by Ed Hinerman | May 4, 2009 | Banner Life, breast cancer, cancer, diabetes, family history, heart disease, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, stroke
When I do an on the phone interview with a potential life insurance client I ask a series of medical questions that help me to decide the appropriate rate classification to quote. Part of the application process, whether it is done with your agent or with the examiner...
by Ed Hinerman | May 4, 2009 | A1c, American Diabetes Association, diabetes, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, Type 2 diabetes
It’s been several months since there was any major movement on the life insurance underwriting scene for those with type 2 diabetes, but a major company today shattered that trend by announcing that are willing to approve at preferred plus rates within certain...
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 | Apr 29, 2009 | cancer, cholesterol, foreign travel, insurance, life insurance, mortality, mortality risk, prostate cancer
When I got my briefs in a bunch earlier this year in a little spat with ING Reliastar, on the surface it would seem that we were arguing semantics. Just underneath the surface is a gray area about half the size of the universe where life insurance companies seem to...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 28, 2009 | guarantee, ING Reliastar, insurance, life insurance, universal life, variable universal life, whole life
Till I’m blue in the face!!! Does the word guarantee mean anything to anyone? It seems like perfectly sensible people’s eyes fog over as soon as someone flashes totally non guaranteed, unsubstantiated, unproven life insurance projections in front of them....
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 20, 2009 | Dave Ramsey, insurance, life partner, term insurance, universal life, whole life
I’ve shared my opinion plenty of times, the fact that I believe that 95% or more of life insurance needs for the average people out there are term insurance needs. There is no reason to be buying whole life, universal life or variable universal life. Dave Ramsey...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 18, 2009 | Dave Ramsey, insurance, life insurance, Prudential, term insurance
There are several options available for paying your life insurance premium. To see it advertised you would think that the only options are monthly. Of course the reason for advertising monthly rates is well known. Giving a potential customer sticker shock by making...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 3, 2009 | beneficiary, death benefit, decline, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, whole life
Amazing to me the number of people who die with life insurance in force and who spaced out two little details, telling someone that there is insurance and telling them where to find the policy. Because our batting average is less than 100% for turning contacts into in...
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 1, 2009 | conversion, insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life, whole life
I just off off the phone with a man who got laid off and then got blown over when he found out the reality of what it would take to make his group life insurance portable. Since I’ve been in the business, even back when I was big into setting up group plans, I...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 26, 2009 | insurance, life insurance, terrorism
My last post was my 911th and like most of us when I see those numbers I flash back to 9/11 and the horror of that day. I got a lot of calls from clients in the following few months asking basically the same question, “does my policy pay if I die due to an act...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 25, 2009 | bipolar, bipolar disorder, insurance, life insurance, term insurance
I can tell you that this is a bell that I never get tired of ringing simply because it has ended an often insulting journey and given new hope to someone who carries the stigma of having bipolar disorder. I got an email within the last hour of approval on a life...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 24, 2009 | heart attack, insurance, life insurance, term insurance
Each day brings another reason to be more impressed by just how stupid the majority of men are. If you’re a guy and don’t want to hear this, let your wife read it. Women get this stuff. I just talked to an agent friend of mine who worked with a client last...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 20, 2009 | cancer, diabetes, insurance, life insurance, Type 2 diabetes
Just yesterday I posted some guidelines on what it takes to get good life insurance rates if you have diabetes. Today I read a sometimes funny and sometimes poignant take on life with type 2 diabetes on DLife.com. I have a true appreciation for those who can keep a...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 17, 2009 | basal cell carcinoma, blood pressure, cancer, cholesterol, diabetes, DUI, insurance, life insurance, private pilots, scuba diving, skydiving, smoking
I’m often asked, after the fact, what it takes to get the best life insurance rates. While I would be hard pressed to cover everything that could be hiding in your medical records, I can provide a general rundown based on the exam, labs, family and personal...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 23, 2009 | cancer, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
When most people think about shopping for insurance, they think in terms of getting opinions from multiple agents. The real bang for your buck value comes from having an independent agent informally shop your case through multiple companies. Case in point. I had a...
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