Yes, a doctor's exam may be required for life insurance.

However, the requirement for an exam depends on the insurer, your age, health and the amount of life insurance you need.

Some insurers do not require you to take an exam if you are buying less than $50,000 of life insurance.

In addition, there are life insurance policies available online with no health exam required.

Also, the exam from an insurer is usually a paramedic exam performed at your home or office which checks your blood pressure,...
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Yes, the life insurance exam you take when you are buying life insurance may take samples of your blood or urine to be tested for several health issues, as well as, testing for the presence of prescription and illegal drugs in your system.

Some of the drugs they may test for include cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, among others.

If you do not use any drugs but the testing showing a positive for drug use, it may be a false positive. You can contest the test results by contacting the insur...
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When you take a medical examination for a life insurance policy, you usually have a blood test and urine test in addition to the health questions and vitals check.

For older people the life insurance company may ask you to complete an EKG as well a mature assessment which looks at cognitive and mobile abilities. Seniors may be asked to perform the mature assessment.

Some common things life insurers look for in these health tests may include cholesterol levels, A1C (Blood Sug...

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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 ...

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