Breathing Life into New Life Village

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Kimberly Birks has worked with PrimeGroup Insurance for over 17 years! To say she is a vital part of our team is an understatement. Kimberly brings passion, knowledge of the industry, energy and fresh ideas to the team. Not to mention, she is a mother of three children!   Kimberly’s passion is evident in her five year involvement with New Life Village (NLV) as … Read More

UPDATE: NCCI FILES FOR 19.6% RATE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1

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To Our PGI Client Community: We wanted to give you an update on the latest ruling regarding a recent Florida Supreme Court case that is likely to have a measurable effect on all workers comp rates in Florida. The following is the latest communication from NCCI (National Council on Compensation Insurance) for your review. This latest proposed increase is in … Read More

55 for Flint

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One of PGI’s fourcore valuesis Community.PGI believes that its their duty to give back to a community that has given so much to their business and families. PGI’s President, Ed Ellsasser takes this to heart and sits on the Board at The Ryan Nece Foundation (RNF). Ed joined the RNF and local student and headed to Flint, Michigan to assist … Read More

Why Taking the High Road Pays Off

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We asked Jason Caras, Co-CEO of IT Authorities to be our guest blogger this month. His business, work ethic and involvement in the community exemplify the Prime Group Insurance values. Here are Jason’s thoughts on taking the high road especially as you become more successful: It’s harder to take the high road It’s easier to let your mind react accordingly … Read More

How to Prove Yourself in the First 90 Days on the Job!

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So you finally GOT THE JOB….now what?? First impressions are everything (which is probably why you got the job in the first place!) especially when it comes to proving yourself to your boss and coworkers. Hunker down and be ready to put the work in! 1.Show up early and be prepared! Show up at least 10 minutes early and come … Read More

Your PGI Hurricane Survival Guide

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It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again — Hurricane Season! It only takes one storm to change your life and community. We’ve been very lucky over the years to avoid a major hit, but now is the time to be proactive and have your strategy in place! We can never be absolutely sure if hurricane season is … Read More

What is Cyber Risk Management?

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What exactly is cyber risk? It’s any risk of financial loss, disruption or damage to the reputation of an organization from some sort of failure of its information technology systems. Cyber risk and cyber security is a hot topic right now and will continue to grow as our business technology systems grow. Here is a great article about: What does … Read More

PGI Sponsor’s Captain Mike Anderson’s Boat

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We’ve been big fans of Captain Mike Anderson for a long time. So much so that we sponsored his fishing boat recently! If you’re not familiar with Captain Mike Anderson, he is one of the top Captains in Florida and has a fishing show on TV –Reel Animals Fishing Show. Thanks for the GREAT opportunity to catch some fish with … Read More

How to Provide GREAT Customer Service

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Each month we have a guest blogger who exemplifies the PGI values. We asked Todd Wolfe this month to contribute to our blog. Todd is someone to know in the community. Here is a little about him: Todd Wolf has been in the building service contracting industry since 1989. “I was living in NYC, and my mom called me up … Read More

2016 Community Service Award – Ed Ellsasser Gets Recognized!

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Below was a note from Nationwide: In our journey to One Nationwide we invited our independent channel partners to join us in honoring agents who serve their communities, through the Community Service Award. This year we had one independent and one exclusive channel agent nomination per region, which led to a very difficult decision for the selection committee. The 2016 … Read More