by Ed Hinerman | Jul 21, 2016 | compliance, cpap, life insurance, Sleep apnea
What happened to me? It used to be that if I went for a half a dozen blog posts without railing on the underwriting and personal health importance of control of your impairment through compliance with your treatment and commitment to change of habits if needed, I was...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 26, 2015 | application process, blood pressure, compliance, cpap, decline, high blood pressure, impaired risk life insurance, insurance, life insurance, life insurance approval, life insurance underwriting, Sleep apnea
If 60 Minutes was doing a segment on life insurance applications and how underwriters interpret your medical records they would have to focus on one of the biggest stumbling blocks, doctor’s recommendations for testing. To be fair, there wasn’t any life...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 30, 2012 | Attention Deficit Disorder, bipolar disorder, cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), cpap, impaired risk life insurance, insurance, life insurance, melanoma, over 50 life insurance
It’s barely been a month since one of our highest rated carriers announced huge breakthroughs on cancer life insurance underwriting. With some cancers they did away with the one year waiting period post treatment, instead opting for a more aggressive approval...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 21, 2010 | cpap, insurance, life insurance, Sleep apnea
Plenty of people have experienced the nightmare of applying for life insurance after having been diagnosed with sleep apnea. Many companies treat you as if you really are going to quit breathing and not start again. I can argue both sides of this issue, but suffice it...
by Ed Hinerman | May 1, 2009 | blood pressure, cpap, heart disease, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, obesity, Sleep apnea, stroke
Sleep apnea is one of those health issues that can elicit anything from a best rate class approval to a decline depending on two things, which company’s underwriter was involved and if you are truly treating the issue seriously. A layman’s sleep apnea...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 22, 2009 | cpap, insurance, life insurance, Prudential, Sleep apnea, term insurance
Sleep apnea can be nearly a life insurance non issue if it is well controlled, or deemed mild enough by a doctor not to necessitate the need for using a cpap. But it can become an issue when it’s not mentioned to your agent prior to the application process. I...
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