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                                 EXHIBIT 24a

                              POWERS OF ATTORNEY
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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 8, 1996                            /s/ J. HYATT BROWN
                                                -------------------------
                                                J. Hyatt Brown

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 8, 1996                            /s/ SAMUEL P. BELL, III
                                                -------------------------
                                                Samuel P. Bell, III

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 8, 1996                            /s/ BRADLEY CURREY, JR.
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                                                Bradley Currey, Jr.

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 18, 1996                           /s/ BRUCE G. GEER
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                                                Bruce G. Geer

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 18, 1996                           /s/ JIM W. HENDERSON
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                                                Jim W. Henderson
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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 8, 1996                            /s/ KENNETH E. HILL
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                                                Kenneth E. Hill

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 11, 1996                           /s/ THEODORE J. HOEPNER
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                                                Theodore J. Hoepner

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 10, 1996                           /s/ CHARLES W. POE
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                                                Charles W. Poe

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 15, 1996                           /s/ WILLIAM F. POE, JR.
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                                                William F. Poe, Jr.

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey and James
A. Orchard, 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 8, 1996                            /s/ WILLIAM F. POE, SR.
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                                                William F. Poe, Sr.

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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Laurel J. Lenfestey 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 1995 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.


Dated: March 14, 1996                           /s/ JAMES A. ORCHARD
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                                                James A. Orchard