The PIU Communicator Library

Take the Case of…Ms. S. - 08/31/2020

Ms. S. is a 47-year-old attorney and partner of a California-based law firm.  After years of hard work and successful practice, she was enjoying a very comfortable lifestyle with her wife in their lovely San Francisco Bay-area home.  She was earning an annual income of $375,000, and was the primary breadwinner of the household. Her […]

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Hurdling Usual Insurance Roadblocks - 08/17/2020

Life and disability insurance sales are commonly hampered by the same problems, over and over again.  “My client takes meds for depression and anxiety.  My client suffered a heart attack and had stents implanted.  My client has been arrested for DUI.  My client has a history of cancer.  My client is too short for their […]

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Back to the Basics – Disability Insurance - 07/27/2020

Last week I was able to enjoy a socially-distanced dinner on the patio at the home of W. Harold Petersen, one of the pioneers and early champions of modern American income protection insurance, not to mention the retired founder of Petersen International Underwriters.  I have always heeded his sage business advice and commentary.  At the […]

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Exploring Niche Markets - 07/21/2020

Amongst the usual risk divisions of life and health insurance products, one can find many sub-groupings of unique plans that are extremely useful to the consumer and can be very profitable to the producer when one knows how and why to properly market and prescribe them. Although commonly considered inferior as outliers to rank and […]

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The Unconventional Celebrity - 07/06/2020

The Oxford Dictionary defines the word “celebrity” as “a famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.”  In this age so influenced by the millennial mindset, fame has found its way to persons of many genres that tend to push the boundaries of antiquated interpretations of sport and entertainment commonly found throughout the twentieth century. Our […]

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New Video Release from Petersen International - 06/22/2020

Please enjoy the following newest addition to Petersen International’s video marketing library. This piece serves as a wonderful introduction to or simply a great refresher of the often underutilized and lucrative world of Surplus Lines insurance including the amazing specialty-market disability, life and medical insurance programs available specifically to you from Petersen International Underwriters.

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