First Responder Task Force Information

The First Responder Task Force was created for the sole purpose of honoring, serving, and protecting First Responders. Fast-forward to the terrorist attacks on 9/11. It was a double tragedy in the insurance industry. It shed light on the fact that exclusions and restrictions exist in the majority of insurance policies. 343 fireman perished performing their duties that day, but because of the fine print buried in their insurance policies, a devastating number of the death benefit claims were denied payments to their families. Many of the insurance companies that ended up paying, some months and even years later, mainly did so because of political and media pressure. But far too many of these families never received a penny from these policies that they had been paying on for years. The First Responder Task Force partnered with a military directed non-profit association and took steps to extend their military grade coverage to now include First Responders for the first time in history. Never again should a First Responder, putting their life on the line, lose their life and their beneficiary not be taken care of. When we set out on this mission in 2011, there were no systems for supporting and serving First Responders in a tangible way. So we started working with Fire Departments, Police Departments, Sheriff’s Offices, and EMS Agencies to get a better understanding of how they operate and the most efficient way we could provide the most amount of value. We refined that system over the next 12 months and began serving First Responder Agencies in the Southeastern United States. In 2012 we served 2,500 First Responders. In 2013, we tripled our numbers and were able to protect 8,500 First Responders. In 2014, we more than tripled again, increasing our coverage to 30,000 public servants. In 2015, we served around 40,000 First Responders. We have continued to grow our network of Task Force Coordinators across the country and now serve First Responders in every state.