Disability insurance is the greatest resource Californians have in protecting personal income against the very real threat of unforeseen and debilitating illness or injury. A 2013 study by Cornel University found that 8.5% of working age, non-institutionalized Californians are disabled. A relatively small and recently shrinking collection of American insurers offers a wide range of […]
As “Generation Y” or “Millennials” as they are now so commonly referred are flooding the American workforce, their more seasoned counterparts, the “Baby Boomers”, are becoming stacked at the opposite end of the career timeline. Boomers came into adulthood during the Vietnam War and saw this country through many political and socioeconomic changes. They worked […]
Heroes are an important part of culture and civilization. Heroes stir the imagination of the mind and motivate the romance of the soul. A world without heroes would be a colorless and drifting world. Leaders study heroes. A knowledge of the past and the handling of crisis by heroes helps determine the plan of action […]
What a crazy year it’s been. Deadly terrorist attacks continuing at home and abroad, political and social turmoil surrounding the Presidential race, and Ryan Lochte at the Rio Olympics! I think America needs a break. Here at Petersen International, we have enjoyed a beautifully organized chaos throughout 2016. It’s been another busy and prosperous year, […]
The practice of underwriting insurance is a fine mixture of art and science. To be successful, it takes a lot of common sense, even more experience and a well-rounded team of experts. Time and practice are the true keys to the profitable underwriting of life, health and disability insurances. As you can probably imagine, factors […]
As an insurance professional, you make a living serving your clients’ best interests. You assumedly make it your primary duty to financially prepare your clients for the many varied obstacles life may bring. Harnessing your years of experience of recognizing and indemnifying risk, you more than likely prescribe medical insurance, life insurance and most importantly […]
For more than a half-century, Americans have spent their weekends in front of television eagerly watching sports programming traditionally dominated by professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey. But over the last couple of decades, auto racing has become one of the largest markets in the U.S. sports and entertainment industry, stealing a healthy percentage of […]
Speaking at a Democratic Party rally on October 3rd in Flint, Michigan, President Bill Clinton astonishingly and publically criticized President Barak Obama’s brainchild, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling it “the craziest thing in the world.” He went on to denounce the current healthcare reform in that it flooded the health insurance market, resulting in […]
A few of weeks ago, I spent the day at a Southern California amusement park. Temperatures soared above 100 degrees as we trudged miserably around the park. I was feeling the early effects of heat stroke when I came to realize, through my sweat-filled eyes, that Americans are crazy for cheap (and not-so-cheap) thrills – […]
Petersen International Underwriters is proud to announce the celebration of its 35th anniversary as a Coverholder for Lloyd’s of London. Over 60 years ago, W. Harold Petersen began a long journey of discovery into the world of disability insurance. Fueled by the personal experience of growing-up with a disabled father, Harold’s affinity to the DI […]