If you're in average to good health and can qualify for Standard, Standard Plus, Preferred or Preferred
Plus health classifications, an individual term life insurance policy will be less expensive than what the AICP offers.
The healthiest policyholders are placed into the preferred
plus health classification, and those policyholders typically enjoy the lowest premiums.
Luckily, most life insurance companies will approve applicants who suffer from sleep apnea, and some of these applicants may even qualify for preferred or preferred
plus health classification ratings.
Although every company assigns ratings differently, most people with high cholesterol receive a rating of Standard or Standard
Plus health classification.
Not exact matches
Those policyholders who fall into the
health classifications known as preferred
plus and preferred typically enjoy significant premium savings, while those in lower
classifications generally pay higher premiums.
Unfortunately only a small percentage of insurance shoppers will qualify for the preferred
plus or preferred
health classifications; the remainder will be classified as regular or standard
health classifications.
You can get their best
health class if you quit smoking 3 years ago (most of the industry makes you wait 5 years); high blood pressure and cholesterol treated with medications can qualify for the best
health classifications; if you're over 50 years old and are diabetic, you can qualify for «Standard» rates; family history of cancer doesn't exclude you from the preferred
plus rating either (most companies it does).
While preferred
plus is the top
health classification, only a small percentage of applicants will fall into this category.
Mitral Valve Prolapse is actually a very common medical condition and under the right conditions, can qualify for the best life insurance
health classification — preferred
plus.
Most people believe that they're healthy and will pick automatically choose the «Preferred
Plus»
health classification... in fact over 65 % of quotes on our website are run at «Preferred
Plus» rating.
The majority of life insurance companies will start you off at «Standard» or a «Standard
Plus»
health classification.
(The most common life insurance
classifications, in order from highest
health rating to lowest, are Preferred
Plus, Preferred, Standard
Plus, and Standard.
Here's a list of those
health classifications from best (preferred
plus) to worst.
Insurers may not consider you a Preferred or Preferred
Plus classification, but they're still hung up on outdated
health models that don't reflect your true status.