by Ed Hinerman | Sep 28, 2012 | A1c, blood pressure, cholesterol, decline, diabetes, insurance, life insurance
I can remember a time when hardly a post left my computer without the words compliance and control somewhere in the text. The issues are no less important now and since it seems to be something that has popped up in several cases lately, well, let’s just kick it...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 20, 2012 | A1c, diabetes, insurance, life insurance, Type 1 diabetes
There’s always a little hesitance on my part to proclaim an underwriting breakthrough to actually be an underwriting breakthrough for a couple of reasons. First, life insurance underwriting guidelines have been known to change for the better and back again and...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 16, 2010 | diabetes, insurance, life insurance, Type 1 diabetes
One of the often asked questions on diabetes forums and blogs is if a person with type one diabetes can get life insurance at all, and if so can it be done at reasonable rates. I recently posted a checklist of criteria that underwriters want to see in order to approve...
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 14, 2010 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
Most people that read my blog and call or email about life insurance for people with bipolar disorder or other serious mood disorders seem to be in their mid forties and below. Most but not all. We have had a fair number of successful professionals my age (55+),...
by Ed Hinerman | Jun 22, 2010 | diabetes, insurance, life insurance, Type 1 diabetes
I was recently asked to work on a case where the client was feeling like the kiss of decline was the best she would ever hear! Her only problem was that she had been a type 1 diabetic since age 9. I shared with you not too long ago how we had found that spot where...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 20, 2010 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
I was just doing a double check on underwriting results today and decided to compare how we’ve done in placing policies with clients who have bipolar disorder versus those who have a history of an eating disorder. Now remember we’re talking about life...
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