by Ed Hinerman | May 20, 2015 | ADHD, Anxiety, approval, Attention Deficit Disorder, bipolar, bipolar disorder, CEO life insurance, Depression, impaired risk life insurance, insurance, life insurance, life insurance approval, mood disorder life insurance, physicians life insurance
It’s been a long time since I addressed the topic of the beating that professionals, from physicians to attorneys to CEO’s take on life insurance if they have ever even been suspected of having a mood disorder. The way life insurance underwriting jumps all...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 16, 2012 | Anxiety, bipolar, bipolar disorder, business life insurance, decline, Depression, insurance, life insurance, physicians life insurance
If it isn’t crystal clear by now, it should be. People applying for life insurance with a current or past history of well controlled depression, anxiety, ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder and other mood disorders are being abusively rated or declined by most life...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 26, 2012 | Anxiety, decline, Depression, hepatitis, insurance, life insurance
What a cold, cruel world we live in. Most of the time I am not surprised when someone calls because they they have been approved at a standard rate, sometimes a little worse for things like ADD, ADHD, mild anxiety or depression. A few days ago I got a call from...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 21, 2010 | cpap, insurance, life insurance, Sleep apnea
Plenty of people have experienced the nightmare of applying for life insurance after having been diagnosed with sleep apnea. Many companies treat you as if you really are going to quit breathing and not start again. I can argue both sides of this issue, but suffice it...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 19, 2010 | Attention Deficit Disorder, insurance, life insurance
Every time I hear of someone being rated anything more than preferred on a life insurance application for ADHD or ADD, it just leaves me shaking my head and wondering if the underwriter has any clue what attention deficit disorder is. I got an email this morning,...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 19, 2009 | bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
I’ve written a lot about mood disorders, especially depression over the years. The truth is that depending on the life insurance company, any particular disorder can have an underwriting reaction that can vary all the way from preferred rate classes to declines....
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