Monday, June 29, 2020

Accept NO Limitations!






Accept NO Limitations!


We are ready to take that RISK!

IDU, Inc. is the undisputed industry leader of underwriting and issuing high limit personal income disability protection for Impaired Risks in the Domestic and Excess Market.

Our combined team of expert underwriters have mastered the technique of conquering tough cases and offering creative coverage plans that provide a variety of solutions for all types of client profiles. Our unique and unmatched offers include multiple products, features, and pricing options in the Domestic and Surplus Lines Markets. 

Many carriers have tried to replicate our aggressive underwriting in the Impaired Risk DI market, however, IDU underwriters with over 100 years combined experience are second to none in this market. 


IDU underwriters brought the impaired risk disability product to the market in the US, over thirty years ago.

As pioneers in this risk niche we understand the role disability insurance plays in securing one’s wellbeing. This is why our team at IDU believes that all individuals should be able to secure personal income protection.

IF IDU CAN'T SAY YES, NO ONE CAN!

Clients with pre-existing medical conditions and high-risk occupations are at a coverage deficit, especially if they are also high risk income earners.

IDU has multiple solutions for clients with moderate to severe medical conditions.  

Our underwriters can consider disability coverage for clients with:
·     Height and weight concerns
·     Type I & II Diabetes
·     Cancer History
·     Multiple Sclerosis
·     Crohn’s Disease
·     Systemic Lupus
·     Musculoskeletal Impairments
·     Sleep Apnea
·     Drug & Alcohol History
·     Mental/Nervous Conditions

IDU offers coverage to clients for many additional medical conditions that cannot be insured in the traditional or surplus lines markets.

Learn more about our Impaired Individual Disability Insurance, and take advantage of IDU’s industry leading experience:  https://www.iduinc.com/Individualdisabilityinsuranceimpaired



IDU, Inc.
Springfield, Miami, London
1.800.954.6182


Thursday, June 25, 2020

Real Life IDU Business Product Case Studies





Connect the Dots...


Do you want to better your book of business?

Connect the Dots with these Real Life IDU Business Product Case Studies!

Our team wants to position you to have superior product offerings so you can provide your clients with coverage and product opportunities they can't resist.

Learn more about the unique and specialized coverages we can offer your clients at International Disability Underwriters today!


When a large, national Accounting Firm is going through the final steps in a merger agreement with a smaller competitor, the risk management department raises the concern that Key Person Life Insurance has yet to be secured; with the acquired firm’s President contractually bound to stay on for two years, ensuring a successful merger, the agreement is in jeopardy of costly delay, unless a short-term, interim solution can be found.

Fortunately, within 48 hours of receipt of an application, IDU is able to issue a 90 Day Policy Term for Contractual Protection Insurance which would payout a benefit for Death Any Cause should an unfortunate loss of the President occur while the traditional life insurance is being underwritten.

An Independent Entertainment Company is financing a new film for which they need to secure a loan, however the lending agency is requiring disability protection on the guarantor for the full 5 years of the term.

IDU provides Loan Indemnity Insurance which will payout a monthly benefit that covers both the monthly repayment amount as well as interest charged. Since the benefit period and total aggregate reduces over the term of the policy, premiums will also shrink, mirroring the ongoing payment of the loan.

A mid-sized Pharmaceutical Company with three equal owners is addressing business continuation shortfalls by securing Buy Sell Disability Coverage. They’ve successfully taken out domestic policies on 2 out of the 3 owners for coverage totaling $2,000,000 of their $5,000,000 total business value. The third owner is above age limits for domestic options, leaving a $11,000,000 combined exposure for the Company.

With age and benefit limits far exceeding traditional carriers, IDU issues excess disability policies to match the domestic carrier payout structures with an initial Lump Sum followed by monthly installments over 60 months that complete the remaining buy out obligation.


To learn more about these business products and opportunities, visit our website at: 

Thursday, June 11, 2020

IDU Product Spotlight: Loan Indemnity Insurance





IDU Product Spotlight: Loan Indemnity Insurance


Disability Insurance as a whole is a widely underserved need in today’s market, even more so when you are talking about products specifically designed to indemnify a contractual loan agreement! 

This important solution is often overlooked by clients and their insurance representatives because they believe that it is okay to collaterally assign personal disability benefits to the lending agency.  This assumption couldn’t be more wrong as it leaves the individual without appropriate cash flow for their day-to-day living expenses should a disability occur.  Another, slightly less treacherous solve, is using a Business Overhead Expense policy to cover monthly loan payments; however, this is also an inadequate option as most BOE Benefit Periods are far too short to protect the entire term of a loan. 

This is where IDU steps in with your solution!



IDU’s High Limit Loan Indemnity Product allows individuals, small business owners, and companies to satisfy a lender’s insurance requirements and avoid the hazards caused by using ill-fitting alternative solutions. 

Tailored for each client’s specific loan obligation, these policies will protect 100% of the loan amount to include interest.  


Our flexible, creative underwriting gives us the ability to implement this coverage where the domestic carriers fall short, particularly when dealing with non-traditional lending agencies, familial relationships, and large loan exposures. 

Dealing with a disabling event is hard enough, don’t let your client put themselves or their business at risk of financial hardship due to missed or deferred loan payments.  


Key Product Features

·     Own Occupation Definition
·     Reducing Benefit Aggregates mirroring ongoing loan payments
·     Benefits paid will not exceed outstanding balance of the loan
·     Standard Policy Terms of 5 or 10 years
·     Standard Elimination Periods of 90 or 180 days
·     Personal or 3rd Party Policy Ownership 
·     Named Beneficiary can be Lender or Collaterally Assigned as needed
·     Monthly, Quarterly, Annual or Single Pay Premium Modes available



IDU, Inc.
Springfield, Miami, London
1.800.954.6182


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