by Ed Hinerman | Mar 22, 2007 | cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance
Coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attacks, angioplasty and bypass surgery are generally enough to make the average life insurance agent run for the hills. As they close the door or hang up the phone they will probably be sputtering something about uninsurable. Time...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 21, 2007 | Burial insurance, final expense life insurance, guaranteed issue life insurance, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, return of premium term insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Life insurance these days has so many options available as far as products go that it has become easier and easier to hone in to just exactly the right product for your life and your needs. Along with the huge increase in options is the need to have a professional...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 20, 2007 | breast cancer, cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), hepatitis, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, universal life, whole life
There is certainly no lack of unjustified respect for some of the biggest names in life insurance in the country. If you’ve seen their name on television or in magazines it kind of sticks with you and you probably, like most folks, assume that big and famous,...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 18, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, private pilots, skydiving, term insurance
On the way up this weekend I got the chance to talk to two pilots and three professional skydivers. One of them asked me what I do and when I mentioned that I am a life insurance agent, the questions started flying. Can I get it even though I skydive? Why do pilots...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 17, 2007 | cancer, guaranteed issue life insurance, heart attack, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
Probably nothing rubs me the wrong way worse than an insurance agent who tells someone they are uninsurable just because they don’t represent a company that will make an offer on a particular health problem. Sometimes these agents don’t even understand the...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 16, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance
For those of us who grew up around wilderness areas, “leave no trace” was something we learned early and really took to heart. It meant not only cleaning up after ourselves, but very often cleaning up someone else’s left behinds. Having adequate life...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 16, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, term insurance
I know I’ve been guilty of putting off going to the dentist and much to my dismay it ended up costing me much more than I would have liked to pay. Instead of getting my teeth cleaned and checked, and maybe getting a filling, I would end up with a root canal and...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 15, 2007 | accelerated death benefit, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
In response to a less than reputable business practice, life insurance companies now offer at no additional charge a feature called an accelerated death benefit. It wasn’t that long ago that there was a prolific market in praying on the terminally ill and...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 15, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, private pilots, term insurance, universal life, whole life
A large percentage of life insurance customers know very little about the products they are inquiring about. Especially true for first time customers but very often just as true for customers who have purchased before. A quick confession right up front to your...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 14, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, return of premium term insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
It’s always a good feeling for me when I do a project around the house and end up not needing everything I’ve purchased. Well anyway, it beats the feeling of coming up short and having to make another trip to the lumber yard or hardware store. At least...
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