For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Pennington, BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc. 225-336-3289 stephanie.pennington@bxsi.com BancorpSouth Insurance Hires Premier Client Group and Select Business Unit Account Executive HATTIESBURG, MS – Aug 29, 2011 – Amanda Lee has been named account executive of BancorpSouth Insurance's Premier Client Group and Select Business Unit. She previously served as commercial account manager for Bottrell Insurance. Lee will be responsible for business development in the agency's small commercial and personal lines departments. She will also be responsible for developing risk management programs for high net-worth individuals and families. Lee is president of both South Mississippi Alumnae Chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity and Insurance Women of Hattiesburg. Lee is also a member of Area Development Partnership's Pine Belt Young Professionals and Independent Insurance Agents of Mississippi Young Agents. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Alpha Omicron chapter of Phi Mu and active volunteer with the American Heart Association. Lee is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and holds a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration. She also holds a Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation. BancorpSouth is a $13.2 billion asset bank holding company based in Tupelo, Mississippi. A division of BancorpSouth, Inc., BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc. employs over 500 insurance and risk management specialists. Collectively, BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc. has over 20 offices across 8 states and is annually ranked as one of the nation’s largest brokers by Business Insurance magazine. ###