage of our total commissions and fees as of the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 represented 26.4% and 18.4%, respectively. Fee revenues, as a percentage of our total commissions and fees, represented 21.7% in 2012, 16.4% in 2011 and 14.6% in 2010.

Historically, investment income has consisted primarily of interest earnings on premiums and advance premiums collected and held in a fiduciary capacity before being remitted to insurance companies. Our policy is to invest available funds in high-quality, short-term fixed income investment securities. As a result of the bank liquidity and solvency issues in the United States in the last quarter of 2008, we moved substantial amounts of our cash into non-interest bearing checking accounts so that they would be fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or into money-market investment funds (a portion of which is FDIC insured) of SunTrust and Wells Fargo, two large national banks. Effective January 1, 2013, the FDIC ceased providing insurance guarantees on non-interest bearing checking accounts. Investment income also includes gains and losses realized from the sale of investments.

Florida Insurance Overview

Many states have established “Residual Markets,” which are governmental or quasi-governmental insurance facilities that are intended to provide coverage to individuals and/or businesses that cannot buy insurance in the private marketplace, i.e., “insurers of last resort.” These facilities can be designed to cover any type of risk or exposure; however, the exposures most commonly subject to such facilities are automobile or high-risk property exposures. Residual Markets can also be referred to as FAIR Plans, Windstorm Pools, Joint Underwriting Associations, or may even be given names styled after the private sector like “Citizens Property Insurance Corporation” (“Citizens”) in Florida.

In August 2002, the Florida Legislature created Citizens, to be the “insurer of last resort” in Florida. Initially, Citizens charged insurance rates that were higher than those generally prevailing in the private insurance marketplace. In each of 2004 and 2005, four major hurricanes made landfall in Florida. As a result of the ensuing significant insurance property losses, Florida property insurance rates increased in 2006. To counter the higher property insurance rates, the State of Florida instructed Citizens to significantly reduce its property insurance rates beginning in January 2007. By state law, Citizens guaranteed these rates through January 1, 2010. As a result, Citizens became one of the most, if not the most, competitive risk-bearers for a large percentage of Florida’s commercial habitational coastal property exposures, such as condominiums, apartments, and certain assisted living facilities. Additionally, Citizens became the only insurance market for certain homeowner policies throughout Florida. Today, Citizens is one of the largest underwriters of coastal property exposures in Florida.

In 2007, Citizens became the principal direct competitor of the insurance companies that underwrite the condominium program administered by one of our indirect subsidiaries, Florida Intracoastal Underwriters, Limited Company (“FIU”), and the excess and surplus lines insurers represented by wholesale brokers such as Hull & Company, Inc., another of our subsidiaries. Consequently, these operations lost significant amounts of revenue to Citizens. From 2008 through 2012, Citizens’ impact was not as dramatic as it

 

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had been in 2007; FIU’s core commissions and fees decreased 19.7% during this four-year period. Citizens continued to be competitive against the excess and surplus lines insurers, and therefore Citizens has negatively affected the revenues of our Florida-based wholesale brokerage operations, such as Hull & Company, Inc. since 2007, although the impact has been decreasing each year.

Citizens’ impact on our Florida retail offices was less severe than on our National Programs and Wholesale Brokerage Division operations because our retail offices have the ability to place business with Citizens, although at slightly lower commission rates and with greater difficulty than with other insurance companies.

Effective January 1, 2010, Citizens raised its insurance rates, on average, 10% for properties with values of less than $10 million, and more than 10% for properties with values in excess of $10 million. Citizens raised its insurance rates again in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Our commission revenues from Citizens for 2012, 2011 and 2010 were approximately $6.4 million, $7.8 million, and $8.3 million, respectively. If, as expected, Citizens continues to attempt to reduce its insured exposures, the financial impact of Citizens on our business should continue to be reduced in the second half of 2013.

Company Overview — Second Quarter of 2013

We continued the trend that began in the first quarter of 2012, by achieving a quarterly positive growth rate of our core organic commissions and fees in the second quarter of 2013. This positive growth rate of 7.4% for the second quarter of 2013 accounted for $21.1 million of new core organic commissions and fees, which was generally broad-based across all four Divisions. Of the $21.1 million of new core organic commissions and fees, $7.1 million related to a new automobile aftermarket program in our National Programs Division, and $2.4 million was generated by our Colonial Claims operation in our Services Division as a result of the slowing claims activity related to the 2012 Superstorm Sandy.

Additionally, our profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the three months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $6.3 million over the second quarter of 2012.

Income before income taxes in the three-month period ended June 30, 2013 increased over the same period in 2012 by 21.2%, or $15.1 million, to $86.2 million, primarily due to net new business.

Acquisitions

Approximately 37,500 independent insurance agencies are estimated to be operating currently in the United States. Part of our continuing business strategy is to attract high-quality insurance intermediaries to join our operations. From 1993 through the second quarter of 2013, we acquired 442 insurance intermediary operations, excluding acquired books of business (customer accounts).

A summary of our acquisitions and related adjustments to the purchase price of prior acquisitions for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in millions, except for number of acquisitions):

 

     Number of Acquisitions     

Estimated

Annual

     Cash      Note      Other     Liabilities     

Recorded

Earn-Out

    

Aggregate

Purchase

 
     Asset      Stock      Revenues      Paid      Payable      Payable     Assumed      Payable      Price  

2013

     2         —        $ 6.0       $ 14.4       $ —        $ (0.3   $ 0.9       $ 1.8       $ 16.8   

2012

     7         1       $ 123.1       $ 428.6       $ 0.1       $ 23.6      $ 133.9       $ 12.9       $ 599.1   

Critical Accounting Policies

Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We continually evaluate our estimates, which are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of our assets and liabilities, which values are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe that of our significant accounting and reporting policies, the more critical policies include our accounting for revenue recognition, business acquisitions and purchase price allocations, intangible asset impairments and reserves for litigation. In particular, the accounting for these areas requires significant judgments to be made by management. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in our consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations. Refer to Note 1 in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for details regarding our critical and significant accounting policies.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012

The following discussion and analysis regarding results of operations and liquidity and capital resources should be considered in conjunction with the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes.

