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The Hardersen Group Launches
Contributed by: Kyle Zimmer on 5/1/2008

Respected Insurance/Financial Services Professional
Darren Hardersen Establishes New Firm

The Hardersen Group Focuses on Specialized Agency Alliances and Advanced Strategies for High Net Worth Individuals

Jupiter, Fla.-Darren Hardersen, a 20 year professional in the insurance and financial services industry in the Palm Beaches and Florida has formed The Hardersen Group, LLC with offices in Jupiter (2074 W. Indiantown Road, Suite 205) and Dallas.TX,

Hardersen is uniquely qualified in the complex area of advanced financial planning strategies for the high net worth individual(s) and families. These advanced strategies use life insurance as a tool for estate maximization and charitable giving planning in concert with specialized premium financing programs and funding models. Estate maximization using life insurance requires special insurance, financing and market capabilities. These goals are accomplished through multiple long-standing insurance and financing relationships. The Hardersen Group provides in-house underwriting, case analysis expertise, life settlement/secondary market transactions, and key general agency alliance(s) with major participants in this specialized market area. The Hardersen Group's primary marketing focus is through teaming with other specialized professionals in the industry to achieve the client's goals.

Hardersen is a resident of Jupiter where he lives with his wife Kelly. Kelly Hardersen is a renowned fitness expert and trainer, nutritional consultant and national champion fitness competitor. The couple have a five-year old son, Trey.

A graduate of Drake University, Hardersen began his insurance and financial services career with Prudential Insurance Company in the Accelerated Underwriting Development program based in their southeastern home office at Jacksonville, Fla. He advanced to Senior Underwriter.

Hardersen was selected as Underwriting Consultant for Palm Beach, a position that Prudential Insurance and Financial Services had created specifically for the affluent client market. He served as sales counsel to the Company's "Million Dollar Roundtable" producers, directing them through advanced product training and sales closings for high net worth client(s)/families and their professional representatives, CPAs, attorneys and financial advisors. In addition, Hardersen managed all field underwriting and training.

In 1999, he joined Professional Planners Marketing Group (PPMG) owned by Allianz of North America, as Director of Underwriting. As a member of the PPMG management team he developed revenue from the secondary market business and driving life insurance premiums from markets in Palm Beach, southern Florida and beyond. Under his leadership PPMG's revenues from paid life premiums and sales in the secondary markets more than doubled in an eight year period (FY 1999 - 2007).

In April of 2008 Hardersen found himself with demand to form his own firm, The Hardersen Group, LLC. For additional information about The Hardersen Group please call (214) 736-8870 or (561) 371-1176. The Hardersen Group may be reached by email at darren.hardersen@thehardersengroup.com



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Kyle Zimmer

North Palm Beach , FL

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