by Ed Hinerman | Jul 27, 2007 | insurance, life insurance
It is a fairly common occurrence to have a life insurance application postponed when the proposed insured has a scheduled hospital procedure. Clients often question why the companies are so cautious when often times the procedures are fairly simple outpatient events....
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 27, 2007 | life insurance
I know I usually try to offer advice on how to get life insurance at the best rates, how to avoid pitfalls in acquiring life insurance, and who to avoid in your pursuit of life insurance, but just for a minute I want to share why I am so passionate about life...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 26, 2007 | diabetes, hepatitis, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, liver functions
Hep C is the most common chronic blood borne infection in the United States. The insidious nature of the disease is such that often people will not experience symptoms for years, even decades, after they are infected. Life insurance underwriting for Hep C is a careful...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 26, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, whole life
I promised myself and my wife that I would try to remain calm about my opinions, even when my face is turning red, but AARP, the advocate for us old folks, is plain and simple giving bad life insurance advice. And frankly, giving bad advice if you are holding yourself...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 25, 2007 | heart disease, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, private pilots, universal life
Along with the changes of the last few years in life insurance underwriting has come some serious scenery changes in the companies. There has been a rash of large companies gobbling up smaller companies and in some cases large companies gobbling up large companies....
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 25, 2007 | cholesterol, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I promised in a post yesterday to shed some light on the changes that have impacted life insurance underwriting over the past two years. The life insurance business and life insurance underwriting have undergone dramatic changes over the past two years. It has changed...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 25, 2007 | cholesterol, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, liver functions
You know the rates I’m talking about. You see them on TV, in magazines and on the internet. Rates so low that they make even the most seasoned, die hard, disliker of life insurance consider running right out and getting some. They’ve been called Superman...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 24, 2007 | cholesterol, insurance quotes, life insurance, term insurance
The old saying that “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” is really what I try to drive home about life insurance. Something is always better than nothing when it comes to your beneficiaries. Let me give you a common example. A person applies for...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 24, 2007 | insurance, life insurance
In a post last week I brought up the new cognitive testing that a few companies are going to for elderly (post 70) life insurance applicants. This is worthy of some discussion and review. Just to refresh, with American General (AIG), if you are over 70 and apply for...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 23, 2007 | business life insurance, final expense life insurance, insurance, life insurance, universal life, whole life
Every profession has it’s share of dirt balls that will make a buck no matter who it hurts. The truth is that most of the unscrupulous types don’t last in the life insurance business, and leave damaged customers behind trying to make sense of what...
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