Financial information relating to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     For the three months
ended June 30,
    For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2013     2012     %
Change
    2013     2012     %
Change
 

REVENUES

            

Core commissions and fees

   $ 314,571      $ 286,641        9.7   $ 621,103      $ 556,361        11.6

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     7,879        1,043        655.4     32,918        25,264        30.3

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     1,700        2,258        (24.7 )%      3,922        4,850        (19.1 )% 

Investment income

     239        187        27.8     425        322        32.0

Other income, net

     1,403        787        78.3     2,436        6,605        (63.1 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenues

     325,792        290,916        12.0     660,804        593,402        11.4

EXPENSES

            

Employee compensation and benefits

     163,514        150,752        8.5     323,012        300,348        7.5

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     3,623        3,738        (3.1 )%      7,473        7,485        (0.2 )% 

Other operating expenses

     47,397        42,220        12.3     93,736        85,620        9.5

Amortization

     16,121        15,881        1.5     32,282        31,494        2.5

Depreciation

     4,263        3,784        12.7     8,430        7,425        13.5

Interest

     3,997        4,000        (0.1 )%      7,981        8,087        (1.3 )% 

Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     656        (604     NMF (1)      2,178        (992     NMF (1) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total expenses

     239,571        219,771        9.0     475,092        439,467        8.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

     86,221        71,145        21.2     185,712        153,935        20.6

Income taxes

     34,214        28,674        19.3     73,574        62,031        18.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

NET INCOME

   $ 52,007      $ 42,471        22.5   $ 112,138      $ 91,904        22.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net internal growth rate – core organic commissions and fees

     7.4     3.2       8.8     2.1  

Employee compensation and benefits ratio

     50.2     51.8       48.9     50.6  

Other operating expenses ratio

     14.5     14.5       14.2     14.4  

Capital expenditures

   $ 4,176      $ 6,772        $ 7,123      $ 12,677     

Total assets at June 30, 2013 and 2012

         $ 3,326,320      $ 3,097,291     

 

(1) NMF = Not a meaningful figure

Commissions and Fees

Commissions and fees, including profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs, for the second quarter of 2013 increased $34.2 million, or 11.8%, over the same period in 2012. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the second quarter of 2013 increased $6.3 million, or 190.2%, over the second quarter of 2012, to $9.6 million, due primarily to $5.6 million and $0.8 million increases in profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs in our National Programs and Wholesale Brokerage Divisions, respectively. Core organic commissions and fees are our core commissions and fees, less (i) the core commissions and fees

 

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earned for the first twelve months by newly acquired operations and (ii) divested business (core commissions and fees generated from sold or terminated offices, books of business or niches). Core commissions and fees revenue for the second quarter of 2013 increased $27.9 million on a net basis, of which approximately $8.5 million represented core commissions and fees from agencies acquired since the third quarter of 2012. After divested business of $1.7 million, the remaining net increase of $21.1 million represented net new business, which reflects a 7.4% internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees.

Commissions and fees, including profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs, for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased $71.5 million, or 12.2%, over the same period in 2012. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased $6.7 million or 22.3%, from the first half of 2012, to $36.8 million, due primarily to $3.3 million, $1.8 million, and $1.4 million increase in profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs in our Retail, National Program and Wholesales Brokerage Divisions, respectively. Core commissions and fees revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased $64.7 million on a net basis, of which approximately $20.0 million represented core commissions and fees from agencies acquired since the third quarter of 2012. After divested business of $3.7 million, the remaining net increase of $48.4 million represented net new business, which reflects a 8.8% internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees.

Investment Income

Investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2013, increased $0.1 million, or 27.8%, from the same period in 2012. Investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased $0.1 million, or 32.0%, from the same period in 2012. These increases are the result of larger average invested balances in 2013, primarily as a result of lower acquisition activity.

Other Income, net

Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2013, reflected income of $1.4 million, compared with $0.8 million in the same period in 2012. Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2013, reflected income of $2.4 million, compared with $6.6 million in the same period in 2012. Other income consists primarily of gains and losses from the sale and disposition of assets. Although we are not in the business of selling customer accounts, we periodically will sell an office or a book of business (one or more customer accounts) that we believe does not produce reasonable margins or demonstrate a potential for growth, or when doing so is otherwise in the Company’s interest. The $0.6 million increase for the three months ended June 30, 2013 over the comparable period of 2012 is primarily due to a sale of a book of business. Of the $4.2 million decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from the comparable period of 2012, $1.3 million represented gains on the sale of books of business in 2012, and $3.1 million related to a legal settlement that we received on the enforcement of non-piracy covenants in our employment agreements.

Employee Compensation and Benefits

Employee compensation and benefits expense as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 50.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2013, from 51.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Employee compensation and benefits for the second quarter of 2013 increased, on a net basis, approximately 8.5%, or $12.8 million, over the same period in 2012. However, that net increase included $1.7 million of new compensation costs related to new acquisitions that were stand-alone offices. Therefore, employee compensation and benefits expense attributable to those offices that existed in the same three-month period ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (including the new acquisitions that combined with, or “folded into” those offices) increased by $11.0 million. The employee compensation and benefits expense increases in these offices were primarily related to an increase in staff salaries ($5.6 million), an increase in profit center and other incentive bonuses ($2.1 million), an increase in producer salaries due to our hiring of new producer trainees ($1.0 million), an increase in commissioned producer compensation due to increased commissions and fees revenues ($1.6 million), and an increase in related payroll taxes ($1.1 million).

