BB&T Insurance Holdings completes purchase of brokerage firm


BB&T Insurance Holdings, a subsidiary of North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT), says it has finished its acquisition of Regions Insurance Group from Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF).

Terms were not disclosed.

BB&T Insurance Services is the fifth-largest insurance broker in the United States, operating more than 200 offices through its various subsidiaries. Regions Insurance serves more than 60,000 clients across the Southeast, Texas and Indiana.

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