BKD CPAs & Advisors announced Thursday that Bankers Assurance, LLC will be joining BKD, effective Feb. 28.
Little Rock-based Bankers Assurance was founded in 2009 and is the leading regulatory compliance consulting firm in Arkansas. It currently serves more than 75 financial institutions in Arkansas and surrounding states, ranging from smaller community banks to larger regional institutions.
A staff of five, including Bankers Assurance founder Shaun Harms, are joining BKD as part of the firm’s Little Rock office.
“We are excited to welcome Shaun Harms and the whole Bankers Assurance team to BKD,” said Susan Davenport, managing partner in Little Rock. “Our Arkansas financial services team has known the Bankers Assurance team for many years, and we have always admired their reputation in the industry. Blending our teams will lead to services and resources for our clients that are much more than the sum of their parts.”
BKD has more than 150 professionals serving clients through offices in Little Rock, Rogers and Fort Smith.
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