by Ed Hinerman | Jan 25, 2008 | bipolar disorder, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I’m not sure why I woke up this morning wondering if there are bipolar jokes, but I did. I’ve always been a fan of the “top 10 reasons” type of humor. Probably a spin off from enjoying Jeff Foxworthy. Tucked away on a site that offered bipolar...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 25, 2008 | diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance
It’s an election year and in case you haven’t heard what we’ve spent on the war on terror, or in Afghanistan, or in Iraq, just turn on the evening news and I assure you that you will catch a sound bite from someone talking about all that money....
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 24, 2008 | cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, obesity, Type 2 diabetes
I was asked a few days ago to be interviewed, as a high school assignment, on the subject of obesity and insurance rates. The core question was concerning the fairness of charging higher rates for someone who is overweight. Rebecca Kuo, a student from Houston, TX was...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 24, 2008 | coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes, heart attack, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, obesity, smoking
There are essentially three treatment methods for blocked arteries of the type that can lead to a heart attack. The original and still widely used vessel bypass surgery, angioplasty with a stent inserted in the vessel, and for minor blockage, medication to reduce the...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 23, 2008 | diabetes, gastric bypass, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity, Type 2 diabetes
It’s no secret that obesity is one of the leading risk factors for the onset of type 2 diabetes. Left alone, the combination of the two can be the start of a downward health slide that leads to heart disease and other major health issues. I’ve talked to...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 23, 2008 | diabetes, heart attack, heart disease, insurance, life insurance
I have gone on before about how your doctors lack of attempt to educate patients on their health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease has led to poor treatment compliance and often has led to complications or collateral health issues that could have been...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 23, 2008 | heart attack, heart disease, insurance, life insurance
In a post yesterday we talked about stress related heart issues in women. Heart attacks just simply are not that rare in women and more should be done to be proactive about it. Lifestyle changes and regular checkups should be at the top of the list. I ran across a...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 22, 2008 | insurance, life insurance
I was watching a program last night on the History channel called Life After People. The premise was that some event, such as a pandemic, would occur that would finish off all the people but leave the plants and animals intact. With people out of the way, animal,...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 22, 2008 | cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
If you have ever had the pleasure of spending a few minutes with me on a health interview, you might think I’m being just a bit too nosy. Not that I ask a lot of questions and I assure you that none of the questions go outside the scope of life insurance...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 22, 2008 | cholesterol, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
If we have established anything over the past 500+ posts in this blog, it’s that no two life insurance companies underwrite exactly the same. Cholesterol and cholesterol ratios (total/hdl) are carefully viewed in the labwork done for life insurance. Because of...
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