Author Archives: Jimmy Petersen

Cruisin’

Although I’m quite susceptible to motion sickness, I love to deep sea fish and I have also enjoyed a number of vacations aboard those gargantuan cruise ships. What’s not to like about taking a cruise – exciting ports-of-call, refreshing ocean breezes, exotic cocktails, a wide range of entertainment for all ages…and what about the food. […]

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Marketing Disability Insurance for Profit

Insurers and producers of disability insurance are pleased to be advised that the year 2015 produced the highest level of profitability in more than 20 years as reported by Milliman, the outstanding consulting actuarial firm, some months ago. This regular survey of disability insurers started over 35 years ago. It gives the industry the best […]

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The Three Tiers of DI

Disability insurance is the greatest resource Americans have in protecting personal income against the very real threat of unforeseen and debilitating illnesses and injuries. Without financial protection of one’s paycheck, a person stands to lose their single most important source of economic freedom. Income provides for one’s family, it pays for food, shelter, transportation, education, […]

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Star Gazing

If you caught last week’s airing of the 89th Academy Awards, you were witness to a historical night culminating in the very uncomfortable, botched delivery of “picture of the year”, not to mention the continuous stream of the now requisite political commentaries and expected “Trump” satire. Despite the sometimes tiresome, self-aggrandizing and frivolous proselytizing by […]

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The American Diaspora

We are living in a technologically-progressive business world with an ever-expanding global economy where corporate identities exceed borders and nationalities. Although originally domiciled in or at the very least incorporated within the United States, many American companies are moving entire divisions or launching branches overseas. There are also those that are relocating completely outside of […]

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The Risks of Putting to Sea

Impoverished areas dotting the coasts of Nigeria, Somalia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have been virtual breeding grounds for partially-organized collections of criminals seeking to steal, hijack, kidnap and murder their way to fortune (“fortune” is probably too strong an assessment as most persons in question eke out a minimal existence for themselves and their […]

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Become a Disability Insurance Superstar

The ability to bring your client something that others can’t will set you apart and ultimately make you a star. Right now, one of the hottest platforms of the disability insurance industry is guaranteed-issue (GSI) coverage. GSI products are becoming more mainstream outside of the traditional group insurance and employee benefits marketplaces. They are easily […]

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