by Ed Hinerman | May 27, 2009 | AARP, insurance, life insurance, New York Life, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Just got back from a conference in California and am catching up on the latest news. Life insurance giant New York Life, AARP’s partner in crime with their term insurance and whole life products, doesn’t seem to be making enough soaking us old folks. They...
by Ed Hinerman | May 20, 2009 | Banner Life, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life
I was just tallying up the life insurance companies that hadn’t jumped on the rate increase bandwagon the other day and was pleased to see some of our best impaired risk companies holding firm. Lost one today though. Banner Life and their New York cousin William...
by Ed Hinerman | May 20, 2009 | cancer, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer, universal life
A person contacted me a few months back looking for a policy to replace his current universal life which is going up in price on every anniversary date. He has been paying on the UL for about 15 years and just two years ago he received notice that the policy no longer...
by Ed Hinerman | May 18, 2009 | AARP, term insurance, whole life
It’s been literally days since I’ve popped a gasket and spewed my lack of respect for AARP all over the place, but they just mailed and want me to renew my membership. Obviously they must think there are two of us out here and their mail is going to the...
by Ed Hinerman | May 15, 2009 | AIG, insurance, life insurance, Prudential, term insurance
One of the considerations when you are putting together a life insurance program or portfolio should be flexibility, a way to deal with the “what ifs” in life. I’ve seen this a little more than usual as people have dealt with different aspects of the...
by Ed Hinerman | May 15, 2009 | AARP, insurance, life insurance, term insurance
I often hear to comment from clients that “they should do this before they turn 50 or 55 or 60” because they have heard the urban myth that at certain ages life insurance rates take an obnoxious jump, a way to offset all the benefits we get from our...
by Ed Hinerman | May 7, 2009 | insurance, John Hancock, life insurance, Met Life, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Can you say fire sale? I just got notice of yet another term insurance price increase, this time from American National, and it appears that the rebound from the lowest prices in history are picking up steam. I know all of the whole life agents that like to attempt to...
by Ed Hinerman | May 6, 2009 | accelerated death benefit, conversion, insurance, life insurance, Met Life, Protective Life, term insurance, universal life, whole life
Last week I talked about a case with Met Life where a person was able to use the met-life-external-conversion program in order to convert to a policy that had an accelerated benefit rider. Their company didn’t have the benefit and the person was terminally ill...
by Ed Hinerman | May 4, 2009 | Banner Life, heart attack, incontestability, insurance, life insurance, melanoma, term insurance
Continuing on with a series of posts I started last week on life insurance applications I would like to discuss the necessary (by law) and often misunderstood Authorization to Obtain Information or HIPAA authorization form. HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and...
by Ed Hinerman | May 2, 2009 | breast cancer, cancer, decline, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life
It occurred to me after seeing a clip of Napoleon Dynamite on David Letterman that, given good health, even he could qualify for the best rates available for life insurance. Fortunately for us all, being the best looking or the most successful isn’t found on a...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 30, 2009 | AIG, insurance, life insurance, Met Life, term insurance
Let’s face it. If you want to turn a few stomachs in a discussion about the recession all you have to do is throw out the name AIG, the epicenter of the current economic meltdown. AIG owns life insurance giant American General. So, if you can control your gag...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 30, 2009 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, diabetes, insurance, life insurance, obesity, term insurance
Some of the life insurance leads I work are faxed advertisements that show a grid of preferred plus prices based on different ages and amounts of insurance. It clearly states at the top of the grid that these are “The lowest rates that exist. Preferred plus term...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 23, 2009 | bait and switch, insurance, life insurance, term insurance
During this recession many people are turning to term insurance as a way to fill the void left by decimated investment portfolios. Like me, most believe that the hole will eventually fill back up, but in the interim who wants to leave their spouse with a 401k that has...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 22, 2009 | cpap, insurance, life insurance, Prudential, Sleep apnea, term insurance
Sleep apnea can be nearly a life insurance non issue if it is well controlled, or deemed mild enough by a doctor not to necessitate the need for using a cpap. But it can become an issue when it’s not mentioned to your agent prior to the application process. I...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 20, 2009 | ING Reliastar, insurance, life insurance, Lincoln National, Prudential, term insurance, universal life, variable universal life, whole life
Can you feel it building? It started as a trickle around the first of the year with the announcement that a few companies were considering either discontinuing or raising the rates on the universal life no lapse guarantee products. It didn’t take any huge leap...
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