Insurer makes bold moves to stay ahead of systemic change

Clearwater-based AmeriLife has surged forward while political forces could send its industry backward. Two keys: Stay big, and stay diversified.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. February 28, 2020
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Mark Wemple. AmeriLife CEO Scott Perry has led the insurance and retirement-planning firm through a big move "up the food chain" of investment funding.
Mark Wemple. AmeriLife CEO Scott Perry has led the insurance and retirement-planning firm through a big move "up the food chain" of investment funding.
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AmeriLife, a health insurance, benefits and retirement planning firm based in Clearwater, isn’t yet as big as companies like WellCare and UnitedHealthcare — both of which have a large presence in the region. But thanks to a new round of investment, it’s well on its way.

 

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