How to Improve Underwriting Ratings on "THE BIG 3" Impaired Risk Cases
1. HEART DISEASE
Heart disease is the primary concern of underwriters, since cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both woman and men.
- Are you on Medication? If so, what and how much?
- Ever had a Stress Test? What are the results and date completed?
- Ever had a Heart Attack? When did it occur?
- Ever had Bypass Surgery? What was the date of the procedure?
- Ever had Angioplasty? What was the date of the procedure?
- What is your “Ejection Fraction?” (EF measures blood-flow, normal EF is 55% or greater. If 50% or less, it indicates some degree of dysfunction. The lower the percentage, the worse the prognosis. Clients with an EF of 35% or less would probably be declined, or highly rated. A low EF would be a difficult case to place, if able to be placed at all.)
2. DIABETES
3. CANCER


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