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A decline is not a sentence Pre-screening before submission Carriers that specialize in declined cases
Got Declined?

That is not the end
of this conversation.
I have options.

A decline from one carrier is not a sentence. It often means the wrong agent submitted to the wrong carrier without asking enough questions first.

A decline usually ends the conversation. You go home without coverage, and your family stays unprotected, not because coverage was impossible but because the search stopped at the first wall.

The most common reason people are declined is they haven't been treated for their conditions. That is not a character flaw -- that is a starting point. The second most common reason is an agent submitted to the wrong carrier without pre-screening, which compounds a decline on your record and makes the next application harder.

Neither of those is the end of the road. They are just where the real work begins.

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    Pre-screening before anything hits a carrier. I talk to underwriting first. If I can figure out what's going on before submitting, you don't compound a decline on your record.
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    Carriers that specialize in declined cases. I'm independent and I work with carriers that specialize in high-risk and non-standard cases.
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    I review every case personally. This is not a call center. I look at your specific situation and figure out what is actually possible -- not just whether it fits a standard template.
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    Some cases take time. I have time for that. One client took three years of working through the underwriting process before we got a policy approved. We got it done. His family is covered.
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You tell me what happenedWhat carrier, what condition, what the decline said. The more I know, the faster I can work. There is no wrong answer here.
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I research what is possibleI look at your profile against carriers actively writing your type of risk. I talk to underwriting before anything is submitted.
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I tell you what's possible and what isn'tIf there is a path, I will show you it. If there is not one yet, I will tell you what would need to change and when to try again.

One client took three years of working through the underwriting process before we got a policy approved. We got it done. His family is covered. That is what this looks like -- not a quick fix, but a real one.

Tell me what happened. I'll tell you what's possible.

Lenny Burton, CLU®
Lenny Burton, CLU® NPN 19046937 · Licensed in FL, OH, IN & TX "A decline just tells me where we start. Not where we finish."
Lenny Burton, CLU®
Lenny Burton, CLU® I review every inquiry personally.

Tell me what happened.

No automated pipeline. Just me looking at your situation and figuring out what is possible.