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During a conference call John A. Allison, chairman and chief executive officer, said insurance fees were "fairly challenging" in the quarter in part due to seasonal downtrends but also the competitive

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.--Some in the insurance industry may believe banking and insurance don't mix, but executives at two major insurance brokerage firms owned by banks have apparently found plen

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.--Some in the insurance industry may believe banking and insurance don't mix, but executives at two major insurance brokerage firms owned by banks have apparently found plen

Sidney O. Smith, the first licensed insurance agent in Georgia, founded the agency in 1916. The current majority owners are George D. Jones, chief executive officer, and Jim Moore, president. Mr. Moor

BB&T reported second-quarter earnings from its insurance brokerage unit rose to record levels, and the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based bank holding company reported revenues from all of its fee-based busine

Founded in 1958, Carswell provides commercial and personal property-casualty coverage as well as group benefits insurance to the regions coastal area. In addition to its main office on Hilton Head Isl

The move would expand BB&T's metro-Atlanta insurance operations, the Raleigh, N.C.-based broker and subsidiary of the Winston-Salem, N.C., bank said. The acquisition is expected to be completed in Jun

The firm also announced that James Drinkwater has been named chief operating officer of the company's brokerage division. He will work closely with Mark Smith, president of the division, to implement