The Answer Is Still No On Juvenile Diabetes Life Insurance.
I went to war with the life insurance industry several years ago over the issue of children with impairments not having access to coverage, even at a higher rate than the standard rate they offer perfectly healthy kids. The issue came up when I shopped for life insurance for a mother whose child was a ...read more
Somewhere In That Decline Is The Reason For Approval!
I’ve always said that a life insurance decline is really not a bad place to start. Obviously it’s more fun to get approved at the best rate the first time around, but most of my clients come to me because they have health issues. They call or email because they have been declined life insurance ...read more
When The Trial Process Goes Wrong!
I got this email just recently: Hi Mr. Hinerman: I have been reading your blog for some time. Just curious, why do I never see MetLife, my company, among your quotes? If you haven’t checked us out in a while you might want to try. Our rating guide for CAD has recently been updated and ...read more
Life Insurance Underwriting Of Seizure Disorders!
With most life insurance agents and most life insurance company underwriters, the mere mention of a history of seizure disorders or epilepsy is enough to bring the conversation and the application to a screaming halt. Not unlike a lot of the less common health issues, the agents don’t know what to ask and the underwriters ...read more
Consider Life Insurance On Your Children?
The whole subject of life insurance on children has a certain “yuk” factor that comes with it. Parents, even those who would be hard pressed to deal financially with the loss of a child, would really prefer not to talk about it. I would like to throw out just a little different spin, a consideration ...read more
When The Going Gets Tough, Pick Your Life Insurance Agent Carefully!
I’ve mentioned many times that the large internet agencies are well equipped to pursue and sell the younger age, completely healthy market. It is, for them, an uncomplicated and easy way to keep the cash flowing. It is much quicker and easier than dealing with older clients that have health issues or for that matter, ...read more
Control The Key To Life Insurance And Seizure Disorders!
Whether it is epilepsy or another seizure disorder, the diagnosis is not necessarily a dead end for life insurance approvals. The key to approval and reasonable rates is control. Seizure disorder is another one of those life insurance issues that evokes a knee jerk reaction from the majority of companies. Their guidelines just simply don’t ...read more
A Heart To Heart Talk About Life Insurance!
There is a common misconception that has floated around for the past 100 years or so of my life that if a person has cardiac problems, a heart attack, or coronary artery disease (CAD) requiring heart bypass surgery or an angioplasty, they are irreparably damaged in their ability to get life insurance, especially affordable life ...read more
New Strides Being Made On Life Insurance Underwriting For Mood Disorders!
I wouldn’t presume to beat a dead horse, but so seldom is there any significant shift in life insurance underwriting that it bears as much good press as it can stand. While life insurance companies have, for a long time, been fairly tolerant of mild situational depression, many companies are now taking a new look ...read more