Employee compensation and benefits expense as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 48.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2013, from the 50.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Employee compensation and benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased, on a net basis, approximately 7.5%, or $22.7 million, over the same period in 2012. However, that net increase included $3.9 million of new compensation costs related to new acquisitions that were stand-alone offices. Therefore, employee compensation and benefits expense attributable to those offices that existed in the same six-month period ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (including the new acquisitions that combined with, or “folded into” those offices) increased by $18.8 million. The employee compensation and benefits expense increases in these offices were primarily related to an increase in staff salaries ($8.9 million), an increase in profit center and other incentive bonuses ($2.9 million), an increase in producer salaries due to our hiring of new producer trainees ($1.8 million), an increase in commissioned producer compensation due to increased commissions and fees revenues ($3.0 million), and an increase in related payroll taxes ($1.9 million).

 

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Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has an employee stock purchase plan, and grants stock options and non-vested stock awards under other equity-based plans to its employees. Compensation expense for all share-based awards is recognized in the financial statements based upon the grant-date fair value of those awards. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $0.1 million, or 3.1%, from the same period in 2012. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased less than $0.1 million, or 0.2%, from the same period in 2012. These decreases were the result of certain stock grants vesting in December 2012 and January 2013.

On July 1, 2013, the Company issued additional non-vested stock awards primarily to a broad-based group of producers, profit center leaders, and senior leaders which will add approximately $14.3 million of additional annualized costs.

Other Operating Expenses

As a percentage of total revenues, other operating expenses represented 14.5% in both the second quarter of 2013 and 2012. Other operating expenses for the second quarter of 2013 increased $5.2 million, or 12.3%, over the same period of 2012, of which $0.5 million related to acquisitions that joined us as stand-alone offices since July 2012. Therefore, other operating expenses from those offices that existed in both the three-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (including the new acquisitions that “folded into” those offices) increased by $4.6 million. The other operating expense increases in these offices were primarily related to an increase in legal and errors and omissions reserve ($1.9 million), an increase in data processing and software costs ($1.0 million), an increase in employee meetings ($0.7 million), and an increase in inspection and processing fee expense ($1.2 million).

Other operating expenses represented 14.2% of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2013, a decrease from the 14.4% ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Other operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased $8.1 million, or 9.5%, over the same period of 2012, of which $1.1 million related to acquisitions that joined us as stand-alone offices since the third quarter of 2012. Therefore, other operating expenses from those offices that existed in both the six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (including the new acquisitions that “folded into” those offices) increased by $7.0 million. The other operating expense increases in these offices were primarily related to an increase in inspection and processing fee expense ($2.5 million), an increase in data processing and software costs ($1.9 million), and an increase in employee meetings ($0.9 million).

Amortization

Amortization expense for the second quarter of 2013 increased $0.3 million, or 1.5%, over the second quarter of 2012. Amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased $0.8 million, or 2.5%, over the first six months of 2012. These increases are primarily due to the amortization of additional intangible assets as the result of recent acquisitions.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense for the second quarter of 2013 increased $0.5 million, or 12.7%, over the second quarter of 2012. Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased $1.0 million, or 13.5%, over the six months ended June 30, 2012. These increases are due primarily to the addition of fixed assets as a result of recent acquisitions.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the second quarter of 2013 decreased less than $0.1 million, or 0.1%, from the second quarter of 2012. Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $0.1 million, or 1.3%, from the same period in 2012. These decreases are due to slightly lower interest rates in 2013.

Change in Estimated Acquisition Earn-out Payables

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805 — Business Combinations is the authoritative guidance requiring an acquirer to recognize 100% of the fair values of acquired assets, including goodwill, and assumed liabilities (with only limited exceptions) upon initially obtaining control of an acquired entity. Additionally, the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements (such as earn-out purchase arrangements) at the acquisition date must be included in the purchase price consideration. As a result, the recorded purchase prices for all acquisitions consummated after January 1, 2009 include an estimation of the fair value of liabilities associated with any potential earn-out provisions. Subsequent changes in these earn-out obligations are required to be recorded in the consolidated statement of income when incurred. Estimations of potential earn-out obligations are typically based upon future earnings of the acquired entities, usually for periods ranging from one to three years.

The net charge or credit to the Consolidated Statement of Income for the period is the combination of the net change in the estimated acquisition earn-out payables balance, and the interest expense imputed on the outstanding balance of the estimated acquisition earn-out payables.

 

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As of June 30, 2013 and 2012, the fair values of the estimated acquisition earn-out payables were re-evaluated and measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3). The resulting net changes, as well as the interest expense accretion on the estimated acquisition earn-out payables, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:

     For the three  months
ended June 30,
    For the six  months
ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)    2013      2012     2013      2012  

Change in fair value on estimated acquisition earn-out payables

   $ 159       $ (1,236   $ 1,156       $ (2,206

Interest expense accretion

     497         632        1,022         1,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables

   $ 656       $ (604   $ 2,178       $ (992
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the fair value of estimated earn-out payables was re-evaluated and increased by $0.2 million and decreased by $1.2 million, respectively, which resulted in a charge and a credit to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the fair value of estimated earn-out payables was re-evaluated and increased by $1.2 million and decreased by $2.2 million, respectively, which resulted in a charge and a credit to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. An acquisition is considered to be performing well if its operating profit exceeds the level needed to reach the minimum purchase price. However, a reduction in the estimated acquisition earn-out payable can occur even though the acquisition is performing well, if it is not performing at the level contemplated by our original estimate.

