Brown & Brown anticipates that the cost of the Howden-driven talent war for the full-year 2026 could hit $60 million – an increase from the $31 million it estimated last quarter. Brown & Brown, headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, previously had estimated that Howden’s U.S. startup had poached close to 300 of its employees. (Brown & Brown in May was granted a temporary restraining order against 16 former employees, now working at Howden, who are barred from soliciting customers or recruiting staff). Brown & Brown reported second quarter revenues of $1.7 billion, an increase of $391 million, or 30.4%, from Q2 2025. However, he went on to cite the example of southeast Florida where many of the CAT property rates along the coast are currently at 2017 levels.