by Ed Hinerman | Nov 30, 2011 | accidental death, civilian contractors, Civilian War Zone Coverage, insurance, life insurance
Is accidental death insurance worth it? Your average run of the mill accidental death policy, or for that matter an accidental death rider on a life insurance policy is, well, not a very good value. The reason those policies are dirt cheap is that the mortality risk...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 28, 2011 | Dave Ramsey, death benefit, insurance, life insurance
I often have the budget discussion with people who fall into the less than perfect health category, impaired risk life insurance in the industry. They don’t get the bang for the buck that someone young and healthy, or for that matter over 50 and healthy. My...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 28, 2011 | insurance, Juvenile life insurance, life insurance, mortality risk
Parents and grandparents need look no further for the perfect gift for your child or grandchild than the life insurance industry. Let’s just be stone cold real about this. Children often wait until they are in their 40’s to consider getting life insurance....
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 27, 2011 | AARP, guaranteed issue life insurance, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, New York Life, no exam
For us more seasoned life insurance buyers there is an industry tendency to want to squeeze us all into the same companies and product type, senior life insurance or final expense life insurance. This would be OK 1. if over 60 life insurance needs really did change or...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 25, 2011 | Foreign National Life Insurance, foreign nationals, insurance, International Business insurance, life insurance
Over the years I have taken several runs at different ways to get life insurance from US companies for foreign nationals living in their home countries. I went through some dry runs with Sagicor and Pan American and found that, for the most part, the process was very...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 25, 2011 | budget, Independent agent, International Business insurance, life insurance
I subscribe to and have written several articles for InsuranceNewsNet magazine, a trade publication that frequently has useful product information in it. When I wrote this in 2011 InsuanceNewsNet did offer useful product information. In 2019 it seems to have bent to...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 23, 2011 | blood pressure, cigar smokers, high blood pressure, hypertension, insurance, life insurance, smoking
I know I go through some weeks sure that all life insurance underwriters are kind of mechanical. They look at the records and the labs and look in their underwriting guide and stamp the appropriate approval on it and then on to the next. No emotions. Just the facts...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 21, 2011 | diabetes, insurance, life insurance, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
Before you dig too deep into this post let me clarify that I am not talking about juveniles with juvenile onset type 1 diabetes. I still don’t know anyone that will cover them and I am still actively lobbying companies to be the one to step out of the dark ages...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 18, 2011 | Infinite banking, insurance, life insurance, whole life
I have been dancing around the “Be your own banker” concept for the last month or so after learning more about infinite banking. I finally figured out what I have never liked about whole life insurance. People use it for life insurance. Let me tell you a...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 17, 2011 | basal cell carcinoma, cancer, insurance, life insurance, melanoma
Talk about a health issue that’s been around the block several times and every time something new pops up. Skin cancer is it! We’ve seen great strides in underwriting melanoma with a recent approval at standard plus rates just four months out from...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 15, 2011 | business life insurance, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, over 50 life insurance, pilot, private pilots
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...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 14, 2011 | insurance, life insurance
Once in a while I’m asked what sets me apart from other agents or especially from the giant online agencies. Why would a person choose to do business with me? My daughter interviewed for a job yesterday and was asked why they should pick her out of the four...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 9, 2011 | accidental death, business life insurance, insurance, life insurance, Lloyds of London
In business we don’t always have the luxury of waiting to buy business life insurance when it’s a better value or more convenient. When the bank says now… When the court judge says now… When a large financial agreement is waiting for life...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 9, 2011 | business life insurance, hazardous activities, income replacement, Infinite banking, insurance, life insurance
Remember the “dress for success” thing that started back in the 70’s? I think it was probably a reaction to the way most people my age decided to dress in the 60’s. It never really worked for me. Every time I dressed for success, even if I got...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 7, 2011 | business life insurance, buy/sell life insurance, foreign nationals, insurance, key man insurance, life insurance
Without proper business life insurance in force the family of a deceased partner in a business could stand to lose the portion of the business that their loved worked long and hard to create, and to leave as a legacy. A succession plan for a business, whether a...
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