As of June 30, 2013, the estimated acquisition earn-out payables equaled $48,918,000, of which $14,455,000 was recorded as accounts payable and $34,463,000 was recorded as other non-current liabilities. Of the $52,987,000 in estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of December 31, 2012, $10,164,000 was recorded as accounts payable and $42,823,000 was recorded as other non-current liabilities.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate on income from operations for the three months ended June 30, 21013 and 2012, was 39.7% and 40.3%, respectively. The effective tax rate on income from operations for the six months ended June 30, 21013 and 2012, was 39.6% and 40.3%, respectively. The lower effective annual tax rates were primarily the result of lower average effective state income tax rates.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — SEGMENT INFORMATION

As discussed in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we operate four reportable segments or divisions: the Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services Divisions. On a divisional basis, increases in amortization, depreciation and interest expenses result from completed acquisitions within a given division in a particular year. Likewise, other income in each division primarily reflects net gains on sales of customer accounts and fixed assets. As such, in evaluating the operational efficiency of a division, management places emphasis on the net internal growth rate of core organic commissions and fees revenue, the gradual improvement of the ratio of total employee compensation and benefits to total revenues, and the gradual improvement of the ratio of other operating expenses to total revenues.

The term “core commissions and fees” excludes profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs, and therefore represents the revenues earned directly from specific insurance policies sold, and specific fee-based services rendered. In contrast, the term “core organic commissions and fees” is our core commissions and fees less (i) the core commissions and fees earned for the first twelve months by newly acquired operations and (ii) divested business (core commissions and fees generated from offices, books of business or niches sold or terminated during the comparable period). Core organic commissions and fees attempts to express the current year’s core commissions and fees on a comparable basis with the prior year’s core commissions and fees. The resulting net change reflects the aggregate changes attributable to (i) net new and lost accounts, (ii) net changes in our clients’ exposure units, and (iii) net changes in insurance premium rates. The net changes in each of these three components can be determined for each of our customers. However, because our agency management accounting systems do not aggregate such data, it is not reportable. Core organic commissions and fees reflect either “positive” growth with a net increase in revenues, or “negative” growth with a net decrease in revenues.

 

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The internal growth rates for our core organic commissions and fees for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, by Division, are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

2013

   For the three months
ended June 30,
     Total  Net
Change
     Total  Net
Growth %
    Less
Acquisition
Revenues
     Internal
Net
Growth $
     Internal
Net
Growth %
 
     2013      2012                

Retail(1)

   $ 168,582       $ 158,035       $ 10,547         6.7   $ 6,922       $ 3,625         2.3

National Programs

     62,860         53,135         9,725         18.3     —          9,725         18.3

Wholesale Brokerage

     52,858         46,286         6,572         14.2     1,592         4,980         10.8

Services

     30,271         27,521         2,750         10.0     —          2,750         10.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 314,571       $ 284,977       $ 29,594         10.4   $ 8,514       $ 21,080         7.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

The reconciliation of the above internal growth schedule to the total Commissions and Fees included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, is as follows (in thousands):

 

     For the three months
ended June 30,
 
     2013      2012  

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 314,571       $ 284,977   

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     7,879         1,043   

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     1,700         2,258   

Divested business

     —          1,664   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commission and fees

   $ 324,150       $ 289,942   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Retail Division includes commissions and fees reported in the “Other” column of the Segment Information in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which includes corporate and consolidation items.

The internal growth rates for our core organic commissions and fees for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, by Division, are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

2012

   For the three months
ended June 30,
     Total  Net
Change
     Total  Net
Growth %
    Less
Acquisition
Revenues
     Internal
Net
Growth $
     Internal
Net
Growth %
 
     2012      2011                

Retail(1)

   $ 159,684       $ 147,826       $ 11,858         8.0   $ 11,431       $ 427         0.3

National Programs

     53,135         31,424         21,711         69.1     19,464         2,247         7.2

Wholesale Brokerage

     46,301         42,493         3,808         9.0     443         3,365         7.9

Services

     27,521         16,120         11,401         70.7     9,772         1,629         10.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 286,641       $ 237,863       $ 48,778         20.5   $ 41,110       $ 7,668         3.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

The reconciliation of the above internal growth schedule to the total Commissions and Fees included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2012, and 2011, is as follows (in thousands):

 

     For the three months
ended June 31,
 
     2012      2011  

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 286,641       $ 237,863   

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     1,043         2,275   

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     2,258         2,856   

Divested business

     —          2,989   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commission and fees

   $ 289,942       $ 245,983   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Retail Division includes commissions and fees reported in the “Other” column of the Segment Information in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which includes corporate and consolidation items.

 

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The internal growth rates for our core organic commissions and fees for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, by Division, are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

2013

   For the six months
ended June 30,
     Total  Net
Change
     Total  Net
Growth %
    Less
Acquisition
Revenues
     Internal
Net
Growth $
     Internal
Net
Growth %
 
     2013      2012                

Retail(1)

   $ 327,532       $ 308,006       $ 19,526         6.3   $ 14,752       $ 4,774         1.5

National Programs

     124,566         106,765         17,801         16.7     1,483         16,318         15.3

Wholesale Brokerage

     96,129         84,652         11,477         13.6     3,139         8,338         9.8

Services

     72,876         53,283         19,593         36.8     657         18,936         35.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 621,103       $ 552,706       $ 68,397         12.4   $ 20,031       $ 48,366         8.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

The reconciliation of the above internal growth schedule to the total Commissions and Fees included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, is as follows (in thousands):

 

     For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2013      2012  

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 621,103       $ 552,706   

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     32,918         25,264   

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     3,922         4,850   

Divested business

     —          3,655   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commission and fees

   $ 657,943       $ 586,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Retail Division includes commissions and fees reported in the “Other” column of the Segment Information in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which includes corporate and consolidation items.

