Exhibit 99.1

       BROOKE FRANCHISE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER FRANCHISE ADDITIONS

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shawn Lowry, President of
Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX),
announced selected November 2005 results.

Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation assisted franchisees and
others in the acquisition of businesses in the states of Arizona, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Texas, Virginia and Washington. Lowry stated, "Primarily as a result of
converting business acquisitions into franchises and the start up of new
franchises, Brooke Franchise Corporation added 23 new franchise locations in
November and received approximately $3,900,000 in initial franchise fees,
consulting fees, seller fees and gains on sale of businesses." To help observers
put the November expansion into perspective, Lowry noted that an average of 17
new franchise locations was added each month in the prior 12 months resulting in
a monthly average of approximately $3,000,000 in initial franchise, consulting
and seller fees.

About our company ... Brooke Franchise Corporation distributes insurance,
financial, and funeral services through a network of more than 530 franchise
locations. The Brooke organization was founded on the belief that local business
owners distribute insurance and related services more efficiently than others if
supported by a franchise system.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements. All forward- looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, and several factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements: the uncertainty
that the Company will achieve its short-term and long-term profitability and
growth goals, uncertainties associated with market acceptance of and demand for
the Company's products and services, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, the dependence on third-party suppliers and their pricing, its ability
to meet product demand, the availability of funding sources, the exposure to
market risks, uncertainties associated with the development of technology,
changes in the law and in economic, political and regulatory environments,
changes in management, the dependence on intellectual property rights, the
effectiveness of internal controls, and risks and factors described from time to
time in reports and registration statements filed by Brooke Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. A more complete description of Brooke's
business is provided in Brooke Corporation's most recent annual, quarterly and
current reports, which are available from Brooke Corporation without charge or
at http://www.sec.gov .

SOURCE  Brooke Corporation
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    /CONTACT: Anita Larson of Brooke Corporation, +1-913-661-0123,
larsa@brookecorp.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.brookecorp.com /
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