Author Archives: Jimmy Petersen

COVID-19 Era Sales and Business Practices

Americans are reeling from what is taking place in the world.  The very contagious and dangerous COVID-19 virus has landed in the U.S. and has spread quickly, far and wide, forcing everyone to practice “social distancing” and now several state governments to require citizens to “shelter in place.”  Our daily routines are having to change, […]

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Outbreak 2020

Panic, whether premature or not, has certainly set-in here in California.  My wife and I attempted to do our grocery shopping the other night to pick up some household essentials for the week, and I was flabbergasted at what I witnessed.  I had heard rumors from friends and others in the office about bare shelves […]

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The Value of a Residual Disability Rider

Not all disabilities manifest themselves equally.  There are tens of thousands of known human diseases and countless ways the relatively-fragile human body can be injured.  And although modern medicine has remarkably progressed over the last century, the number of disabled Americans has steadily increased over time.  The disabled community is now the single largest minority […]

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Legends Reunited

Our founder, W. Harold Petersen, made a storied career in the disability insurance industry.  He began his practice of developing and implementing novel income protection programs for American workers through traditional carrier channels, mostly by access through the life and health markets of the 1960’s and 1970’s.  But he always had special concern for his […]

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Business Solutions for Dental Practices

Running a successful dental practice is physically demanding and very expensive.  Graduate school loans, mortgages, equipment financing, book of business buy-outs and property leases can all negatively affect the bottom line of a dental professional.  Most general-practice dentists, dental specialists and oral surgeons are holders of multiple bank notes, letters of credit, promissory notes and/or […]

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Strengthen Your Corporate Branding

Twenty-first century marketing is an art form.  Expansive and evolving technologies have allowed for the dynamic growth of advertising in the business world of not only marketing your wares and your services, but also your own persona.  We call this “branding.”  Over the last couple of decades, professional athletes, Hollywood stars and savvy companies have […]

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Save the Date! Petersen International Underwriters ALS Golf Classic

We are pleased to announce that Petersen International is the title sponsor of the 2020 ALS Golf Classic which will be held on March 16, 2020 at Valencia Country Club in Valencia, California.  This amateur charity golf tournament has been played for years to many accolades in Southern California.  Proceeds from the tournament benefit the […]

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Client Education Will Boost Your DI Sales

No matter the insurance product, the more your clients are familiar with, the more they will be comfortable with completing an application, relinquishing their precious time to an underwriting process and ultimately choosing to spend money on some sort of prescribed financial protection. Nothing can be truer when regarding disability insurance, as there is a […]

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