The internal growth rates for our core organic commissions and fees for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, by Division, are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

2012

   For the six months
ended June 30,
     Total  Net
Change
     Total  Net
Growth %
    Less
Acquisition
Revenues
     Internal
Net
Growth $
    Internal
Net
Growth %
 
     2012      2011               

Retail(1)

   $ 311,630       $ 288,191       $ 23,439         8.1   $ 23,975       $ (536     (0.2 )% 

National Programs

     106,765         65,519         41,246         63.0     38,788         2,458        3.8

Wholesale Brokerage

     84,683         78,364         6,319         8.1     992         5,327        6.8

Services

     53,283         31,943         21,340         66.8     18,832         2,508        7.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 556,361       $ 464,017       $ 92,344         19.9   $ 82,587       $ 9,757        2.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   

The reconciliation of the above internal growth schedule to the total Commissions and Fees included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2012, and 2011, is as follows (in thousands):

 

     For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2012      2011  

Total core commissions and fees

   $ 556,361       $ 464,017   

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     25,264         31,155   

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     4,850         6,160   

Divested business

     —          6,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commission and fees

   $ 586,475       $ 507,435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Retail Division includes commissions and fees reported in the “Other” column of the Segment Information in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which includes corporate and consolidation items.

 

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Retail Division

The Retail Division provides a broad range of insurance products and services to commercial, public and quasi-public, professional and individual insured customers. Approximately 95.7% of the Retail Division’s commissions and fees revenue are commission-based. Because most of our other operating expenses do not change as premiums fluctuate, we believe that most of any fluctuation in the commissions, net of related compensation, which we receive will be reflected in our income before income taxes.

Financial information relating to Brown & Brown’s Retail Division for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012 is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     For the three months
ended June 30,
    For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2013     2012     %
Change
    2013     2012     %
Change
 

REVENUES

            

Core commissions and fees

   $ 168,589      $ 159,851        5.5   $ 327,685      $ 312,443        4.9

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     1,003        1,009        (0.6 )%      14,304        10,543        35.7

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     1,513        1,648        (8.2 )%      3,232        3,661        (11.7 )% 

Investment income

     23        27        (14.8 )%      46        52        (11.5 )% 

Other (loss) income, net

     691        (516     (233.9 )%      1,120        2,524        (55.6 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenues

     171,819        162,019        6.0     346,387        329,223        5.2

EXPENSES

            

Employee compensation and benefits

     84,484        82,087        2.9     168,926        164,748        2.5

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     1,533        1,407        9.0     3,076        2,711        13.5

Other operating expenses

     26,254        25,391        3.4     52,096        50,385        3.4

Amortization

     8,789        8,652        1.6     17,600        17,179        2.5

Depreciation

     1,371        1,294        6.0     2,742        2,552        7.4

Interest

     5,649        6,704        (15.7 )%      11,849        13,638        (13.1 )% 

Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     (743     2,598        NMF (1)      (595     1,924        NMF (1) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total expenses

     127,337        128,133        (0.6 )%      255,694        253,137        1.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

   $ 44,482      $ 33,886        31.3   $ 90,693      $ 76,086        19.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net internal growth rate – core organic commissions and fees

     2.3     0.3       1.5     (0.2 )%   

Employee compensation and benefits ratio

     49.2     50.7       48.8     50.0  

Other operating expenses ratio

     15.3     15.7       15.0     15.3  

Capital expenditures

   $ 1,488      $ 1,574        $ 2,823      $ 2,635     

Total assets at June 30, 2013 and 2012

         $ 2,501,084      $ 2,229,198     

 

(1) NMF = Not a meaningful figure

The Retail Division’s total revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2013, increased 6.0%, or $9.8 million, over the same period in 2012, to $171.8 million. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the second quarter of 2013 decreased $0.1 million, or 5.3%, from the second quarter of 2012, to $2.5 million. The $8.7 million net increase in core commissions and fees revenue resulted from the following factors: (i) an increase of approximately $6.9 million related to the core commissions and fees revenue from acquisitions that had no comparable revenues in the same period of 2012; (ii) a decrease of $1.7 million related to commissions and fees revenue recorded in the first quarter of 2012 from business divested during 2012; and (iii) the remaining net increase of $3.6 million primarily related to net new business. The Retail Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 2.3% for the second quarter of 2013, and was driven by slightly increasing insurable exposure units in most areas of the United States, and slight increases in general insurance premium rates.

Income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2013, increased 31.3%, or $10.6 million, over the same period in 2012, to $44.5 million. This increase was primarily due to net new business, an increase in other income primarily due to gains on the sale of books of businesses in 2013, and continued improved efficiencies relating to compensation and employee benefits and certain other operating expenses. These increases were also enhanced by the net decreases in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $1.1 million and changes in estimated acquisition earn-out payables of $3.3 million. The continued improved efficiencies

 

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relating to compensation and employee benefits, and certain other operating expenses resulted mainly from such costs increasing at a lower rate than our growth in net new business. However, a portion of the improved ratio of employee compensation and benefits to total revenues was the result of the $1.5 million of bonus compensation related to a special one-time bonus for the three months ended June 30, 2012 which was not repeated in 2013.

