CRC announces promotions for senior executives

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Insurance Services Inc., the wholesale insurance subsidiary of Branch Banking and Trust Company, today announced promotions for several senior executives.

CRC Chief Operating Officer Charles Wood was elected to serve on the CRC board. Ron Helveston and Tim Turner, who both served as vice president, managing director and regional director, were named as co-presidents.

"The management structure resulting from these changes will ensure continued coordination and successful development of CRC's position in the wholesale insurance market," said CRC Founder and Chief Executive Officer Tom Curtin, who also was promoted to co-chairman of the CRC board.

Named to the new title of office president in their local markets were: Blake Bartnick, Dallas; Jill Boehmer, Seattle; Suzanne Brandt, Atlanta; Fred Buck, Norcross, Ga.; Fred Curatolo, Manhattan; Shannon Fortuny, Chicago; Mickey Hopkins, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Chris Houska, Glendale, Calif.; Jason Lewis, Denver; Tammy Little, High Point, N.C.; Terry McCann, Chicago; Brad McFadden, Philadelphia; Anthony Montano, New Jersey; David Ross, Boca Raton, Fla.; Marc Rothschild, Long Island, N.Y.; Brent Tredway, Houston; and Tony Volpi, Metairie, La.

Preston Gough was named president of CRC managing general agency Southern Cross Underwriters.

Founded in 1982, Birmingham-based CRC was acquired by BB&T in January 2002.

In 2006, CRC generated more than $3 billion in sales of property, casualty and professional insurance company placements, primarily for commercial businesses. The company has 26 offices across the country.

Branch Banking and Trust Company is the principal subsidiary of Winston- Salem, N.C.-based BB&T Corporation . BB&T Corp. and its subsidiaries offer full-service commercial and retail banking and additional financial services such as insurance, investments, retail brokerage, corporate finance, consumer finance, payment services, international banking, leasing and trust.

BB&T operates more than 1,450 financial centers in the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Indiana and Washington, D.C.

With $121.4 billion in assets, BB&T Corp. is the nation's 11th largest financial holding company. More information about BB&T Corp. is available at http://www.bbt.com/.