Headquarters: Raleigh, NC
Years in business: 94
Leadership: John Howard, chairman and chief executive officer
BB&T has been around since 1922, catering to small businesses and Fortune 1000 companies alike; it’s the fifth largest insurance broker in the US and sixth largest internationally. This year, BB&T acquired Swett & Crawford, a renowned wholesale insurance broker with more than 100 years of experience in commercial insurance.
