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 plenty of support for the entrepreneurial spirit that drives brokers.

They discussed the success of their enterprises with National Underwriter last week during the 94th annual Insurance Leadership Forum of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers held here.

Interviewed were David J. Zuercher, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Wells Fargo Insurance in Chicago; Samuel L. Jones, president and CEO of ABD Insurance in Redwood City, Calif., which was acquired by Wells Fargo at the beginning of this month; and H. Wade Reece, president, insurance services manager for Raleigh, N.C.-based BB&T Insurance Service Inc.

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