August 23, 2006 - OVERLAND PARK, Kan – Business Insurance magazine recently named Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX), the 22nd largest broker of U.S. business, according to its July 17, 2006 issue.

Business Insurance ranked the top 100 brokers based on the amount of brokerage revenues generated in 2005 by U.S.-based clients. Brooke Franchise’s 2005 revenue totaled approximately $88.4 million, which represented a 34 percent increase over the prior year’s figures and positioned Brooke as the fifth fastest growing broker in the group.

“Brooke Franchise’s ascent to No. 22, after first being recognized as one of the country’s largest insurance brokers in 2002 at No. 82, further demonstrates how we are continuing to change the insurance landscape,” said Shawn Lowry, president of Brooke Franchise Corporation. “We would not be where we are today without the continued commitment, persistence and success of our franchisees and company employees.”

About our company…Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX) that distributes insurance and related services through a network of more than 650 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.

Contact…Anita Larson, Brooke Corporation, larsa@brookecorp.com, (913) 661-0123

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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 www.sec.gov.

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