by Ed Hinerman | Oct 26, 2011 | Anxiety, bipolar, bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
Ok, so occasionally I’m like a broken record (dated myself on that one) and can’t quite let go of an injustice. My Mom thinks that’s a good thing and my wife says as long as it doesn’t affect my blood pressure she’s good with it…so...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 21, 2010 | insurance, life insurance, liver functions
Liver function tests have been the nemesis of life insurance underwriting for as long as I’ve been in the business and the source of a tremendous number of unfair ratings and declines on applications. Because of a long held leap of assumption that elevated liver...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 30, 2009 | gastric bypass, insurance, life insurance
I’m often asked whether being declined for insurance, or highly rated, will influence how another company looks at a new application. The answer is truly an emphatic NO! Each company has their own underwriting criteria and their own philosophy and their medical...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 19, 2009 | bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
I’ve written a lot about mood disorders, especially depression over the years. The truth is that depending on the life insurance company, any particular disorder can have an underwriting reaction that can vary all the way from preferred rate classes to declines....
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