Pandemic hasn't slowed insurer's growth path

When the COVID-19 crisis hit, Ensurem, a Clearwater-based, multicarrier insurance brokerage founded in 2016, was already amid a hiring surge that will culminate in 150 new employees by July. The pandemic, in a pleasant surprise, hasn’t slowed that plan, says CEO Dave Rich, a 37-year veteran of the insurance industry. 

“We are going out for our Series B round [of financing], and we’ve had this hiring and growth plan in place for some time now,” says Rich, who founded Ensurem after leaving AmeriLife Group LLC, another Clearwater-based insurance distribution and marketing firm, where he was COO and chief marketing officer. “We are a technology company, so we were able to continue to work virtually and really haven’t missed a beat.”