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The camp is quiet. Tents are set up, trails mapped out, and guests begin to show up to the campgrounds with a fever in anticipation for the fun ahead. To the guests, this weekend marks the beginning of a memorable adventure. To the camp directors and the events coordinators, however, the hard labor of getting...

While families celebrate Fourth of July with backyard barbecues, neighborhood celebrations and fireworks displays, many pets will have a very different holiday experience.  When the first firework lights up the sky, many of us see it as the start of a celebration. For a dog curled up in the corner of the living room or a cat hiding beneath...

In an emergency, your pet will rely on you to stay safe. Ensuring that your pet is also prepared for a disaster is one vital step in your disaster preparedness plan. Below are a few tips to help prepare your pet for the next disaster or emergency. Make A Plan Disasters come in many forms...

Knowing how to prevent cyber breaches and taking the necessary precautions can help protect your organization’s information. By having a plan in place, your organization will be better prepared when a breach does occur. Below 10 tips and best practices you can take to keep your information as safe as possible. Train Employees In Security...

Earlier this year, David Benedict from our Underwriting team sat down with our Chief Marketing Officer, Tim Cappellett, for a quick Q&A aimed at giving our Underwriting team better insight into McNeil’s Sales & Marketing strategy. You spent over a decade as a Production Underwriter before shifting into leadership here at McNeil. How has that...

In an emergency, your pet will rely on you to stay safe. Ensuring that your pet is also prepared for a disaster is one vital step in your disaster preparedness plan. Below are a few tips to help prepare your pet for the next disaster or emergency. Make A Plan Disasters come in many forms...

Check washing is a type of fraud where an individual steals a handwritten check, removes the ink from the check, rewrites the payee and dollar amount and cashes or deposits it. Checks are usually stolen from the mail. The prevalence of check washing has increased over 350% since the pandemic. The US Postal Service recovers...

We are excited to announce that on January 25th, PENFLEX will be celebrating a significant milestone: our 35th anniversary! This is a special moment for us, and we want to take the opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to you, our valued clients, for your continued trust and partnership over the years. Since 1990, PENFLEX...

On October 6th, we welcomed 30 producers from 21 agencies across 11 states to our home offices in Cortland, NY for our Fall 2024 Producer Training event. We covered a lot of ground over the course of the two-day training - from sharing strategies and swapping stories to digging into the what and WHY of...

As we wrapped up our third and final Producer Training of 2023 in Cortland earlier this month, it was a good time to reflect on the journey we shared throughout the year. Our series of three trainings, beginning in Charlotte in January, followed by Denver in March, and culminating in Cortland this October, have been...