The PIU Communicator Library
Solutions for Large Accumulation Risks - 04/28/2026
In the event of an unexpected catastrophe such as a natural disaster or an act of war/terrorism, companies can find themselves in difficult financial and liability situations. With large accumulations of employees in an office building, a business campus space or on an airplane, traditional insurance solutions may not be adequate. But Petersen International and […]
Niche Product Marketing – Part 2 – The “What” and “How” - 04/21/2026
Excess or high-limit disability insurance is a prime example of what the niche markets have to offer. If you have a client making in excess of $250,000, you will be hard-pressed to find a carrier willing to insure at least 65% of that client’s income. The niche market will be able to provide a supplemental […]
Case Study Snapshot: Private Pilot Accidental Death Insurance - 04/07/2026
The board of directors of an accounting firm had just purchased $3,000,000 of key person term life insurance on a 63-year-old executive officer to help protect their flourishing company. The key executive had recently begun pilot training courses and had fewer than 100 flight hours logged. The term life policy would not cover him as […]
A Death Benefit for Hard-To-Place Cases - 02/17/2026
Numerous agents and advisors reach out to Petersen International on a regular basis seeking solutions for impaired-risk life insurance that offers more substantial limits than typical guaranteed-issue and final expense policies. Fortunately, we have a growing portfolio of term insurance products that provide high-limit death benefits on impaired-risk cases. The product line is called Failure […]
What 2026 May Hold -
Happy New Year! 2025 was another spectacular year for Petersen International with growth along most insurance lines of the specialty markets. Individual disability and group GSI sectors continued to expand, the life and Failure to Survive markets showed consistent growth and accident and war risk insurance sales skyrocketed last year. Now let’s look ahead to […]
Case Study Snapshot: Cannabis Industry Key Person Solutions - 01/06/2026
A corporate conglomerate of legal cannabis dispensaries and marijuana grow operations was seeking high limits of key person life and disability insurance on their founder and CEO. Their insurance representative was finding it difficult to acquire sufficient business life and DI policies on the client because of his direct relationship to cannabis sales which is […]