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.
You can read more details
about life insurance classifications here, but the basic gist of it is this: the riskier you are, the worse your classification will be, and the higher your premiums will be.
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.
If you have some health conditions that are placing you in a high risk
life insurance classification.
If you are in a high risk
life insurance classification these policies can work out well for you.
Being overweight or obese can easily place you in a high risk
life insurance classification.
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.
In addition to other factors like your age, family medical history and lifestyle, the results from the medical exam help determine
your life insurance classification.
Smoking, and all of the negative health effects that come with it, will put you into
a life insurance classification that raises your premium rates significantly compared to a similar - but - non-smoking candidate.
Let's be clear right now: you can't identify your own underwriting rate class (also called
a life insurance classification) unless you happen to be an underwriter, and if you're underwriter you're probably not reading this article.
There are some dangerous occupations and sports that could place you in high risk
life insurance classifications.
When people are in poor health, they will be placed in a high risk
life insurance classification.
If you have medical conditions that have placed you in a high risk
life insurance classification.