Global insurance intermediary Brown & Brown has become the latest patron of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as the Florida-headquartered broker continues to build operational scale across the UK and Ireland, as reported by Insurance Business.

NI Chamber represents more than 1,000 businesses across Northern Ireland, collectively employing over 125,000 people, with its patron network including Belfast Harbour, Queen's University Belfast, PwC, Randox, Ulster Bank, and Caterpillar, among others.

Brown & Brown ranked seventh among the largest insurance brokerages globally by revenue as of 2024, operating across more than 700 locations with a team of over 23,000 professionals. Its UK presence expanded significantly following the 2022 acquisition of Global Risk Partners, positioning it as one of the largest insurance intermediaries in the UK and Ireland.

The firm's Northern Ireland footprint has been built through three targeted acquisitions across the full value chain, covering claims management through Davison & Associates (NI), insurance consultancy through Davison Lamont, and broking through Rollins Insurance Brokers in Holywood, reflecting a strategy focused on end-to-end regional capability rather than presence alone.

Shauna Graham, area managing director at Brown & Brown UK, said: "Supporting businesses to grow and manage risk is at the core of what we do at Brown & Brown, and that aligns closely with NI Chamber's focus on helping companies to scale and compete. Becoming a Patron is a natural extension of our membership, and we are proud to support an organisation that is playing such a pivotal role in shaping prosperity across the region."

The patronage is underpinned by clear commercial logic. Northern Ireland's economic output increased by 2.8% in the second quarter of 2025, outperforming other UK regions, with business services identified as the primary growth driver. The number of VAT and PAYE-registered businesses in Northern Ireland reached 82,680 as of March 2026, with all eleven local government districts recording growth over the preceding twelve months.

Northern Ireland also outperformed all other UK regions in sustained export growth to the EU in 2025, with dual market access under the Windsor Framework offering a competitive advantage for local firms over counterparts in Great Britain and the EU, a dynamic directly relevant to cross-border risk management and insurance structuring.

Access the full report on Brown and Brown's Northern Ireland Chamber patronage here.