Smoking puts you in a high risk
life insurance classification which is worse than most health conditions.
Not exact matches
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.
As part of the
life insurance application process, after a thorough physical examination and a determination of
which factors are impacting a person's health, they are placed into a formal
classification most of the time, ranging from Preferred Select to Standard Smoker.
Each
life insurance company has health
classifications — you can read more of the super exciting
insurance details here —
which essentially break you into different pricing tiers based on your health history.
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.
Every
life insurance company underwrites differently
which means they have different criteria for each of their rate
classifications.
Up next we will review the four general
life insurance classifications,
which are Preferred Plus, Preferred, Standard Plus, and Standard.
All of these factors come into play when determining your
life insurance health
classification which ultimately determine whether or not you qualify for preferred
life insurance rates.
A rate class is a
classification, used to by
life insurance companies, to determine
which products are available to you and at what prices.
• 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.