Holy Triglycerides Batman! Who Was That Masked Lipid?
I recently shared about an insurance applicant who was approved by Transamerica at table 4 due to some admirably huge lipid readings. His Trigs were 862, total cholesterol 348 and HDL/total ratio 9.25. I encouraged him to take those results directly to his doctor. I told him the first thing he would get is a ...read more
A New Look At Lipids And Heart Disease!
Just when you have everything comfortably figured out some scientist or doctor or study throws a curve ball at you. Cholesterol was something we all finally got. We knew that if our cholesterol was 200 or under and our LDL, HDL and triglycerides were in the appropriate ranges, well, we were good to eat ice ...read more
Was It Curiosity Or Lack Of Curiosity That Killed The Cat?
No, I’m not getting into pet insurance, but I would like to talk about the lack of curiosity people have about their own health. From the simplest of things Americans start out with failing grades, possibly because it’s not taught in schools or possibly because we choose to follow our parent’s examples. How about this ...read more
Bait And Switch From Another Angle!
Bait and Switch! Most commonly run across in advertising or in sales pitches when a price is presented that the agent or agency knows is either inappropriate or unattainable. The truth, the switch, in life insurance is usually only brought to the surface after a long underwriting period. Another type of bait and switch occurs ...read more
