Brown & Brown stock slips 2.76% and underperforms rivals

11 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8

Shares closed at $56.45 as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones gained 0.02% to 49,609.16.
Brown & Brown lagged Arthur J. Gallagher, down 1.52%, and Willis Towers Watson, down 0.66%, despite a broadly strong market session.
The stock finished 50.41% below its 52-week high of $113.84 reached on 3 June, while trading volume rose to 3.6 million from a 50-day average of 3.2 million.

As the insurance market softens, is Brown & Brown's stock plunge a unique failure or a canary in the coal mine?

With organic growth flat, is Brown & Brown's acquisition strategy a sustainable path or a high-stakes gamble for investors?