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Ocala Insurance May 15, 2021 at 03:00PM

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Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom: Bloomberg

AXA XL and Beazley Group are among the insurers.


Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday, contradicting reports earlier this week that the company had no

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Biden Labor Department Nixes Trump Rule Affecting Gig Workers

The move is somewhat of a setback for app-based business models.


The U.S. Department of Labor announced it is withdrawing a rule by the previous Trump Administration affecting independent contractors that was set to go

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Employers Advised to Prepare for Pandemic’s Mental Health Fallout as Employees Return

Recognize that COVID has taken an emotional toll on your employees. Drinking, weight gain, depression, and anxiety levels up.

So, what do we need to do about it?


From casual Fridays to after-work drinks, those weekly rituals once taken for granted are returning as Americans head back to the office. And while masks,

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3 Florida Insurers to Drop Thousands of Policies, Make Moves to Stay Afloat

Ouch, this will impact more than 50,000 policyholders. Florida agents are busy, to say the least. Here’s the scoop.


More than 50,000 Florida policyholders will soon be looking for a new carrier for their homeowners insurance after three Florida-based companies were

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In His Own Words: Q&A with Applied Underwriters’ Menzies on Buffet, California and ‘Pumping Entrepreneurial Power’

The “entrepreneurial power plant" of Applied Underwriters.

Steve Menzies has been going nonstop since reacquiring his company from Berkshire Hathaway in 2019.


Steve Menzies, founder and chairman of Applied Underwriters Inc., is a busy man. Since he reacquired his company from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway

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InsurTech Summit 2021

We go live tomorrow. Get the scoop on InsurTech financing, COVID-19 impacts, trends, tech, and more.

Last chance to get tickets while they’re FREE thanks to our awesome presenting sponsors Invoice Cloud, Bold Penguin, and CCG IQ.

It’s survival of the fittest and the fittest have already gotten their tickets. Join the pack.


100% Virtual Conference | May 12, 2021

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Broker Gallagher in Talks to Buy Aon, Willis Assets for $3 Billion

Cha-ching 💲💲💲


Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is in talks to buy a portfolio of assets from Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc for about $3 billion,

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Ocala Insurance May 10, 2021 at 03:00PM

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Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines

Put me in, coach!


There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the

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Getting Homer Simpson to Buy Insurance

Don’t leave them saying “D’oh!”


Getting someone to buy insurance can be challenging. Insurance helps people plan for the unexpected, but most people are hard-wired to believe that

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No Delays Found in Medical Care for Workers’ Compensation Claimants During COVID

Good news for workers comp.


Despite potential obstacles posed by the coronavirus pandemic, injured workers experienced no meaningful delays in access to medical treatment under their

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Ocala Insurance May 07, 2021 at 03:00PM

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Rare Covid-19 Vaccine and Treatment Injury Victims Look to U.S. Fund

GoFundMe has turned to crowdsourced healthcare.


High school senior Emma Burkey received her “one and done” Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on March 20, and within two weeks was in an induced

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3 Ways to Jumpstart Your Agency Growth – ebook

Surviving as an independent agent is no longer the name of the game. Modern agencies need to grow. But getting started is easier said than done.

Take the agency management quiz in this ebook and be on your way.


Surviving as an independent agent is no longer the name of the game. Modern agencies want to grow their business more than anything else this year. But getting started is easier said than done. Read our eBook, “3 ways to jumpstart your agency growth” to learn how to: Give your staff more time th…

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‘Vaccine Passport’ Apps Gaining Traction in Airports, Live Events

At this point, some of us are desperate to just go to hear live music at a concert or festival, go to a ball game, or get on an airplane. Is this the way?


Over 60 U.S. stadiums and other venues are deploying an app from Clear to verify people’s COVID-19 status, placing the New York company known for its

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Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ): Quoting and Proposals of Tomorrow – Insurance Journal Research

Times have changed and so can your quoting/proposal process. Learn the concept of CPQ to simplify it, making it more efficient and effective for years to come.

Save your spot to this informative webinar. If you can’t make it to the live session, sign up and we’ll send you the recording.


Join us live on Mon. May 24 at 10 am PT, 1pm ET This webinar will provide an education to the industry on the idea of CPQ for quoting and proposals. What can you expect? We will review how the majority of agencies are currently putting together their quotes and proposals, and introduce a new … mor…

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Resisting Agency Partners: How to Get Stronger Buy-In

Sell it, divorce it, or tolerate it?


Sometimes agency partners are your biggest advocates for growth, and sometimes they are the biggest resistor. I had a call with a majority owner the other

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Workers Refusing Covid Vaccine Could Lose Their Jobs

Lawsuits are being filed left and right.


Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it’s any other day. The only difference is, when she gets there she expects to be fired.

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Returning to Work After COVID Workers’ Comp in a Post-COVID World

Competition in the workers’ compensation marketplace is still hard and fast. The rise of gig workers is definitely a trend to watch.


As the U.S. economy tumbled in March 2020 at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic millions of people were forced to leave their jobs. A year later, U.S.

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