Petersen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

VALENCIA, Calif., November 7, 2018 (Newswire.com) - On Oct. 23, 2018, Thomas Petersen, Vice President of Petersen International Underwriters, was awarded the W. Harold Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award by the association board and members of the International DI Society at their annual conference which took place this year at the Marriot St. Louis Grand in St. Louis, Missouri. Tom was in attendance with his wife, several of his employees and many more friends and colleagues.

Tom is the 14th recipient of the prestigious award (his recently-retired father being the first recipient and the award’s namesake) which was created to honor those who have dedicated their lives and careers to the promotion, growth, and stability of the disability insurance industry in the U.S. and abroad through education and awareness.

He began his insurance career in 1986, specializing in the outside sales and marketing of supplemental, high-limit and international disability insurance products for the multi-generational firm, Petersen International which he has helped grow into the largest American personal accident Coverholder for Lloyd’s of London.

Additionally, Tom has taken on new roles in the industry over the past 12 years, working to expand the market for disability insurance by promoting and overseeing regulatory changes in 11 states that now allow excess DI to be written through the surplus lines market where it was previously prohibited.  Working closely with industry trade groups, producer groups, lobbyists and state legislators, he has led the drafting of the required changes to existing regulations in each of those 11 states, opening the disability market for individuals and groups previously denied access to these insurance product lines. 

Petersen International Underwriters specializes in unique disability, life and health insurance platforms for high-net-worth individuals, small businesses and large corporations. Tom Petersen can be reached at (800) 345-8816 or at [email protected].

Source: Petersen International Underwriters