1946 |
W.R. Dignan Associates, Inc. founded by Bill Dignan. |
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| 1947 |
Introduced the “DA47” Income Protection Policy. Named after Dignan Associates and underwritten by American Casualty Company, the policy was the first to offer lifetime sickness benefits following the great depression. |
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| 1948 |
First to program disability coverage by combining Non-Cancelable (short term benefits) with Yearly Renewable (long term benefits). |
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| 1950 |
Largest writer of Polio insurance in the Midwest. |
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| 1954 |
Introduced the concept of “Key Man Disability” coverage “DAK” (Dignan Associates Keyman) a forerunner of group LTD. |
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| 1955 |
Founded the “Business Overhead Expense” policy first recognized under the Internal Revenue Code. |
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| 1956 |
Wrote the first association group plan offering business overhead expense protection to professionals, to The Cincinnati Dental Society. |
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| 1960 |
Wrote the first Group LTD policy in Cincinnati to Emery Industries. |
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| 1968 |
Wrote the first plan supplementing group LTD with individual Non-Cancelable disability policies for a large Washington DC law firm. |
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| 1970 |
First to offer lifetime specialty “Own Occupation” definition to professionals. |
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| 1975 |
Top ten disability producer with Union Mutual, now UnumProvident |
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| 1980 |
One of the first agencies in the nation to introduce computer generated computer proposals. |
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| 1981 |
Founded Diversified Brokerage Specialists to market universal life insurance. |
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| 1989 |
Contracted with our first term life insurance company, Federal Kemper Life Insurance. |
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| 1994 |
Qualified President's Cabinet with Federal Kemper for life insurance sales and top 5 with Royal Maccabees for disability income sales nationally. |
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| 2001 |
Regional Leader First Colony, now Genworth. |
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| 2002 |
Purchase “Felton McCrary Brokerage” (FMB) a 35 year old Orlando , FL based insurance brokerage. |
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| 2003 |
10th consecutive year Federal Kemper's President's cabinet member. Illinois Mutual DI Leader's Council. Reached over $6,000,000 in disability premium refunds to policyholders from both Illinois Mutual and Royal Maccabees disability insurance premium refund riders. |
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| 2004 |
Finished 7 th nationally with Principal Life for disability insurance sales and again qualified Illinois Mutual DI Leader's Council. Marked 50 years representing Illinois Mutual. |
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| 2006 |
Diversified Brokerage Specialists receives endorsement from The Florida Dental Association allowing discounts on disability insurance to members. |
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| 2007 |
Diversified Brokerage Specialists receives endorsement from The Ohio State Bar allowing discounts on disability insurance to members. DBS also holds endorsements from the Cincinnati Medical and Dental Associations. |
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