Mississippi’s BancorpSouth Acquires Texas Insurance Company

February 6, 2008

Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of BancorpSouth Bank, said Monday it has signed a deal to buy JMG/IC Insurance Agency Inc., of Nacogdoches, Texas.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Joe Max Green, chairman of JMG/IC Insurance Agency, said the agency will be able to expand its services to its customers and remain competitive.

JMG/IC was founded in 1962 and has written premiums of more than $100 million. The agency operates in Itasca, Ill.; and in Houston, Livingston, Tyler, Henderson and Athens in Texas.

The agency’s major lines of business include, commercial, group, personal, surety, life and health insurance products.

BancorpSouth Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of BancorpSouth Inc. with $13.2 billion in assets. It is headquartered in Tupelo, Miss., with branches in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

On the Net:

BancorpSouth, http://www.bancorpsouth.com

Topics Mergers & Acquisitions Carriers Texas Mississippi

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