by Ed Hinerman | Sep 12, 2008 | Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
We have been blessed with a lot of success in helping those with well controlled bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and depression, find life insurance companies who will, first and foremost, give them a fair hearing and secondly, make fair offers on coverage. I was...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 19, 2008 | bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
WE have been blessed with great success in getting good, competitive life insurance rates for those with bipolar disorder and really had another success on the way, but the client derailed it. Fortunately this is a rare situation because, frankly, working as hard as...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 31, 2008 | Attention Deficit Disorder, bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
I’ve often mentioned that getting approval and good rates on life insurance is a matter of the right agent in combination with the right company. The other key to success is an application that is properly thought out and presented. A case in point is a client...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 28, 2008 | bipolar disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I’ve mentioned many times that the large internet agencies are well equipped to pursue and sell the younger age, completely healthy market. It is, for them, an uncomplicated and easy way to keep the cash flowing. It is much quicker and easier than dealing with...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 12, 2008 | bipolar disorder, decline, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
The amount of misinformation, or overblown information concerning bipolar disorder is troubling especially to those who are trying to overcome the stigma in their lives and in quests such as trying to apply for life insurance. Bipolar disorder, for many, conjures up...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 26, 2008 | Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, bipolar disorder, decline, Depression, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
As we’ve discussed many times, good life insurance rates are available if you have bipolar disorder if you meet certain criteria, underwriting guidelines. For the purposes of underwriting, while the companies may call them guidelines, assume they are rules. You...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 17, 2008 | Attention Deficit Disorder, bipolar disorder, Depression, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is more commonly associated with children, and for good reason. Raising any child is a challenge. Even the best of them is a handful. Having raised a son with ADHD I can tell you that it’s kind of like fireworks,...
by Ed Hinerman | May 28, 2008 | Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, diabetes, heart attack, heart disease, hepatitis, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
There must be a couple of million people in the US licensed to sell life insurance. If you take in the giant internet mega agencies, all of the independent agents, and all of the captive agents (work for just one company), the possibilities for purchasing life...
by Ed Hinerman | May 26, 2008 | bipolar disorder, cancer, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I was providing some information on the underwriting of bipolar disorder a few days ago on a bipolar forum when the question came up, “Why is bipolar disorder an issue with life insurance”. Being in the life insurance business I am keenly aware that most...
by Ed Hinerman | May 20, 2008 | Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
I don’t know that I was shocked, but certainly took note the other night when, unless my memory is as bad as my wife says, I saw an advertisement for bipolar disorder medication during prime time. The medication is Abilify and I am not posting this to endorse it...
by Ed Hinerman | May 19, 2008 | Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
This is a stressed out world we’re living in and it would be highly unlikely that you don’t know someone suffering from either anxiety or depression, and not too unlikely that the someone could be you. The more pressure the world exerts, the more likely...
by Ed Hinerman | May 9, 2008 | Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I was recently contacted by a person who had been declined by an insurance company (pretty much an every day occurrence here). This person had been treated for depression for quite a while, but successfully treated. The person was leading a normal, stable life....
by Ed Hinerman | May 1, 2008 | bipolar disorder, blood pressure, diabetes, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance
I’m not sure I could beat this subject too hard. If you have bipolar disorder and have looked for life insurance, you know how challenging and frustrating it can be. One of the underwriting points that is absolutely critical to getting the best rates possible is...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 30, 2008 | bipolar disorder, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I worked recently with a client who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder almost 8 years ago. After reading one of my posts on the success we’ve had in obtaining life insurance at good rates for people in her situation, she reluctantly decided to try again. She...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 24, 2008 | bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
The news really does keep getting better and better when it comes to well controlled, stable bipolar leading to good life insurance rates. I just placed a case with a woman who was actually approved at a better rate than we had applied for. Part of the reason for her...
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