by Ed Hinerman | May 22, 2008 | asthma, COPD, heart disease, high blood pressure, hypertension, insurance, life insurance, smoking
I went off a bit on some of the more ridiculous combinations with smoking the other day. Smoking and asthma. Smoking and heart disease, etc. Some guy (blog name Joe Camel (clever)), took some hard swings at the life insurance industry for being so mean to smokers....
by Ed Hinerman | May 21, 2008 | accelerated death benefit, insurance, life insurance, women
I was recently contacted by a stay at home mom who was, putting it politely, a little annoyed because she was told by an insurance agent that she could only be approved for 1/2 as much life insurance as her husband was carrying. I explained to her that, in fact, that...
by Ed Hinerman | May 12, 2008 | cholesterol, diabetes, insurance, life insurance, PSA
I have often suggested going to local health fairs as a prudent step for those who either can’t afford a physical with a blood workup or, like so many, can’t seem to find the time in their busy lives to sit in a doctor’s office for an hour past the...
by Ed Hinerman | May 8, 2008 | diabetes, insurance, life insurance, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
My wife was telling me the other day about a man in our church who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last week. He’s 40 something years old. I know that most type a diabetes onset is in early years, generally under 25, with the majority of it under age 15....
by Ed Hinerman | Apr 16, 2008 | insurance, life insurance
Can you stand just a little more evidence that healthy lifestyle choices do, in fact, help avoid serious health problems. Eat right and get plenty of sleep!! We’ve discussed several times how sleep, or lack of, can impact physical and mental health. Now a large...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 8, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, term insurance, universal life
Often when a person gets into their 70’s, life insurance choices have to be studied more carefully. In most cases there is only one term option left, the 10 year term insurance. If that doesn’t work for you, the only other practical option is a universal...
by Ed Hinerman | Mar 4, 2008 | insurance, life insurance
You may have seen it advertised in magazines and on television. $1,000,000 accidental death travel insurance. It’s quick and easy and it is a guaranteed issue product. It’s very affordable. It’s not the answer for all of those who are taking jobs in...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 21, 2008 | business life insurance, insurance, key man insurance, life insurance, return of premium term insurance, term insurance
I swear, where a year ago I was thinking New York would probably miss this century also, they have now rocked the life insurance world by approving return of premium term insurance for sale. Return of premium has been available in the rest of the country for years,...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 14, 2008 | business life insurance, buy/sell life insurance, insurance, key man insurance, life insurance
Small businesses, the backbone of American employment, often run by the slimmest of margins. I’m not talking about profit margins. I’m referring to the owner or one of the owners being just a heart attack away from leaving their family with the business or...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 9, 2008 | children's life insurance, insurance, life insurance, whole life
Well, I certainly haven’d hidden the fact that my opinion of Suze Orman’s opinion on all matters life insurance is lower than a lizard’s belly. She is product ignorant and a few bubbles off when it comes to common sense on the subject. Now comes...
by Ed Hinerman | Feb 3, 2008 | Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, insurance, life insurance
I read a list of lifestyle choices today that, if most of us instituted them in our lives, would probably make positive changes. Oddly enough, the list came from Bipolar.com, an excellent site for those with bipolar or those living with someone who has bipolar...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 23, 2008 | heart attack, heart disease, insurance, life insurance
In a post yesterday we talked about stress related heart issues in women. Heart attacks just simply are not that rare in women and more should be done to be proactive about it. Lifestyle changes and regular checkups should be at the top of the list. I ran across a...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 18, 2008 | bipolar disorder, diabetes, insurance, life insurance
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been blogging a lot on the subject, or dealing with life insurance underwriters and doing research, but bipolar seems to be popping up everywhere in my world. I hear the word more. I see more ads on TV for treatment...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 10, 2008 | insurance, life insurance, return of premium term insurance, term insurance
This is one fascinating world we live in. I see so many people that bend over backwards to make sure that no matter what happens, their family will not miss a financial beat. They recognize and care deeply about what would happen if they didn’t show up at the...
by Ed Hinerman | Jan 2, 2008 | heart attack, heart disease, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, stroke
Do you have restless leg syndrome (RLS)? If not, surely you know someone who does. Those of us with RLS tend to kind of whine about it (I may be projecting…). Now comes real reason to whine. Not only is RLS a pain in the rear, it appears to have some connection...
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