NU Online News Service, June 21, 3:15 p.m. EDT

CRC Insurance Services Inc. has acquired TB&C WholesaleInsurance Services of Glendale and Placentia, Calif.

CRC, the wholesale insurance subsidiary of Winston-Salem,N.C.-based bank BB&T, said TB&C would combine offices andoperate as CRC Insurance Services.

TB&C is a multiline wholesale insurance brokerage firmconsisting of seven employees.

Robin Robb and Joseph Rowland, managing partners of TB&C,will combine their locations with CRC's office in Santa Ana andGlendale, Calif.

Ms. Robb will serve as office president-casualty in Glendale,and Mr. Rowland will serve as office president in Santa Ana.

CRC also announced the promotion of James Kuchta to officepresident-professional liability in the Glendale office.

In a statement, Tom Curtin, chief executive officer and founderof CRC, said the action solidifies CRC's commitment to SouthernCalifornia.

Ms. Robb, Mr. Rowland and Mr. Kuchta, along with Mickey Hopkins,office president in Redondo Beach, Calif., will lead the SouthernCalifornia operations.