Brown & Brown names Stephen P. Hearn as EVP and COO

Brown & Brown  has appointed Stephen P. Hearn as executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Hearn, who joined the company’s board in 2024, will step down from that role to focus on driving operational excellence and scaling growth.

With a 35-year career spanning leadership roles at Ardonagh, BGC, and Willis, Hearn brings extensive industry expertise.

“Steve has been a good friend of the firm, and of mine, for more than 20 years. We have worked and traded together, and we are so pleased to welcome him to the team. He has made great contributions to Brown & Brown during his time on the board. As we work towards our next interim revenue goal of $8 billion, we believe the timing is right to have Steve join the organization to help drive operational excellence and scale, while we continue to further our position as a leading global provider of insurance solutions. We are at an exciting stage of our growth journey, and leveraging Steve’s deep relationships and global experience further enables us to identify like-minded organizations to join Brown & Brown and to attract, recruit, develop and retain the best and brightest insurance professionals.” – Brown & Brown’s President and CEO Powell Brown.