by Ed Hinerman | Jun 23, 2009 | basal cell carcinoma, insurance, life insurance, melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma
There is skin cancer, the most common cancer in the United States with over one million cases annually. Not to trivialize, but most of those cases are basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma and are generally easily and successfully treated. It is the third in the trio...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 23, 2009 | final expense life insurance, insurance, life insurance, universal life, whole life
Some have noted that I’m more than just a little opinionated when organizations and companies try to sell overpriced, under guaranteed term insurance or whole life policies as final expense policies. First let’s kind of define the final expense need so...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 23, 2009 | insurance, life insurance, private pilots
Behind every good man is a good woman the saying goes. That’s certainly true in my life. Also, behind every successful impaired risk life insurance agent is a talented, well connected General Agent. Impaired risk is an industry term that covers the full spectrum...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 22, 2009 | Burial insurance
My parents purchased prepaid burial plans a long time ago. They were actually in their mid 60’s at the time, had a little extra money and paid $2500. This was supposed to cover their burial expense no matter when in the future it happened, and within...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 22, 2009 | bait and switch, life insurance
Bait and Switch! Most commonly run across in advertising or in sales pitches when a price is presented that the agent or agency knows is either inappropriate or unattainable. The truth, the switch, in life insurance is usually only brought to the surface after a long...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 19, 2009 | insurance, life insurance
Here in Salida, CO on the beautiful Arkansas River we are currently enjoying the annual rafting and kayaking festival called Fibark. I’ve talked in the past about life insurance underwriting takes on hobbies such as skydiving and scuba diving. I’d like to...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 18, 2009 | AARP, insurance, life insurance, New York Life
New York Life must be on a revenue generation mission. My latest AARP magazine had an advertisement for their AARP group term insurance with an increased limit I hadn’t seen before. You can now “add to your family’s financial security with up to...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 18, 2009 | cigar smokers, insurance, life insurance
I will post this very quietly so as not to wake the life insurance underwriters who would likely leap on an article like this to do away with the great non smoking rates that cigar smoking applicants are getting right now. By the way, I haven’t seen this...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 17, 2009 | Anxiety, diabetes, insurance, life insurance, term insurance
Relieve that stress and get away from it all for a little camping. Pictured above is what a few thousand people call getting away from it all every year during the Ride the Rockies bicycle tour. A little bike ride through the mountains with 2000 people. What, are they...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 17, 2009 | insurance, life insurance, women
What I have hoped to drive home over the past several posts on women and life insurance is really that there is very little difference between men and women and the needs they are trying to meet. I’ve tried, and I hope accomplished, explaining why there is...
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