by Ed Hinerman | Jun 7, 2011 | decline, insurance, life insurance
I used to think it was kind of amusing that obviously intelligent doctors have the worst handwriting of any other genre on the planet. Can you imagine if they were still in med school and had to hand write a 20 page thesis on something. The instructor would probably...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 31, 2011 | decline, insurance, life insurance
Not a day goes by that I don’t read some “how to” life insurance article that claims that being declined for life insurance is right up there with getting kicked out of the country club. You will just never be OK again! You will be black balled....
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 16, 2010 | Anxiety, insurance, life insurance
There is, I’ve discovered, a common denominator that runs through most of the men and women who have survived medical school, residency and are out there making a living as a physician. In looking back almost all of them would say that, whether they treated it...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 15, 2010 | coronary artery disease (CAD), decline, life insurance, prostate cancer
I have to admit that if it wasn’t for life insurance applications being declined, we wouldn’t do a lot of business. I’ve shared before that most of our clients come to us because they had life insurance declined elsewhere, or they are afraid that if...
by Ed Hinerman | Oct 14, 2010 | insurance, life insurance, no exam, senior life insurance
If you can get life insurance without taking an exam, called simplified issue insurance, without donating blood and urine and blocking out 20-30 minutes of your time, why would anyone buy a traditional term life insurance policy that requires an exam? Seems like a...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 9, 2010 | incontestability, insurance, life insurance, pilot, skydiving
There has always been a stigma attached to life insurance and life insurance companies that they really will do all they can to get out of paying a life insurance claim. People really want, on some level, to believe life insurance companies really don’t pay out...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 23, 2010 | insurance, life insurance, obesity
Obesity has always been a life insurance underwriting challenge. Companies are keenly aware that while weight may not kill you, it dramatically increases your risk of everything from heart disease to cancer. The explosion in type 2 diabetes worldwide can be directly...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 6, 2010 | diabetes, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance
Non compliance, not following doctor’s orders, is a choice we all come face to face with whenever we leave the doctor’s office. Whether it is a recommended followup or additional testing, prescribed medication that needs to be taken as prescribed to be...
by Ed Hinerman | May 28, 2010 | insurance, life insurance
Checking my Google Alerts today I came across an article written by the guru of Accuquote, Byron Udell. The premise of his article was that you should always take advantage of the temporary life insurance agreement when applying for a new life insurance policy. He...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 7, 2010 | guaranteed issue life insurance, insurance, life insurance, no exam
It may not be advertised as much as “ED” medications, but there is no lack of attempts to get you to look at various life insurance offers that hang their hat on the fact that you don’t have to take an exam. “No exam” life insurance is...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 15, 2010 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
I went to the big city with my wife the other day. Now understand that I dislike shopping about as much as a person can, but a couple of times a year I will give in, amuse my wife, and do it with a smile. That is in sharp contrast to shopping for the best life...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 24, 2010 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, decline, insurance, life insurance
So you just got declined for life insurance and you’ve decided that life insurance companies suck. The truth is you may have just had a goose lay a golden egg for you. So, the good news in a decline? It almost always means that you either had the wrong agent or...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 18, 2010 | bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
Life insurance is not underwritten based on your take on your health or your mental state. If it was the case, everyone would be approved at preferred plus. We have built a very good reputation over the years for being able to turn declined life insurance applications...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 16, 2010 | death benefit, insurance, life insurance
I’m often asked when a policy is declined or highly rated, if it would make a difference if we lowered the face amount of the insurance. In the mind of the consumer is the not so crazy thought that if the life insurance company is exposing itself to less risk...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 6, 2010 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance
I was involved in an exchange on the Bipolar Disorder Forum of eHealthforum not too long ago. A person had been declined for life insurance and wanted to know if anyone knew the way out of the jungle. The person asking for help had been declined for life insurance...
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