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Judge issues temporary injunction in Howden, Brown & Brown case - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Judge issues temporary injunction in Howden, Brown & Brown case by Claire Wilkinson Agents and Brokers Brown & Brown , Howden May 8, 2026 A Minnesota judge partially granted Brown & Brown’s motion for a temporary injunction against Howden U.S. and 16 former employees who joined the rival brokerage last December. In an order issued Thursday, the Hennepin County District Court said former Brown & Brown employees must comply with confidentiality, customer nonsolicitation and employee non-recruitment provisions in agreements signed with Hays Cos., which Brown & Brown acquired in 2018. The court also enjoined Howden from “intentionally and without justification procuring the breach of any contract” involving current or former Brown & Brown employees. The ruling stems from the resignation of nearly 300 Brown & Brown employees across the country on Dec. 18, 2025, including about 40 employees in Minnesota, who joined Howden after the broker launched its U.S. retail operation last summer. In Brown & Brown Inc. et al. v. Howden US Services LLC et al. , Judge Thomas Conley wrote that Brown & Brown had shown evidence of “ongoing solicitation” of customers, breaches of restrictive covenants and potential misuse of confidential information. The court also said Brown & Brown had demonstrated “both past and ongoing irreparable harm” for purposes of the motion. The order allows former Brown & Brown clients who moved to Howden between Dec. 18, 2025, and the date of the order to continue being serviced by the former employees on behalf of Howden. However, the employees must maintain logs detailing work performed on those accounts going forward. A separate case involving Howden and Brown & Brown is pending in Massachusetts state court. 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