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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...

With 2023 coming to a close, the New Year brings new challenges and opportunities for your agency. Have you set your sales goals for 2024 yet? Have you put your agency in the best position to meet and exceed those numbers? Creating a sales plan can be difficult and time consuming, but it's essential to...

We are all in this business to help people when they need help the most. To be the person that our community can count on, we need to be ready to meet the challenges of the work that is needed to help them. Most of us know that being ready means to have trained and...

McNeil & Co. and Cannabis Association of New York Announce the Formation of the Cannabis Association of New York Inc. Safety Group McNeil & Co. (McNeil), a leader in specialized risk management and insurance, and the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY) engaged with the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), for purposes of forming...

In June of 2020, New York State Legislation was adopted which allowed local government sponsors of Service Award Programs to adopt resolutions to award up to five ‘COVID points’ per month to active volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers during periods when, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, so called ‘Special Response Rules’ were initiated by...

Ed Holohan

In the wake of the pandemic there are many things that have changed in the insurance marketplace. Rates are on the rise, exclusions are being added, and most of these changes are out of your and your client’s control. One issue that you can address, and which has recently come up in our office, is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03BgNed__I&list=PLncEPpINcWusbffXL3dzbKR6PDfnr1KIo McNeil & Company (McNeil), a leader in specialized risk assessment and insurance, has acquired Wilson Gregory Agency, Inc. (WGA), a firm providing accident and surety insurance products in the Newspaper industry. “We have long admired WGA for being a leader in the Independent Contractor Accident Insurance business. Their wealth of experience in the Newspaper...