Guaranteed
issue life insurance companies assume a larger risk because they have no way to assess the health of the applicants they are insuring.
Not exact matches
Assuming you aren't buying guaranteed
issue life insurance, the final cost of your policy will only be determined once the
company has examined your medical records.
As an example, if an applicant is a 30 - year - old with no health
issues, doesn't participate in any risky hobbies, and has a steady job as a pre-school teacher, the
life insurance company is going to
assume that this person is far off from death.
The risk that health will decrease for some of it's policy holders is
assumed by
life insurance companies, and this is priced into the ratings at
issue.
We could therefore
assume that all
life insurance premiums for a specific amount and type of policy at a given age should be the same regardless of the
company issuing the policy.
Incontestable clause: In
life insurance, a contract clause which provides that for certain reasons, such as misstatements on the application, the
company may not contest payment of benefits (
assuming premiums have been paid) and the policy has been in force during the lifetime of the insured for a certain period, usually two years after
issue.
Whenever you apply for a
life insurance policy, it is the
company's job to investigate and analyze the risk factors, and then determine whether or not to
issue a policy, and what amount to charge based on the
assumed risk.