The Retail Division’s total revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased 5.2%, or $17.2 million, over the same period in 2012, to $346.4 million. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the first half of 2013 increased $3.3 million, or 23.5%, over the same period of 2012, to $17.5 million. The $15.2 million net increase in core commissions and fees revenue resulted from the following factors: (i) an increase of approximately $14.8 million related to the core commissions and fees revenue from acquisitions that had no comparable revenues in the same period of 2012; (ii) a decrease of $3.6 million related to commissions and fees revenue recorded in the first half of 2012 from business divested during 2013; and (iii) the remaining net increase of $4.8 million primarily related to net new business. The Retail Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 1.5% for the first six months of 2013, and was driven by slightly increasing insurable exposure units in most areas of the United States, and slight increases in general insurance premium rates.

Income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased 19.2%, or $14.6 million, over the same period in 2012, to $90.7 million. This increase was primarily due to net new business, the increase in profit-sharing contingent commissions, and continued improved efficiencies relating to compensation and employee benefits and certain other operating expenses, but which was partially off-set by $1.4 million reduction in other income primarily due to gains on the sale of books of businesses in 2012. These increases were also enhanced by the net decreases in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $1.8 million and changes in estimated acquisition earn-out payables of $2.5 million. The continued improved efficiencies relating to compensation and employee benefits, and certain other operating expenses resulted mainly from such costs increasing at a lower rate than our growth in net new business. However, a portion of the improved ratio of employee compensation and benefits to total revenues was the result of the $2.8 million of bonus compensation related to a special one-time bonus for the six months ended June 30, 2012 which was not repeated in 2013.

National Programs Division

The National Programs Division provides professional liability and related package products for certain professionals delivered through nationwide networks of independent agents; and markets targeted products and services designated for specific industries, trade groups, public and quasi-public entities and market niches. Like the Retail and Wholesale Brokerage Divisions, the National Programs Division’s revenues are primarily commission-based.

Financial information relating to our National Programs Division for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     For the three months
ended June 30,
    For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2013     2012     %
Change
    2013     2012     %
Change
 

REVENUES

            

Core commissions and fees

   $ 62,860      $ 53,135        18.3   $ 124,566      $ 106,765        16.7

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     5,358        (400     NMF (1)      12,202        10,119        20.6

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     (173     3        NMF (1)      (59     197        (129.9 )% 

Investment income

     5        11        (54.5 )%      10        11        (9.1 )% 

Other income, net

     304        217        40.1     575        481        19.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenues

     68,354        52,966        29.1     137,294        117,573        16.8

EXPENSES

            

Employee compensation and benefits

     32,535        25,851        25.9     64,694        52,338        23.6

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     953        957        (0.4 )%      1,900        1,782        6.6

Other operating expenses

     13,162        9,649        36.4     25,319        19,929        27.0

Amortization

     3,511        3,278        7.1     7,030        6,454        8.9

Depreciation

     1,326        1,136        16.7     2,574        2,278        13.0

Interest

     5,590        4,351        28.5     11,284        11,003        2.6

Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     51        (1,494     NMF (1)      (745     (1,406     (47.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total expenses

     57,128        43,728        30.6     112,056        92,378        21.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

   $ 11,226      $ 9,238        21.5   $ 25,238      $ 25,195        0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net internal growth rate – core organic commissions and fees

     18.3     7.2       15.3     3.8  

 

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     For the three months
ended June 30,
   For the six months
ended June 30,
     2013     2012     %
Change
   2013     2012     %
Change

Employee compensation and benefits ratio

     47.6     48.8        47.1     44.5  

Other operating expenses ratio

     19.3     18.2        18.4     17.0  

Capital expenditures

   $ 1,420      $ 3,434         $ 2,312      $ 5,850     

Total assets at June 30, 2013 and 2012

          $ 1,224,175      $ 1,149,268     

 

(1) NMF = Not a meaningful figure

Total revenues for National Programs for the three months ended June 30, 2013, increased 29.1%, or $15.4 million, over the same period in 2012, to $68.4 million. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the second quarter of 2013 increased $5.6 million over the second quarter of 2012 due primarily to a $4.5 million increase in profit-sharing contingent commissions accrued by Florida Intracoastal Underwriters (“FIU”). FIU’s profit-sharing contingent commissions increased in 2013 because certain insurance carriers’ loss-ratios improved over those in the prior contract period. The $9.7 million net increase in core commissions and fees revenue resulted from net new business. The National Programs Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 18.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Of the $9.7 million of net new business, $9.2 million related to a net increase in commissions and fees revenue from our Arrowhead operations.

Income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2013 increased 21.5%, or $2.0 million, over the same period in 2012, to $11.2 million. This net increase was primarily due to the increases in net new business and profit-sharing contingent commissions, but was partially offset by the net increases in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $1.2 million and changes in estimated acquisition earn-out payables of $1.5 million.

Total revenues for National Programs for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased 16.8%, or $19.7 million, over the same period in 2012, to $137.3 million. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the first six months of 2013 increased $1.8 million, or 17.7%, over the first six months of 2012 due primarily to a $4.5 million increase in profit-sharing contingent commissions received by FIU. FIU’s profit-sharing contingent commissions increased in the 2013 because certain insurance carriers’ loss-ratios improved over those in the prior contract period. The $17.8 million net increase in core commissions and fees revenue resulted from the following factors: (i) an increase of approximately $1.5 million related to the core commissions and fees revenue from acquisitions that had no comparable revenues in the same period of 2012; and (ii) the remaining net increase of $16.3 million primarily related to net new business. The National Programs Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 15.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Of the $17.8 million of net new business, $15.5 million related to a net increase in commissions and fees revenue from our Arrowhead operations.

Income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased 0.2%, or less than $0.1 million, over the same period in 2012, to $25.2 million. This net increase was primarily due to the increases in net new business and profit-sharing contingent commissions, but was partially offset by the net increases in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $0.3 million and changes in estimated acquisition earn-out payables of $0.7 million.

