The PIU Communicator Library

Pardon Me, But You Have Holes in Your DI Coverage! - 08/06/2024

We are pleased to announce that on Thursday, August 15th at 2:00 PM EDT, Tom Petersen, Vice President of Petersen International Underwriters will be the guest lecturer of the International DI Society’s August study group. Tom will touch on the history of the venerated Lloyd’s of London insurance market and how American agents and brokers […]

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Buy/Sell Plus – One Policy, Two Benefits -

The Buy/Sell Plus disability insurance program is an innovation available only through Petersen International Underwriters.  This standalone DI product marries key person disability benefits with a traditional buy/sell disability policy.  You now have a source that can provide your corporate clients with the perfect balance of short and long-term benefits, properly addressing their business insurance […]

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Income Replacement Strategies - 07/09/2024

Disability insurance isn’t usually the first product on the minds of most U.S. insurance advisors, nor is it on the minds of their clients.  The average American seldom inquires about most aspects of insurance, but when they do, it usually entails coverage types more requisite to government mandates, like medical or auto insurance, or preconceived […]

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Discounted Single-Pay Premiums - 07/02/2024

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 and their […]

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Pilot Insurance Part 1 – Income Protection - 06/11/2024

Disability income insurance is imperative to professional aviators.  Whether a pilot flies for an airline, is self-employed as a crop duster, provides executive transport or fights forest fires from a helicopter, the reality of disablement exists among every class of aviator.  Due to accident or illness, there is always an imminent threat of short-term and […]

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Proper Business Planning with Disability Insurance - 05/14/2024

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 […]

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