by Ed Hinerman | Mar 7, 2014 | Biggest Loser, BMI, build, doctor's recommendation, gastric bypass, impaired risk life insurance, insurance, life insurance, life insurance approval
As life insurance companies have turned in the direction of more conservative underwriting of build (height, weight, bmi), the last 10 years has seen them really embrace weight loss surgery for the morbidly obese. That sure wasn’t always the case with gastric...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 7, 2012 | application process, approval, Biggest Loser, BMI, build, decline, Fat March, height and weight, insurance, life insurance, life insurance approval, obesity, over 50 life insurance
Prudential has long been our go to company for those whose weight just wouldn’t garner an approval from any other companies. It wasn’t preferred plus rates with heavier builds, but it was an approval and it was the only place to find one in so many...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 12, 2012 | Biggest Loser, Fat March, insurance, life insurance, life insurance approval, mortality, mortality risk, obesity
There are several ways to deal with an out of control weight problem from a health standpoint, but from a life insurance point of view it’s pretty clear cut. If you are morbidly obese the best case is that you will have to pay more than the average person for...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 1, 2011 | Biggest Loser, diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity
There is probably no one more prevalent issue that affects life insurance underwriting more than weight. With 30+% of our country meeting the criteria for being obese, face it, every application we get has a 1 in 3 chance of build and BMI being an underwriting issue....
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 18, 2010 | Biggest Loser, insurance, life insurance, obesity
The NBC reality show Biggest Loser has kicked off another season and another chance to drive home to our country just how out of control obesity is and, well, how much work it takes to overcome it once you’ve lost control. I haven’t watched the show since...
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...
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