Community Insurance First Changes Name Following Acquisition

March 28, 2005

Bank of the West announced the debut of the new name of its insurance subsidiary, BW Insurance Agency Inc., which replaces the Community First Insurance name. Community First Insurance was part of the former Community First National Bank, which was merged into Bank of the West last year.

BW Insurance Agency, which offers both personal and commercial insurance products, remains headquartered in Fargo, N.D., and has 59 locations in eight Midwestern and Rocky Mountain states. BW Insurance Agency products range from automobile, homeowners and worker's compensation, to life and general liability insurance offered through select Bank of the West branches.