What are some of the most common reasons a life insurance company may turn down an applicant for coverage?

Life insurance carriers have a set of underwriting guideline including requirements related to your age, health and lifestyle that they review and consider when underwriting an applicant for life insurance coverage.

Many of the key reasons someone may be denied life insurance have to do with the person's age, health, lifestyle, drug or alcohol use, driving record, etc.

If you have chronic h...
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Why do people choose to buy life insurance - what is the purpose?

Many people buy life insurance policies to provide financial security for their loved ones inn case they die.

With life insurance you choose who will receive the proceeds (death benefit) from your life insurance upon your death.

The proceeds from your life insurance can be used by your beneficiary any way that person(s) sees fit. So, you could leave your life insurance to your spouse and he (she) could use the money to pay off the...
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The one thing that life insurance does better than anything else is create cash at death. Upon the death of the insured person, a death benefit is paid out to the beneficiary of the life insurance policy without being subject to federal income taxes, usually.

You buy life insurance because you care about what happens to those you leave behind when you die, in order to provide some form of financial security and protection for your family.

The specific reason for your buying...

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If you fill out an application for life insurance coverage, it will ask you: "What is the purpose for your life insurance policy?" That is because the purpose varies from person to person.

Some of the more common purposes for which people buy a life insurance policy include:

• To replace their income for their family.
• To hire others to replace their contributions to the family that would be lost upon their death of the insured (daycare, transportation, cleaning services, lawn ...

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Some of the most common reasons why life insurance is denied may include:

1. You applied for a life insurance policy for which you do not qualify due to a medical condition, being overweight or underweight per the policy guidelines, or are out of the age limits of the policy. If you are too old, you may not qualify, or if you are overweight, you may not meet the insurer's underwriting guidelines for acceptance.

2. You are not a US citizen or do not have a green card or work...

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