By Ed Hinerman on March 31, 2012
I had an interesting email question yesterday concerning whether or not there is a time limit on filing a claim for life insurance. There are plenty of stories out there about old stock being found and old life insurance policies turning up. In this case the son who called me isn’t even sure if his ...read more
Posted in death benefit, insurance, life insurance, life insurance claim, pilot, private pilots | Tagged AOPA member, death certificate, insurance, insurance claim statute of limitations, life insurance, life insurance claim, life insurance in force, no policy too old, old insurance claims, old life insurance policies turning up, pay interest from date of death, pay interest on death benefit, private pilot life insurance |
By Ed Hinerman on February 13, 2012
There are plenty of people who took up flying as a hobby. What a great thing to be able to fly up to Wyoming and visit my mom or just fly around this beautiful country and, even better, the beautiful state of Colorado I live in. But for a lot of us that took a ...read more
Posted in accidental death, insurance, life insurance, pilot, private pilots, student pilot | Tagged accidental death, annual hours, aviation is covered, covered for any cause of death, economy, flying, insurance, life insurance, pilot, price of fuel, private pilot, proficiency, recertify, student pilot |
By Ed Hinerman on December 14, 2011
What a crazy year for underwriting life insurance. There have been shifts all over the map from type 1 diabetes to melanoma history, with some of the best news coming for private pilots. It’s been quite a while since we’ve had as many solid players in the hunt for private pilot life insurance. In fact, ...read more
Posted in insurance, life insurance, melanoma, pilot, private pilots, Type 1 diabetes | Tagged best rate class, CFII, fixed wing, flight instructors, great news, helicopter pilot, IFR, insurance, life insurance, PIC hours, pilots, private pilot life insurance, private pilots, student pilots, the new good old days, using helicopter to commute, VFR |
By Ed Hinerman on November 15, 2011
There was a long time before my website and blog took off where I was, like most other independent life insurance agents out there, stuck trying to get the most bang for my buck out of purchased life insurance leads. Ten years ago I could spend $20-$25 per lead for impaired risk life insurance prospects. ...read more
Posted in business life insurance, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, over 50 life insurance, pilot, private pilots | Tagged 30-40 agents, calls for days, foreign nationals, generic sites, impaired risk life isurance, independent life insurance agent, insurance, international business life insurance, life insurance, online agent warfare, online life insurance insanity, over 50 breast cancer life insurance, over 50 life insurance, over 50 prostate cancer life insurance, purchased life insurance leads, ticked off customers |
By Ed Hinerman on October 20, 2011
Wouldn’t that be nice? Kind of like the Progressive commercials where every kind of insurance is in a separate box. “Here’s your perfect private pilot life insurance. Will that be all today?” It would be that simple if somehow you could get rid of all of the life insurance agents who claim to know what ...read more
Posted in insurance, life insurance, pilot, private pilots, student pilot | Tagged affordable, aviation exclusion, commercial, experience and proficiency, healthier, IFR, instructors, inusrance, life insurance, pilots, pilots over age 70, preferred plus rates, preferred rates, private pilots, Progressive, regular physicals, student pilots, VFR |
By Ed Hinerman on August 31, 2011
I have a lot of clients, especially ex military, who have their auto, homeowners and sometimes life with USAA. They are a stellar company from a ratings and financial point of view, but with life insurance underwriting they are, well, conservative would be a good way to put it. But their clients love them and ...read more
Posted in insurance, life insurance, over 50 life insurance, pilot, private pilots | Tagged aviation exclusion, Civil Air Patrol, flight instructor, full aviation coverage, impaired risk life insurance, insurance, life insurance, life insurance underwriting, obesity life insurance, over 50 life insurance, pilot, private piltot, USAA |
By Ed Hinerman on August 29, 2011
I know I’ve talked quite a bit lately about those aviation life insurance needs that are hard or expensive to insure through traditional life insurance companies. I just wanted to take a few minutes to clarify that for the majority of private pilots life insurance is not complicated and easily covered through traditional policies at ...read more
Posted in accidental death, insurance, life insurance, pilot, private pilots, student pilot | Tagged accidental death, aviation exclsuion, aviation life insurance, CFI, CFII, Commercial pilots, full coverage, IFR, insurance, life insurance, private pilot life insurance, student pilots, supplemental AD&D, traditional life insurance, VFR |
By Ed Hinerman on August 25, 2011
Most of my work has been finding the best life insurance prices for people with impaired health, impaired risk life insurance. I won’t make any wild claims about being the best there is out there, but we are in a constant state of education and refining of processes to make sure that our clients can ...read more
Posted in accidental death, High Limit AD and D, insurance, life insurance, motorcycle, pilot, private pilots, skydiving | Tagged accidental death, accidental death and dismemberment, celibrity, civilian contractors in war zones, impaired risk life insurance, insurance, life insurance, motorcycle stuntman, private pilot, reasonable rates, skydiving, student pilot, term life insurance |
By Ed Hinerman on June 27, 2011
Let’s start with the good news. If you have life insurance in force and you took up your hazardous activity after putting that life insurance policy in force, and didn’t apply for the insurance because you were anticipating taking up the dangerous hobby, well, you’re covered. A scare tactic sales technique that less than scrupulous ...read more
Posted in accidental death, contestability, death benefit, hazardous activities, insurance, life insurance, pilot, private pilots, scuba diving, skydiving | Tagged contestability, customer service, dangerous hobby, foreign travel, hazardous activity, life insurance, nsurance, perceived risk, private aviation, private pilot, rock climbing, skydiving, unscrupulous agent |
