The human immunodeficiency virus and its resulting manifestation as AIDS remains an incurable, microscopic scourge that has ravaged many communities throughout the world over the last several decades. HIV/AIDS has historically been a lethal epidemic which arose in the early 1980’s in the U.S. and spread suddenly among certain populations – eventually to all corners […]
The American business world is constantly changing. 2018 was a terrible year for the stock market which has become a rollercoaster of flourishes and subsequent severe corrections. In spite of or perhaps as a result of the economy’s volatility, we are seeing large, old institutional brands folding while newly and foreign-funded conglomerate corporations going on […]
Life is precious, but the human body is fragile. Although Mother Nature has given us a sturdy structure of bone, muscle and tissue with the incredible ability to withstand trauma and heal, we aren’t impervious. No matter how healthy a person may be and no matter how much he or she stays physically fit, every […]
Derrick Pfau has been an associate at Petersen International for four years. He is a specialist in outside disability sales and the sports/athlete market. Before joining Petersen, Derrick served four years in the U.S. Army. He held the rank of specialist and trained as a paralegal in the JAG Corps. He was deployed, stationed in […]
As an insurance and financial services professional, you have probably submitted hundreds of applications on behalf of your clientele to any number of insurance carriers. You know the ropes and the usual drill. You know what insurance companies are looking for, which companies may be more lenient on persons with certain health issues or those […]
So says the disembodied animatronic skull of the famed Disney Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride. The ominous cackle warns guests of the swashbuckling adventures they will soon encounter just as their boat plummets into the dark, cavernous depths of an imaginative world. Most of us are familiar with the attraction, the subsequent live-action […]
On October 23rd 2018, Thomas Petersen, Vice President of Petersen International Underwriters, was awarded the W. Harold Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award by the association board and members of the International DI Society at their annual conference which took place this year at the Marriot St. Louis Grand in St. Louis, Missouri. Tom was in attendance […]
The Bridge Plan, a major medical insurance platform catering to U.S. residents awaiting Medicare eligibility, was developed in 1991 by Petersen International. It has faithfully served as the go-to gap healthcare product for persons aged 60 years and older who are not yet eligible for Medicare or who have missed their Medicare enrollment window. The […]
A DI expert looks at the disability income market and what can be done to increase agent involvement in DI protection solutions. What tips do you have for agents to increase success in the individual and high income markets? Petersen International Underwriters does not write “traditional” types of coverages. Our programs only exist when the […]
A DI expert looks at the disability income market and what can be done to increase agent involvement in DI protection solutions. What is your view of the state of the disability income protection market today? I have said this each year for the past few years, but it remains true – it is the […]