January 2009 PITTSBURGH, PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AFCO Credit Corporation today said it plans to buy the domestic operations and assets of the premium finance business of Cananwill from Aon Corporation. Glenview, Ill.-based Cananwill provides insurance premium financing for commercial property and casualty policies. It was founded in 1937. AFCO is the primary insurance premium finance subsidiary of Branch Banking and Trust Company, the principal subsidiary of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T Corporation. Pending regulatory approval, the AFCO purchase is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter. Terms were not disclosed. BB&T is the second largest provider of … [Read more...]