by Ed Hinerman | Jun 27, 2008 | breast cancer, cancer, insurance, life insurance
Thank you again for all the prayers on my Mom’s behalf. She had a sentinel node biopsy of the lymph nodes yesterday and it showed that cancer had in fact migrated from her breast at least to the nearest lymph nodes. I will continue to follow her process in this...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 26, 2008 | Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, bipolar disorder, decline, Depression, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
As we’ve discussed many times, good life insurance rates are available if you have bipolar disorder if you meet certain criteria, underwriting guidelines. For the purposes of underwriting, while the companies may call them guidelines, assume they are rules. You...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 25, 2008 | insurance, life insurance
I seldom have a week go by where no clients get surprised by what is in their medical records. I’ve said it before and you know me, I’ll keep repeating it. Medical records are a collection of facts (lab and test results) and rambling thoughts transcribed...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 25, 2008 | heart attack, life insurance
I wrote this back in 2008 and while heart health is just as relevant today, what is good for avoiding heart issues is also good for lessening the severity of a cardiac event if one does happen. If you do have a cardiac event, less severe is the best way to acquire...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 24, 2008 | blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, hypertension, insurance, life insurance, stroke
A lot has been made over the years about diet and exercise being key components of a successful battle with hypertension or high blood pressure. But from the fringes we keep hearing snippets about drinking a glass of wine a day, eating dark chocolate and other things...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 23, 2008 | estate taxes, insurance, life insurance
According to the aficionados, the only thing better than a garage sale is an estate sale. In the best of situations this is after all the good stuff has gone to family members and the executor of the estate throws the rest of it in the front yard so their job can...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 23, 2008 | bypass surgery, cancer, diabetes, gastric bypass, heart attack, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity
There is a real tendency in our society to brand the morbidly obese as taking the easy way out of the problem they’ve created by considering gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass reduces the size of the stomach by stapling off the majority. This causes massive...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 20, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
There is a rampant misconception out there that life insurance is too expensive and for that reason many people forgo even considering it as a financial planning tool. In a time when many families live paycheck to paycheck it is understandable that they would turn...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 20, 2008 | cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer, PSA
Because of the exceptionally high success rate in treatment of prostate cancer, it stands out as ultimately one of the most insurable cancer histories from a life insurance underwriting view. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men, but...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 19, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, prayer
Normally I would not “mix business with politics”, but for this post I am setting life insurance aside and using this forum to make my case for what I believe is the most important decision this country is facing concerning our future. Let me preface this...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 19, 2008 | Biggest Loser, Fat March, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, obesity
I have often written about the downside of life insurance underwriting of weight issues, but there actually an upside. Back when I was posting weekly about the reality TV shows Fat March and Biggest Loser, while I did point out the health issues that can be caused by...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 18, 2008 | breast cancer, cancer, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer
I just received the pathology report that I mentioned in yesterday’s post from the lump removed last week from my Mom’s breast. As I mentioned, with this type of cancer this report is step one of two, with a biopsy of one or more lymph nodes next week...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 18, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance
Life insurance is all about taking care of obligations and responsibilities if you die prematurely. Prematurely can be defined by age or by your inability to meet those obligations and responsibilities with your accumulated net worth. Being in the life insurance...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 17, 2008 | breast cancer, cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I wrote a post about breast cancer last week. I was on the way to Wyoming as my Mom was preparing to have a lump removed from her breast. Thank you for your continued prayer. I haven’t received a copy of the pathology report yet but the lump was confirmed to be...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 17, 2008 | Attention Deficit Disorder, bipolar disorder, Depression, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is more commonly associated with children, and for good reason. Raising any child is a challenge. Even the best of them is a handful. Having raised a son with ADHD I can tell you that it’s kind of like fireworks,...
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