by Ed Hinerman | May 21, 2008 | accelerated death benefit, insurance, life insurance, women
I was recently contacted by a stay at home mom who was, putting it politely, a little annoyed because she was told by an insurance agent that she could only be approved for 1/2 as much life insurance as her husband was carrying. I explained to her that, in fact, that...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 11, 2008 | accelerated death benefit, insurance, life insurance
Most life insurance policies issued in the past 5-10 years have a rider called the accelerated death benefit rider. It doesn’t cost anything and it allows the insured to receive, depending on the company, up to half of the death benefit (usually up to a limit...
by Ed Hinerman | May 26, 2007 | accelerated death benefit, cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, stroke
Terminal illness! How many times a day is a person told, or a family told that a person only has months to live? Often this news comes after a stroke that requires extensive medical care in ICU, or after a long battle with cancer. Medical bills pile up and, because...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 15, 2007 | accelerated death benefit, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
In response to a less than reputable business practice, life insurance companies now offer at no additional charge a feature called an accelerated death benefit. It wasn’t that long ago that there was a prolific market in praying on the terminally ill and...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 3, 2007 | accelerated death benefit, Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, term insurance
It’s all over financial news sources. And it’s true. Not often news and truth are in the same corner, but here you go. Due to updated mortality tables and good old competition, the rates, primarily in the healthiest rate classes have been coming steadily...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 18, 2007 | accelerated death benefit, Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
I’ve often wished my blogs would be read by everyone. I’m pretty sure that doesn’t happen, but for this one I am lowering my wish expectations. I am only hoping that everyone who has life insurance or is considering buying a life insurance policy...
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