Sky Financial Group Inc. announced Monday that it had bought a Worthington, Ohio, insurance agency that specializes in association member benefit programs.
The $15.8 billion-asset Bowling Green, Ohio, banking company said that its purchase of Lindig Benefit Consultants, a full-service insurance agency in the Columbus area, fits its growth strategy for central Ohio. The agency was merged into Sky Insurance Inc., Sky Financial's insurance agency affiliate, on Saturday. The purchase price was not disclosed.
In recent years, Sky Financial has added 13 full-service financial centers in Columbus. It has 290 financial centers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia. Lindig has more than 700 client groups and is endorsed by 10 associations in Ohio, including BBB Health Care Alliance.
