Brooke Capital Corporation Elects James Zuhlke Executive Vice President

(Wednesday, February 06, 2008) - Brooke Capital
Corporation (AMEX: BCP) today announced the election of James R. Zuhlke as
executive vice president for insurance company operations. Zuhlke, 61, is
responsible for Brooke Capital Corporation's auto insurance company
operations and is the company's counterpart to Dane Devlin, executive vice
president for insurance agency operations.

Zuhlke served as president and chief executive officer of Kingsway America
Inc., and a director of its parent, Kingsway Financial Services Inc., a
NYSE-listed company through 2004. During his tenure at Kingsway America,
Zuhlke assisted in the acquisition of six insurance businesses and managed
the integration and assimilation of their operations by strengthening
planning, budgeting, financial reporting, underwriting, and claims handling
disciplines. Mr. Zuhlke also founded Washington International Insurance
Company in 1976 and co-founded Intercargo Corporation in 1980, which became a
Nasdaq-listed company in 1988 and was ultimately sold to XL Capital Ltd. in
1998. Mr. Zuhlke holds bachelor's and juris doctor degrees from the
University of Wisconsin and is a member of the Wisconsin, Illinois, and
American Bar Associations.

"We are pleased to add a successful insurance entrepreneur like Jim to our
executive team," said Kyle Garst, Brooke Capital's president and chief
executive officer. "Jim has the kind of hands-on leadership and bias for
action that fits in well with our executive team."

About our company . . . Brooke Capital Corporation (AMEX: BCP) is an
affiliate of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX) that distributes insurance
services through a network of approximately 900 franchisee- and company-owned
locations. Brooke Capital Corporation's franchising business was named No. 1
in its category for the fifth straight year by Entrepreneur magazine (2008).
Brooke Capital Corporation also owns a life insurance company. For more
information, visit http://www.brookeagent.com/.

SOURCE: Brooke Capital Corporation

CONTACT: Kyle Garst of Brooke Capital Corporation, +1-913-661-0123,
kyle.garst@brookeagent.com

Web site: http://www.brookecorp.com/

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