by Ed Hinerman | Oct 7, 2008 | blood pressure, cancer, decline, diabetes, Fat March, heart disease, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, Juvenile life insurance, life insurance, obesity, stroke, term insurance, universal life
If you talk to most life insurance applicants who fall into the obese or morbidly obese categories according the their BMI, they have usually been told that they aren’t insurable or that the prices are so high as to render uninsurable because they can’t...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 19, 2008 | AIG, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
With the federal bail out and takeover of AIG a few days ago it is now pretty apparent that assets from the insurance giant will be up for sale soon. With the terms of the bailout loan only being two years in length and at an interest rate of 11.5%, while there...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 18, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
There seems to be a fairly prevalent lack of understanding about term insurance, whether it’s the right product and if it is, how to determine which term is best for you. So, a little term 101. Hopefully I won’t leave everyone scratching their head....
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 16, 2008 | AIG, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, universal life
I have brought up several times in the last two days the fact that those who have guaranteed policies don’t have anything to worry about in the whole AIG shake up. On the other hand, those with non guaranteed universal life policies, policies that rely on...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 16, 2008 | AIG, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life
Wow, what a day. What a week! What a year! Being an independent life insurance agent, one of about 57,000 who have American General, AIG in their portfolio, I have had the opportunity to discuss the whole financial crisis of AIG several times today. I have also see...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 15, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life
I’ve fielded a number of questions in the past several days concerning AIG, American General Life. With AIG, American International Group, taking a beating in the last quarter, mainly due to the mortgage meltdown and its’ exposure to that, clients who have...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 10, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, universal life
As the economic stomach keeps on turning, I raise the cry once again for people with universal life insurance policies to get them reviewed. If a policy is not guaranteed to remain in force to age 100 or beyond with a guaranteed level premium, and hellooo, MOST...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 5, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, universal life, whole life
Cash value! Sounds good when you say it. If your whole life or universal life insurance policy has performed well it may even be kind of fun to look at, but don’t, I repeat don’t accept their annual invitation to dip into it. When cash value starts...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 4, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
As I work with clients to put together the best life insurance plan for their family I frequently run up against kind of a mental block when it comes to term insurance. Some people just have a hard time with the idea that they are buying life insurance that they might...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 14, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, return of premium term insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Is return of premium term life insurance the right choice for you? What about a permanent universal life policy that will return your premium if you decide you no longer need it, or can no longer afford it? So let’s bust one myth right away. A lot of people...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 6, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, universal life
People are often very interested in life insurance company ratings, wanting, of course, to have the highest rated company so that they can be assured that the company will be there in the event that a death occurs. While part of the company rating speaks to claims...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 5, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Ah, the age old argument. Term versus permanent (whole life or universal life)! Not that I think for even a minute that this list will win over anyone who sells whole life, but I just felt compelled to throw out a list of perfect uses for term insurance. 1. A 30 year...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 4, 2008 | Independent agent, insurance, key man insurance, life insurance, universal life, whole life
Every once in a while I talk with a client who explains to me what they need from their life insurance policy and what the last agent they dealt with sold them and it leaves me wondering if the agent heard anything the client said. Or, perhaps, the last agent just...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 31, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Dave Ramsey. My wife and I have been through his Financial Peace University and his no nonsense approach to finances has reshaped, or perhaps given shape, to our approach to money management. Dave is about as clear and...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 29, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
The argument of term versus permanent insurance has raged on since before I first got into the business in 1978. Back then the defining lines between the two were more stark, with the only term product available being a yearly renewable term, a product with a low...
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