What happens at a life insurance exam depends on your age, the life insurance company, and the amount of life insurance for which you are applying. 

If you are young and applying for a small life insurance policy under $100,000 of coverage, it is possible that all that is needed is answering some medical questions, and maybe giving a sample of urine for testing.

For most people that apply for a medically underwritten life insurance policy over $100,000 of coverage, a blood ...