Bloss & Dillard uses an email filtering system to figure out which emails are legitimate versus those that aren’t. Many emails we see get inadvertently blocked due to special tools like SPF and DKIM not being properly configured. Here is an explanation as to what SPF and DKIM actually are and why they matter. SPF […]
If you haven’t been in it before or if it has been a while since you have, I would recommend you check out our Agent Service Center. You can access this from our website, www.bloss-dillard.com by clicking the Account Login button in the top right of our home page. We are trying to make it […]
As warmer weather starts rolling in, I’m sure many of us are getting our fishing gear ready so we can get out there to catch that big one! Unfortunately, that’s not the type of “phishing” I’m talking about. Phishing emails are becoming more and more prevalent. According to Intuit’s Mailchimp, “Phishing scams are messages intended to […]
I’m sure many of you have seen and/or even received an email that looked very similar to the above example. And, I am sure, many of you clicked the link and attempted to enter your Microsoft 365 credentials so you could view the document. Then, maybe the same day, maybe even a week or longer […]
I’d like to take this opportunity to share with you the options we have for receiving your commissions electronically and making payments online. We have partnered with a vendor named ePayPolicy (epaypolicy.com). They have been endorsed by over 35 IIABA associations and are also a preferred Orange Partner with Vertafore, the vendor for AMS360 and […]
Tony Stark: “JARVIS, are you there?”JARVIS: “At your service, sir.” For those of you who are Iron Man or Avengers fans, the above back-and-forth dialogue will be familiar to you. What you might not have thought, at the time you heard this, was that you were already being exposed to “artificial intelligence.” Artificial intelligence, machine […]
Acronyms….MDR, 2FA, SMB…..what do all these things mean? So what do these have to do with you and your business? Let’s discuss that. MDR takes a proactive approach to cybersecurity. According to John Roberts, general manager of security at Coalition, in an article in Independent Agent magazine, MDR combines technology with human expertise, leveraging the […]
Another trip around the sun has come and gone, it seems so quickly! We always feel like the new year is a good time to start over or refresh something in our lives. So, in that regard, I thought I would go over a few things that would be good to do in this new […]
As with many transactions we do in today’s world, Bloss & Dillard can accept electronic payments via credit card or ACH payment from the insured or our agents. You can pay for the policy in full or the down payment if you choose to finance the policy with our in-house finance company, IPF. Along with […]
As DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince said in their song “Summertime”, it is time to sit back and unwind! Here at BDI, we hope you have some fun plans scheduled for the Summer of 2023! Many of you are going to be out of the office at one point or another during these […]
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