by Ed Hinerman | Jun 12, 2008 | guaranteed issue life insurance, insurance, life insurance
Probably one of the most misunderstood parts of life insurance is the incontestability clause and what it really means. The question from clients is most often framed something like, “How long does the policy have to be in force before it pays?” There are...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 12, 2008 | breast cancer, cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer
Last year my father, age 85, did battle with bladder cancer. He was blessed with great doctors and literally hundreds of people praying for him. Today you wouldn’t even know that he had been through a fight with a high grade, high stage cancer that takes more...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 11, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, private pilots, scuba diving, skydiving
Whenever I do an initial interview with a life insurance client we always touch on “avocation” questions, the dangerous hobby thing. In general the life insurance underwriter wants to know if you are actively increasing your mortality experience by having...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 11, 2008 | cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), decline, diabetes, hepatitis, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer
When you apply for life insurance it is not a given that you will get what you want or what you believe you deserve. By far the majority of policies are approved with no surprises. A smaller percentage are approved but at a different rate. And a small percentage are...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 10, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, whole life
You have to love those one liners that just go on and on. I was always especially fond of the first President Bush’s “Read my lips” line. If Barbara Bush is anything like my wife she is probably still giving him a bad time over that. Well, now that I...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 9, 2008 | AARP, Burial insurance, insurance, life insurance, term insurance
If it wasn’t just plain sick the way AARP treats it’s members, it might be laughable. AARP holds itself out as an advocate for just about everything for us seniors. In fact they are so excited about being able to be an advocate for you that they start...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 9, 2008 | insurance, life insurance
You know, I really hate to point fingers and tell on folks, but when they are just blatantly charging more than they need to, someone needs to speak up. While we all love to pay for insurance (right up there with vacation), hardly anyone I’ve talked to would...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 9, 2008 | angioplasty, bypass surgery, cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes, heart attack, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
Any time I am working with a new client who has had serious health issues, there are specific pieces of information I need that are essential to my ability to provide an accurate quote. On rare occasions people will know the critical information, but most of the time...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 9, 2008 | cigar smokers, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, smoking
Ahh! The good old days when smokers were smokers except with one life insurance company, some smokers weren’t smokers. This actually wasn’t all that long ago, maybe a year and a half, but there was a company called US Financial who truly looked at things...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 7, 2008 | diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, stroke, Type 2 diabetes
I have written in the past about life insurance underwriting on type 2 diabetes and also on heart disease. I think I have been very clear about the fact that life insurance underwriters are adamant about good control of diabetes and also we’ve discussed the...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 5, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
OK. It’s been months, but Suze Orman has crawled back out of her cave and pretended that she knows all that needs to be known about life insurance. I am a huge advocate of the fact that term life insurance works well for most life insurance needs. The truth is...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 5, 2008 | cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, obesity, Type 2 diabetes
Everyone believes they should get the preferred plus rates that are advertised everywhere. “Di you know that John can have $500,000 of term life insurance for just $12 per month?”. The truth is that many qualify for those rates and get them, but for the...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 3, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, private pilots
Just as a practical matter the underwriting of private aviation may have to be reviewed. One of the guidelines that most companies have historically used is annual hours flown. Typically a company wants to see annual hours at or above 26. With the price of all fuel...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 3, 2008 | insurance, life insurance
I would probably be well advised to tread carefully when it comes to mixing my business with politics, but being my own adviser, I tend to tell it the way I see it and let the chips fall wherever. Allow me to share a few things that have struck me as important when it...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 3, 2008 | arthritis, cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
When you blow past that 50 mark in your life it seems that the aches and pains are more frequent and often show up without any good reason. I remember when I was younger playing 36 holes of golf (carrying my bag) and while I was tired, sore was not a problem. Now at...
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