by Ed Hinerman | Jan 11, 2008 | bipolar disorder, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
Other than the fact that you can get good news about bipolar and life insurance from my blog most anyday, there aren’t a lot of folks spreading good news about bipolar. A recent University of Pittsburgh study has shed some light on the use of light boxes as a...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 10, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, return of premium term insurance, term insurance
This is one fascinating world we live in. I see so many people that bend over backwards to make sure that no matter what happens, their family will not miss a financial beat. They recognize and care deeply about what would happen if they didn’t show up at the...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 9, 2008 | bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
The cruxt of bipolar disorder is simply highs and lows. One day you’re up, sometimes very up and the next you might be down, sometimes very down. This is, from a simplistic view, a good description of a lot of life insurance underwriters. They will get all fired...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 9, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, smoking
I’ve explained in plenty of detail how life insurance rates are effected by smoking. In general, a person who smokes will pay 2-3 times more than a non smoker in comparable health. There is just no question that underwriters believe that there is a significant...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 7, 2008 | bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
I share the frustration that people with well controlled bipolar disorder suffer when they run into the ignorant masses of life insurance agents who not only don’t understand the disorder, but don’t understand how to get it successfully underwritten at...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 7, 2008 | diabetes, insurance, life insurance, obesity, prayer
It seems like there is a never ending stream of medical breakthroughs for mice. I suppose to balance my envy for the mice getting all the good things, what isn’t published is articles about the dumpsters full of failed attempts at making mice sick and then...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 5, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, obesity
Just when you think I have beaten the subject of obesity into submission and you are free to get on with life, another risk factor emerges. A recent study out of Vanderbilt points out that as weight goes up, seat belt use goes down and in case anyone hasn’t...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 5, 2008 | cancer, Depression, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer
Prostate cancer treated in early stages has a high survival rate. Whether by radical prostectomy, radioactive seed implant or external beam radiation therapy, most treatments are succuessful if the cancer is caught early. More advanced or aggressive prostate cancer is...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 4, 2008 | basal cell carcinoma, cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma
If you’ve been around life insurance long enough you begin to see that there are companies whose underwriting guidelines kind of float on the breeze and then there are those who truly do their homework and strive to make reasonable decisions. I have commented in...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 3, 2008 | bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
Well controlled bipolar disorder can run into double trouble when a woman with the disorder becomes pregnant. Tough choices need to be made by the patient and treating physician concerning the continued bipolar treatment into and through pregnancy. Often the decision...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 3, 2008 | breast cancer, cancer, insurance, life insurance
We’ve often discussed that from a life insurance standpoint, breast cancer caught in the in situ stage, confined to a single milk duct, offers the best options for insurability post treatment. Early stage and grade lead to better rates, quicker. It has been...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 3, 2008 | cancer, insurance, life insurance, obesity, prostate cancer
Back when I was growing up I don’t think they had anything but whole milk. I only remember two kinds of milk when I was a kid….milk and sour milk. Somewhere along the way someone decided to create lower fat options of milk, so now you have your 1%, 2% and...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 2, 2008 | heart attack, heart disease, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, stroke
Do you have restless leg syndrome (RLS)? If not, surely you know someone who does. Those of us with RLS tend to kind of whine about it (I may be projecting…). Now comes real reason to whine. Not only is RLS a pain in the rear, it appears to have some connection...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 2, 2008 | cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
Now that we have all of the 2007 excuses out of your system, let’s get down to business. You have responsibilities and you should have life insurance. You all recognize that, so here’s what to do. Find a good independent insurance agent. Made that easy...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 1, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance
All of you who have taken care of business and have life insurance in force, skip to my next post. You have done the right thing and are to be commended for being for being among the one third of adults who take their responsbilities seriously. As for the rest of you,...
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