 

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Wholesale Brokerage Division

The Wholesale Brokerage Division markets and sells excess and surplus commercial and personal lines insurance and reinsurance, primarily through independent agents and brokers. Like the Retail and National Programs Divisions, the Wholesale Brokerage Division’s revenues are primarily commission-based.

Financial information relating to our Wholesale Brokerage Division for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     For the three months
ended June 30,
    For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2013     2012     %
Change
    2013     2012     %
Change
 

REVENUES

            

Core commissions and fees

   $ 52,858      $ 46,301        14.2   $ 96,129      $ 84,683        13.5

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     1,518        434        249.8     6,412        4,602        39.3

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     360        607        (40.7 )%      749        1,204        (37.8 )% 

Investment income

     4        5        (20.0 )%      9        11        (18.2 )% 

Other income, net

     83        136        (39.0 )%      221        287        (23.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenues

     54,823        47,483        15.5     103,520        90,787        14.0

EXPENSES

            

Employee compensation and benefits

     25,651        22,891        12.1     48,866        44,321        10.3

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     356        328        8.5     713        630        13.2

Other operating expenses

     8,928        8,708        2.5     18,682        16,693        11.9

Amortization

     2,887        2,786        3.6     5,784        5,573        3.8

Depreciation

     716        661        8.3     1,423        1,317        8.0

Interest

     723        895        (19.2 )%      1,478        2,121        (30.3 )% 

Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     (198     19        NMF (1)      452        60        653.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total expenses

     39,063        36,288        7.6     77,398        70,715        9.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

   $ 15,760      $ 11,195        40.8   $ 26,122      $ 20,072        30.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net internal growth rate – core organic commissions and fees

     10.8     7.9       9.8     6.8  

Employee compensation and benefits ratio

     46.8     48.2       47.2     48.8  

Other operating expenses ratio

     16.3     18.3       18.0     18.4  

Capital expenditures

   $ 561      $ 712        $ 1,097      $ 1,886     

Total assets at June 30, 2013 and 2012

         $ 925,901      $ 795,134     

 

(1) NMF = Not a meaningful figure

The Wholesale Brokerage Division’s total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2013, increased 15.5%, or $7.3 million, over the same period in 2012, to $54.8 million. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the second quarter of 2013 increased $0.8 million, or 80.7%, over the same quarter of 2012. The $6.6 million net increase in core commissions and fees revenue resulted from the following factors: (i) an increase of approximately $1.6 million related to the core commissions and fees revenue from acquisitions that had no comparable revenues in the same period of 2012; and (ii) the remaining net increase of $5.0 million primarily related to net new business. As such, the Wholesale Brokerage Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 10.8% for the second quarter of 2013.

Income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2013, increased 40.8%, or $4.6 million, over the same period in 2012, to $15.8 million, primarily due to net new business, an increase in profit-sharing contingent commissions, net reductions in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $0.2 million, and changes in estimated acquisition earn-out payables of $0.2 million.

The Wholesale Brokerage Division’s total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased 14.0%, or $12.7 million, over the same period in 2012, to $103.5 million. Profit-sharing contingent commissions and GSCs for the first six months of 2013 increased $1.4 million, or 23.3%, over the same period of 2012. The $11.4 million net increase in core commissions and fees revenue resulted from the following factors: (i) an increase of approximately $3.1 million related to the core commissions and fees revenue

 

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from acquisitions that had no comparable revenues in the same period of 2012; and (ii) the remaining net increase of $8.3 million primarily related to net new business. As such, the Wholesale Brokerage Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 9.8% for the first half of 2013.

Income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased 30.1%, or $6.1 million, over the same period in 2012, to $26.1 million, primarily due to net new business, an increase in profit-sharing contingent commissions and a net reduction in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $0.6 million.

Services Division

The Services Division provides insurance-related services, including third-party claims administration (“TPA”) and comprehensive medical utilization management services in both the workers’ compensation and all-lines liability arenas, as well as Medicare set-aside services, Social Security disability and Medicare benefits advocacy services, and catastrophe claims adjusting services.

Unlike our other Divisions, nearly all of the Services Division’s commissions and fees revenue was generated from fees, which are not significantly affected by fluctuations in general insurance premiums.

Financial information relating to our Services Division for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     For the three months
ended June 30,
    For the six months
ended June 30,
 
     2013     2012     %
Change
    2013     2012     %
Change
 

REVENUES

            

Core commissions and fees

   $ 30,271      $ 27,521        10.0   $ 72,876      $ 53,283        36.8

Profit-sharing contingent commissions

     —         —         —       —         —         —  

Guaranteed supplemental commissions

     —         —         —       —         —         —  

Investment income

     —         —         —       1        —          —  

Other income, net

     132        139        (5.0 )%      173        207        (16.4 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     30,403        27,660        9.9     73,050        53,490        36.6

EXPENSES

            

Employee compensation and benefits

     15,478        14,360        7.8     32,224        28,228        14.2

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     166        153        8.5     334        284        17.6

Other operating expenses

     7,415        6,315        17.4     14,433        12,144        18.8

Amortization

     925        1,156        (20.0 )%      1,849        2,269        (18.5 )% 

Depreciation

     401        304        31.9     798        529        50.9

Interest

     1,883        4,481        (58.0 )%      3,804        6,001        (36.6 )% 

Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     1,546        (1,727     NMF (1)      3,066        (1,570     NMF (1) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total expenses

     27,814        25,042        11.1     56,508        47,885        18.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

   $ 2,589      $ 2,618        (1.1 )%    $ 16,542      $ 5,605        195.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net internal growth rate – core organic commissions and fees

     10.0     10.1       35.5     7.9  

Employee compensation and benefits ratio

     50.9     51.9       44.1     52.8  

Other operating expenses ratio

     24.4     22.8       19.8     22.7  

Capital expenditures

   $ 379      $ 444        $ 498      $ 805     

Total assets at June 30, 2013 and 2012

         $ 246,235      $ 268,629     

 

(1) NMF = Not a meaningful figure

The Services Division’s total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2013 increased 9.9%, or $2.7 million, over the same period in 2012, to $30.4 million. The $2.7 million net increase in commissions and fees revenue resulted from net new business, which was almost exclusively due to our Colonial Claims operation and the impact of the significant flood claims resulting from the 2012 Superstorm Sandy. As such, the Services Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 10.0% for the second quarter of 2013.

