Monthly Archives: May 2021

The 2021 IDIS National Conference

Petersen International Underwriters is pleased to remind you that the 17th annual national conference of the International DI Society will commence, in-person this year, on October 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas at the highly-rated Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum Hotel. The association has an incredible line-up of guest speakers this year including Diane Boyle, SVP Government Relations, […]

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The DI Coach Podcast – Tom Petersen

Please enjoy the following recording of Petersen International’s own Tom Petersen as a special guest of Chris Carlson on a recent episode of the DI Coach Podcast.  Their frank and enlightening discussion hits on various topics including the future of the Lloyd’s marketplace, conducting profitable business during a hard market and current trends of the […]

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Lorelai: The Reason Insurance Exists

Over the years, I have written periodically about disabilities that have unfortunately occurred in my family to which having or not having various types of insurance made the difference between disaster and financial stability. In one disastrous case, a dive instructor and dive store owner was hit by a drunk driver, causing severe injuries, necessitating […]

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DI Awareness Month

Welcome to Disability Insurance Awareness Month 2021. The last 14 months have seen much change to our country with numerous alterations to how many industries conduct business. Although social distancing, working from home and video conferences are the new normal, increases in vaccination rates have given way to lower COVID infection rates and deaths around much of […]

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