by Ed Hinerman | May 20, 2009 | cancer, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer, universal life
A person contacted me a few months back looking for a policy to replace his current universal life which is going up in price on every anniversary date. He has been paying on the UL for about 15 years and just two years ago he received notice that the policy no longer...
by Ed Hinerman | May 13, 2009 | cancer, death benefit, heart attack, insurance, life insurance, mortality, mortality risk, prayer
If you only had a crystal ball, right? If you knew when you were going to die you could put off buying life insurance right up to the last moment, or if you knew you would outlive the need for life insurance you could just not buy at all. Well, unless you are...
by Ed Hinerman | May 12, 2009 | basal cell carcinoma, cancer, cholesterol, insurance, life insurance, mortality, mortality risk
Very few weeks slip by that I don’t take the opportunity to drive home the life insurance consequences of not following through with a doctor’s recommendation for a test or a follow up visit. These may seem like small things, but in the world of...
by Ed Hinerman | May 8, 2009 | breast cancer, cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
My wife and I are off to spend the weekend with my mom in Wyoming. For the first time this spring it appears there won’t be a major winter storm in between us. Happy Mothers Day! It is my mom’s own fight with breast cancer that has renewed my optimism for...
by Ed Hinerman | May 5, 2009 | A1c, angioplasty, Banner Life, bypass surgery, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life settlements, Sleep apnea
A month or so ago I talked about a client of mine who, over the course of 4 years, has been working with me to get his rate down from the very first approval we were able to get through Empire General at a table 8, to a just approved standard plus rate with Banner...
by Ed Hinerman | May 4, 2009 | Banner Life, breast cancer, cancer, diabetes, family history, heart disease, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, stroke
When I do an on the phone interview with a potential life insurance client I ask a series of medical questions that help me to decide the appropriate rate classification to quote. Part of the application process, whether it is done with your agent or with the examiner...
by Ed Hinerman | May 2, 2009 | breast cancer, cancer, decline, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life
It occurred to me after seeing a clip of Napoleon Dynamite on David Letterman that, given good health, even he could qualify for the best rates available for life insurance. Fortunately for us all, being the best looking or the most successful isn’t found on a...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 29, 2009 | cancer, cholesterol, foreign travel, insurance, life insurance, mortality, mortality risk, prostate cancer
When I got my briefs in a bunch earlier this year in a little spat with ING Reliastar, on the surface it would seem that we were arguing semantics. Just underneath the surface is a gray area about half the size of the universe where life insurance companies seem to...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 27, 2009 | cancer, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer, PSA
It seems to me of all the major cancers, being the second most common among men, prostate cancer has been a hot bed of breakthroughs and I believe (the world according to Ed) will be the first major cancer that will be rendered null by scientific research. Today more...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 16, 2009 | cancer, heart attack, private pilots, term insurance
All right guys, you can take a break. I already know how most of you feel about life insurance. If it’s free you’ll take some but if it gets into your beer or bass boat money, well, a guy has to have his priorities, right? Ladies, in general men have two...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 15, 2009 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, breast cancer, cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), decline, Depression, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, obesity, Sleep apnea
I’ve certainly questioned the IQ of more than one life insurance underwriter over the years. I may have even insinuated that a few didn’t even make into on to the IQ scale. But the truth is there are two types of underwriters working on life insurance...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 9, 2009 | Banner Life, blood pressure, bypass surgery, cancer, cholesterol, diabetes, gastric bypass, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity, Prudential
Let’s don’t mince words on this subject. If someone is 40% overweight they are twice as likely to die prematurely than someone of average build. It’s not the fat that kills you, but the strain that all that extra weight puts on your body making you a...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 8, 2009 | AIG, cancer, decline, insurance, life insurance, Protective Life, term insurance
There are a lot of people that are suspicious of the whole annual review process on your insurance. It is perceived to be a thinly veiled attempt to sell you more insurance, and I have to admit that with some agents that may be true, but not always. It’s worth...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 2, 2009 | breast cancer, cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer
Not a week goes by that I don’t talk to someone with a history of cancer. They would like to have life insurance, just like anyone, but insurance quotes take a bit more leg work. It’s often a stretch and often means going back to doctors and asking for the...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 31, 2009 | cancer, foreign travel, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, private pilots, scuba diving, skydiving, smoking, student pilot
I finally got my wife to look the other way while I jumped out of an airplane for my 54th birthday. She’s always so nice about asking me what I want for my birthday, and for the past 5 years I hadgreat present. She steadfastly refused, not wanting to be a party...
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