by Ed Hinerman | Dec 6, 2011 | cholesterol, Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance
Where has our American “get er done” philosophy gone? It seems like I run into cases everyday where a person’s life insurance agent gives up if they application is not approved at the rate they thought their customer would get, or even declined. I...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 5, 2011 | conversion, insurance, life insurance, over 50 life insurance, term insurance, universal life, West Coast Life
As West Coast Life dips slowly below the sunset, absorbed by their sister company Protective Life, I can only say, well, I actually can’t say it. Never has a company deserved to come to an end more than West Coast Life. Please don’t think these words have...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 3, 2011 | Infinite banking, insurance, life settlements, over 50 life insurance, senior life insurance, whole life
I know. It even showed up in my local paper. “Ed Hinerman Says Whole Life Insurance Without Gagging”! Well, the reflex is still there but I have been fighting it while I investigate whether there is a place in my universe for dividend paying whole life...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 3, 2011 | Anxiety, bipolar, bipolar disorder, blood pressure, cholesterol, Depression, insurance, life insurance
It’s 2011 for a little while longer and it seems that only a few life insurance companies have caught on to the fact that life in our great country is a little more stressful than it used to be. You don’t need to look any further than the CDC (Center 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 | 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 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...
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