The answer to that question is often no. Term life insurance is not usually, if ever, something you can just pick up the phone and order – and if it is, be skeptical! Most reputable term life insurance companies require potential policy holders to undergo a medical exam as part of the application process; however, this is not something to worry about.
Depending on your physical condition, your location, and the term life insurance company you are making your application to, you may be able to receive the medical exam in the comfort of your own home. The medical exam required of term life insurance applicants is usually not a long process – all in all, expect the exam to last anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes. More good news is that your term life insurance medical exam is usually free.
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Everyone wants a painless and easy approach when it comes to purchasing life insurance. That can actually be a reality if you know what to look for when shopping for life insurance. The painless part has every thing to do with the cost. Term life insurance is by far the least expensive of all forms of life insurance. Easy has everything to do with making a life insurance purchase that is simple and time saving. That points to purchasing insurance that requires no medical exam. These are called the non-medical limits by most insurance companies. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the non-medical limits get very restrictive as you get older. Life insurance companies need examinations to underwrite policies as we get older.
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Choosing a life insurance plan is difficult; it takes a lot of time and research in order to ensure that all aspects are thoroughly examined before making a final decision. There are basically two forms of life insurance to choose from: term life insurance and permanent life insurance.
Below you will find valuable information regarding both forms of life insurance as well as other helpful information which will assist you in deciding which form of life insurance is best suited for you and your situation.
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If you’re in the market for a term life insurance policy, here are a few money saving tips to help you keep the premiums down.
1. Buy when you are young healthy: Life insurance rates, although they contain fees, and a myriad of expenses, are primarily based upon the statistical chances of a person dying in a given year. Insurance companies use their own experience plus the statistical information collected by the government. The statistics are used to calculate the yearly ‘cost of death’ for each $1,000 of life insurance benefit. As people grow older, the chances of dying increase. At first the increase is slow up until middle age, and then the chance of death increases more rapidly. As the chance of death rise, so do the premiums.
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Term life insurance does not build any kind of cash value, which makes it an original type of life insurance and considered pure insurance protection. Unlike whole life insurance, term life insurance is only temporary and only covers a specific term, or a specific period of time in a person’s life. Benefits will go to a beneficiary only if the insured person dies during that specific window of time.
Term life insurance is usually the cheapest way for people to purchase a death benefit package on a per dollar basis. The reason for this is because the term will expire and the insurer will not have to pay out.
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