Summer months typically mark a busy time for the international travel industry. Family vacations, business trips, study-abroad programs, high school/college senior trips, honeymoons and humanitarian and religious missions are but a few of the many reasons Americans are traveling overseas this summer. Unbeknownst to most travelers, their trusted domestic medical policies and governmental healthcare programs […]
Whether we label ourselves insurance agents, planners, advisors, brokers or executives, most of us, in one form or another, are salespeople. We provide services to paying customers and rightfully sell our services to make a living, to provide a means to financially support ourselves and our families. This is not something to take lightly or […]
Disablement is like the analogy of throwing a stone into a pond. There is certainly a ripple effect. Not only is the disabled person directly affected and in over their head, but the resulting waves hit everyone and everything in the vicinity. Of course, close family and friends are reeling from the consequences, but so […]
It’s that wonderful and special time of year again when we as an industry take a serious moment to recognize the fundamental importance of disability insurance to the working American. Too many of us have seen the financial struggles of uninsured families when an income earner loses his or her physical ability to earn a […]
The most important and fundamental of assets to the continuity and financial success of any American business of any size is not in its financial holdings or intellectual properties, nor is it in the more tangible equities like manufactured product, real estate, office equipment or machinery. A company’s most important asset is its workforce, the […]
Petersen International prides itself on its customer service. And that attention to service doesn’t end at the quick turnaround of insurance quotes, flexible underwriting or policy servicing by our helpful and professional staff. We also strive to make the paying of premiums as easy and as comfortable as possible for the agents we work with […]
We are pleased to announce that Petersen International is the title sponsor of the 2024 ALS Golf Classic which will be held on September 9, 2024 at The Oaks Club in Valencia, California. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the ALS Network. We are at this time looking for players and sponsors. If you are interested […]
Millions of Americans travel outside the United States every year for business and pleasure. Most venture to generally innocuous locales which are familiar or which they feel a sense of safety; although the most generic and democratic cities of North America, Europe or Asia can harbor diverse forms of criminality and danger. Yet others choose […]
I try to frequently remind myself that importance in most matters of life is always in the fundamentals. The basic nature of insurance these days is what’s truly important for Americans. Personal disability insurance is one of those elementary financial needs of any professional, and in a perfect world should be as commonly prescribed as […]
Petersen International’s Failure to Survive product provides a simplified-issue death benefit on a term chassis to customers who need coverage quickly or who are not eligible or the right fit for traditional term insurance. Typical uses of the insurance are for third-party key person situations, to indemnify buy/sell agreements and other business contracts, divorce decrees […]