Preferred plus is the highest and
best life insurance classification available.
In many cases,
the best life insurance classification you can receive is Standard.
Not exact matches
The specifics vary by company, but broadly speaking, there are six major
life insurance classifications, listed here from
best to worst: Preferred Plus, Preferred, Standard Plus, Standard, Substandard and — you guessed it — Smoker.
One of the
best ways to expedite this process is to find an experienced and knowledgeable
life insurance agent who understands the nature of application factors,
classifications, rating tables, and which companies are most likely to agree to insure someone with your particular profile.
They have some of the
best priced no exam term and universal
life insurance polices because they have different health
classifications: Preferred, Standard and Rated (most no exam companies have 1 health class and you either qualify or you don't).
So a 36 year old male with no medications and no history of health issues should be approved at a
better health
classification than the male, age 36, who applies for guaranteed term
life insurance, but has a history of a seizure disorder, just as one example.
Or, if you have an existing
insurance term
life policy, then you have the opportunity to replace the policy and reap the rewards of saving money by taking advantage of the
better rating
classification if you qualify.
Keep in mind that the
best life insurance rates with epilepsy will be at a Standard health
classification.
And as you know, the
better the health
classification, the lower the
life insurance premiums.
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.
Life insurance premiums are set for the term of the policy when you apply, so if you apply when you're younger — and likely healthier — you'll get a
better deals based on the
classification criteria we talked about before.
From
best (lowest premiums, lowest risk) to worst (highest premiums, highest risk), the
life insurance classifications are Preferred Plus, Preferred, Standard Plus, Standard and Substandard.
Life Insurance Applicants and Basic
Classifications Upon completing a medical exam, your insurer will look at your test results as
well as other factors such as family health history and lifestyle choices and fit you into a
classification or category.
For example: those who develop diabetes in their 50's receive
better life insurance health
classifications than those who were diagnosed in their 30s or 40s.
On the flipside of that, if your health is the same, we'll look to see if any other
life insurance companies will give you a
better health
classification which can lower your premiums as
well.
With this information, an agent can compare the medical guidelines of each
life insurance company offering policies California to determine which carrier will probably offer the
best health
classification.
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.
However, an
good high risk
life insurance agent can sway an underwriters opinion if they're on the cusp of one health
classification or another.
Below, we have an extensive guide on obtaining
life insurance with diabetes, including what the underwriters need to know, the different types of diabetes, the
classification scale for
life insurance, and some tips to finding the
best policy for you.
Some
life insurance quote providers offer
life insurance rate tables that indicate a rate for a certain amount of coverage, for a set term, by gender, but those rates are usually the
best rates offered by a specific
insurance company, to very healthy people who would be considered preferred rate
classification.
• Sage Term
Life Insurance: Sagicor's no - exam policy offers multiple health
classifications (to help you get the
best rate) and uses the company's own accelerated underwriting process which gets you approved in minutes without the need for a medical exam or physician statements.