BRO vs TW Comparison

Brown & Brown Inc is a diversified insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, insurance programs, and service. The company's business is divided into two reportable segments: (i) the Retail segment, and (ii) the Specialty Distribution segment. The Retail segment provides a broad range of insurance products and services to commercial, public and quasi-public entities, and to professional and individual customers, as well as non-insurance warranty services and products through automobile and recreational vehicle dealer services businesses. The Specialty Distribution segment consists of wholesale brokerage and specialty businesses. Its geographic area is U.S, U.K and Others.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in New York City, Tradeweb Markets is a leading fixed-income trading platform. While it does offer electronic processing for some voice-negotiated trades, the company focuses primarily on providing electronic trading networks that connect broker/dealers, institutional clients, and retail customers. While the company offers trading in a wide variety of products, the bulk of its business is in US and European government debt, mortgage-backed securities, interest-rate swaps, and US and international corporate bonds. The firm also sells fixed-income trading and price data, primarily through a deal with Refinitiv's Eikon service.