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BB&T expands online insurance offerings with homeowner's and travel insurance

"A rapidly growing percentage of today's consumers want the flexibility and convenience of online buying," said Cathy Lamoreaux, personal lines manager, BB&T Insurance Services. Insurance.BBT.com is our answer, with a suite of products from auto and renters, and now homeowner's and travel insurance. We want to give our clients a choice in the way they buy their insurance, whether they meet with us in person at one of our agencies, by phone or now through our expanded online presence."

BB&T Insurance Services' online homeowner's insurance, underwritten by Safeco Insurance, provides consumers with:

    --  Real time quotes
    --  Competitive coverages and rates
    --  The ability to purchase policies online

BB&T Insurance's online travel insurance, underwritten by Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, offers single and multi-trip travel protection plans with:

    --  24/7 worldwide emergency assistance in case of a medical or
        travel-related emergency
    --  Coverages for trip cancellation, interruption and delay; lost, stolen or
        delayed baggage; emergency medical situations and more
    --  Concierge services, including travel information, entertainment planning
        and other personal assistance
    --  The ability to purchase the policy online

All personal insurance products at Insurance.BBT.com provide dedicated customer service numbers and are underwritten and serviced by insurance companies rated A (Excellent) or A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best. To learn more, go to Insurance.BBT.com, click on the Personal Tab, then click on the picture that describes your needs.

About BB&T Insurance Services

BB&T Insurance Services, the nation's sixth largest insurance broker and the seventh largest broker internationally, is a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T. Founded in 1922, it operates more than 100 insurance agencies in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and California. Visit http://insurance.bbt.com/ to learn more.

About BB&T Corporation

BB&T Corporate (NYSE: BBT) is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $159 billion in assets and market capitalization of $18.7 billion, as of June 30, 2011. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates approximately 1,800 financial centers in 12 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available at www.BBT.com.

SOURCE BB&T Corporation