 

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Income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2013, decreased 1.1%, or less than $0.1 million, from the same period in 2012, to $2.6 million, primarily due to changes in estimated earn-out payables of $3.3 million but partially offset by net new business from our Colonial Claims operation and a net reduction in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $2.6 million.

The Services Division’s total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased 36.6%, or $19.6 million, over the same period in 2012, to $73.1 million. The $19.6 million net increase in commissions and fees revenue resulted from the following factors: (i) an increase of approximately $0.7 million related to the core commissions and fees revenue from the TPA business acquired as part of the Arrowhead acquisition, which had no comparable revenues in the same period of 2012; and (ii) net new business of $18.9 million, which was almost exclusively due to our Colonial Claims operation and the impact of the significant flood claims resulting from the 2012 Superstorm Sandy. As such, the Services Division’s internal growth rate for core organic commissions and fees revenue was 35.5% for the second quarter of 2013.

Income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2013, increased 195.1%, or $10.9 million, over the same period in 2012, to $16.5 million, primarily due to net new business from our Colonial Claims operation and a net reduction in the inter-company interest expense allocation of $2.2 million, but which was partially offset by changes in estimated acquisition earn-out payables of $4.6 million.

Other

As discussed in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the “Other” column in the Segment Information table includes any income and expenses not allocated to reportable segments, and corporate-related items, including the inter-company interest expense charges to reporting segments.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our cash and cash equivalents of $385.5 million at June 30, 2013, reflected an increase of $165.7 million from the $219.8 million balance at December 31, 2012. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, $221.9 million of cash was provided from operating activities. Also during this period, $14.4 million of cash was used for acquisitions, $7.1 million was used for additions to fixed assets, and $25.9 million was used for payment of dividends.

Our ratio of current assets to current liabilities (the “current ratio”) was 1.47 and 1.34 at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Contractual Cash Obligations

As of June 30, 2013, our contractual cash obligations were as follows:

 

     Payments Due by Period  
(in thousands)    Total      Less Than
1 Year
     1-3 Years      4-5 Years      After 5
Years
 

Long-term debt

   $ 450,033       $ 33       $ 125,000       $ 225,000       $ 100,000   

Other liabilities(1)

     42,557         13,768         17,013         6,341         5,435   

Operating leases

     132,567         29,646         48,218         30,778         23,925   

Interest obligations

     45,448         15,815         17,773         10,922         938   

Unrecognized tax benefits

     159         —          159         —          —    

Maximum future acquisition contingency payments(2)

     135,199         33,655         97,244         4,300         —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual cash obligations

   $ 805,963       $ 92,917       $ 305,407       $ 277,341       $ 130,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes the current portion of other long-term liabilities.
(2) Includes $48.9 million of current and non-current estimated earn-out payables resulting from acquisitions consummated after January 1, 2009.

In July 2004, we completed a private placement of $200.0 million of unsecured senior notes (the “Notes”). The $200.0 million was divided into two series: (1) Series A, which closed on September 15, 2004, for $100.0 million due in 2011 and bore interest at 5.57% per year; and (2) Series B, which closed on July 15, 2004, for $100.0 million due in 2014 and bearing interest at 6.08% per year. We have used the proceeds from the Notes for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and repayment of existing debt. On September 15, 2011, the $100.0 million of Series A Notes were redeemed on their normal maturity date. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was an outstanding balance on the Notes of $100.0 million.

On December 22, 2006, we entered into a Master Shelf and Note Purchase Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with a national insurance company (the “Purchaser”). On September 30, 2009, we and the Purchaser amended the Master Agreement to extend the

 

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term of the agreement until August 20, 2012. The Purchaser also purchased Notes issued by us in 2004. The Master Agreement provides for a $200.0 million private uncommitted “shelf” facility for the issuance of senior unsecured notes over a three-year period, with interest rates that may be fixed or floating and with such maturity dates, not to exceed ten years, as the parties may determine. The Master Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default similar to the Notes issued in 2004. The initial issuance of notes under the Master Agreement occurred on December 22, 2006, through the issuance of $25.0 million in Series C Senior Notes due December 22, 2016, with a fixed interest rate of 5.66% per year. On February 1, 2008, $25.0 million in Series D Senior Notes due January 15, 2015, with a fixed interest rate of 5.37% per year, were issued. On September 15, 2011, and pursuant to a Confirmation of Acceptance, dated January 21, 2011 (the “Confirmation”), in connection with the Master Agreement, $100.0 million in Series E Senior Notes due September 15, 2018, with a fixed interest rate of 4.50% per year, were issued. The Series E Senior Notes were issued for the sole purpose of retiring the Series A Senior Notes. As of June 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, there was an outstanding debt balance of $150.0 million attributable to notes issued under the provisions of the Master Agreement. The Master Agreement expired on September 30, 2012 and was not extended.

On October 12, 2012, we entered into a Master Note Facility Agreement (the “New Master Agreement”) with another national insurance company (the “New Purchaser”). The New Purchaser also purchased Notes issued by us in 2004. The New Master Agreement provides for a $125.0 million private uncommitted “shelf” facility for the issuance of unsecured senior notes over a three-year period, with interest