It is a common notion that one of the greatest financial fears of Americans is the possibility of outliving their money in retirement. Yet, these concerns don’t always lead to subsequent real-life accountability since most people of working age aren’t making substantial progress toward increasing personal savings. The detrimental cycle continues. We worry about having […]
As corporate takeovers, mergers and acquisitions continue to be regular occurrences in many business markets, continued employee downsizing throughout most industries is inevitable. Severed employees must come to grips with the reality that the employer was ill-prepared or lacked the resources necessary to provide a successful future relationship. In good form and for employer liability […]
Like life insurance products, disability programs come in many different shapes and sizes designed to fit varying client needs and budgets. But acquiring sufficient amounts of DI can be challenging and time consuming to both broker and client alike. That is never truer than it is today, especially in the COVID era when we are […]
Well not really, but… Over the past couple of years many small and large insurance brokerage operations have been bought up by other larger brokerage operations. At times, it has seemed like everyone was buying and selling their agency. For years we have espoused the need for a producer to utilize a top insurance brokerage […]
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 […]
Common sense and assumption based on experience in the life and health insurance industry have led me to the realization, which I’m certain most of you have witnessed and will wholeheartedly agree upon, that most clients and hopeful prospects—most, not all—are in no way proactive when it comes to their insurance needs. No matter how […]
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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 in recent generations, the number of disabled persons in this country has rapidly expanded. The disabled community is now the single largest minority […]