by Ed Hinerman | May 17, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance
So many out there assume they are all set because their job offers this great group life insurance plan. Now don’t get me wrong. If it’s inexpensive I think you ought to take advantage of that. What I’m talking about is putting all of your eggs in...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 27, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Hi, My name is Ed Hinerman. I haven’t been selling life insurance forever, but I have been around long enough to see radical changes in products available. I just want to share with you today what I consider to be one of the most troublesome leftovers from the...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 25, 2007 | final expense life insurance, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, term insurance, universal life
I’ve heard some good ones. I don’t want to make her rich. She only needs enough to get by until she can find another husband. What happens if I’m still alive when I reach the end of my term insurance? A lot of excuses for not stepping up and buying...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 10, 2007 | cholesterol, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, liver functions, term insurance
A person’s build, their height and weight and how that is distributed, is probably the biggest bone of contention in life insurance underwriting. Unlike lab results like cholesterol or liver functions, people can try to chase the weight rabbit a few different...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 8, 2007 | cancer, cholesterol, diabetes, guaranteed issue life insurance, heart attack, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
One of the life insurance “urban legends” has to do with the large jump life insurance rates take when you turn 50, and again at 60, and well, let’s not even talk about 70. The truth is that while the cost per thousand of life insurance does in fact...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 28, 2007 | children's life insurance, guaranteed issue life insurance, Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, private pilots, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Advocacy is defined in the dictionary as co-supporting or promoting the interests of another. There are several advocacy groups that promote life insurance to their members or to the group of people that they would suggest they are advocates on behalf of. I have a...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 28, 2007 | Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, long term care, term insurance
After reading a New York Times article about long term care insurance today I was both disgusted and encouraged with the information I found. The Charles Duhigg article talks about all the senior citizens who pay in enormous amounts of money to insure their long term...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 27, 2007 | business life insurance, buy/sell life insurance, Independent agent, insurance, insurance quotes, life insurance, term insurance
In the excitement of starting a new business all the focus is generally onward and upward and the tendency is to kind of overlook the downside to success. This is more prevalent in partnerships, but is also a real problem for sole proprietors and corporations....
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 22, 2007 | cancer, guaranteed issue life insurance, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, whole life
Just finishing up today and getting ready to drive to where my parents live. My father has bladder cancer and is meeting with the oncologist tomorrow to discuss what steps might be best. At his age 84, he of course has long since quit worrying about life insurance and...
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 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...
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