Author Archives: Jimmy Petersen

Is Your Client Not Eligible for Medicare?

It’s true, not every senior-aged individual living in the United States qualifies for Medicare at the same point in life. Obamacare guidelines and state and federal regulations occasionally leave some American demographics without an ACA-governed medical insurance outlet. Additionally, because of age and residency restrictions, private insurance and healthcare exchanges are not often available solutions to many […]

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Solutions for Unusual Life Risks

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM).  Hopefully you have all seen and used the great marketing material and informational pieces coming out of Life Happens in coordination with LIAM.  This year’s LIAM spokesperson is the recording artist Kelly Rowland who has enjoyed a lucrative solo career following her time as part of the renowned […]

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Risk Spotlight – Real Life Case

A 42-year-old general dentist was in the process of purchasing a flourishing practice from a retiring colleague.  To fund the $1,250,000 transaction, she had secured terms for a practice loan from a commercial bank on a 10-year note.  The client had satisfied most of the lender’s demands, but was struggling to secure a collateralized life […]

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Not All Lloyd’s DI Policies Are Created Equal

The use of Lloyd’s of London personal lines coverage has seen an increase in recent years.  One reason is due to the realization by employers that benefit options must address the needs of their diverse workforce which includes protecting highly-compensated key employees with an equitable disability benefits solution.  Remaining competitive by attracting and retaining key […]

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Risk Spotlight – Real Life Case

A 61-year-old executive business owner was in the process of setting-up a proper financial succession plan with his younger business partners.  They had formed a legally binding buy/sell agreement to settle the purchase of corporate shares and payoff families in case one of the partners suddenly died or became permanently disabled.  Life insurance policies were […]

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New York Disability Bill Passes

Petersen International is extremely pleased to announce we can now write business disability insurance programs in the state of New York.  The legislature for the state of New York as well as Governor Cuomo have officially signed bill S5760-A into law. Known as Catastrophic Business Disruption Insurance, the bill allows for business disability insurance to […]

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My Week in Hollywood

Several weeks back, my wife brought to my attention a casting call in the local newspaper for a major Hollywood production.  “Extras needed to play soldiers!”  Sensing my wife and daughter’s excitement, I agreed to email an inquiry with my picture and gave it little further thought.  To my surprise just hours later, I had […]

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