Exhibit 24a
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 1998
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-
in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
/S/ BRADLEY CURREY
_______________________________
Brad Currey
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 1998
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-
in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
/S/ J. HYATT BROWN
___________________________
J. Hyatt Brown
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might
or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-
in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ KENNETH E. HILL
______________________________
Ken Hill
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might
or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ DAVID H. HUGHES
_______________________________
David H. Hughes
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as
he might or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ JAN E. SMITH
______________________________
Jan E. Smith
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 1998
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-
in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
/S/ T.J. HOEPNER
________________________
Theodore Hoepner
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might
or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-
in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
/S/ SAMUEL P. BELL
_____________________________
Sam Bell
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ JIM W. HENDERSON
___________________________
Jim Henderson
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James L.
Olivier, or either of them, as her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in
her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 1998
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-
in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
/S/ TONI JENNINGS
____________________________
Toni Jennings
Dated: January 27, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel L. Grammig and James
L. Olivier, or either of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 1998
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Poe & Brown, Inc., and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities adn Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-
in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/S/ JEFFREY R. PARO
_____________________________
Jeffrey R. Paro
Dated: March 15, 1999