NU Online News Service, May 30, 12:10 p.m. – Compass Bancshares Inc., Birmingham, Ala., says it plans to buy Schaefer-Smith-Ankeney Insurance Agency L.C., Phoenix, a general insurance brokerage. Terms were not disclosed.
Schaefer-Smith-Ankeney is the largest locally owned agency in Arizona, with $17 million in annual revenue and an average annual growth rate of 20%.
Marsh, Berry & Company Inc., Concord, Ohio, represented Compass in the transaction.