Tampa insurance agency e-Telequote cuts 218 jobs

Tampa-based e-Telequote Insurance, which was bought by a Chicago company late last year, is laying off 218 employees.

The online insurance agency announced the job cuts in a letter Monday to city and state officials. The letter and the layoff notice appeared Wednesday morning on Florida’s Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification database.

The cuts are its headquarters office at 12750 Citrus Park Lane and run the gamut from 54 insurance agents to e-Telequote's president.