Monthly Archives: August 2025

The 2025 IDIS National Conference

Petersen International Underwriters is pleased to remind you that the 21st annual national conference of the International DI Society will commence on October 6, 2025, in Reno, Nevada at the Grand Sierra Resort. The association has a wonderful line-up of guest speakers and industry experts this year sharing their motivating stories and remarkable insight into […]

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Marketing DI to Younger Generations

According to a 2024 study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median age of the American workforce is about 42-years old, yet most disability insurance sales (and the sale of many elective insurances for that matter) are made to employed persons over the age of 45.  From these numbers we can tell that […]

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Case Study Snapshot: Impaired Risk Disability

A 53-year-old corporate executive was making $350,000 annually. He was wanting to secure $17,500 per month of benefit through a traditional disability income policy.  Due to an extensive medical history, he was being turned down for disability insurance by every domestic carrier his agent approached.  He was moderately obese, suffered from Type II diabetes which […]

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