In order to buy life insurance on another person the insurance company will require that you have an insurable interest in that person.

Insurable interest basically means you ely on the person for financial support, or you stand to lose out financially if the person were to die.

There does exist insurable interest between parents and their children, so you can buy life insurance for your mother.

However, in order to get life insurance on your mom, you may need her permission, signature on the application for life insurance, and she may need to answer some health questions, or even take a medical exam if required by the insurance company.

You can compare life insurance rates and plans online for your mom, and there are some insurers that offer senior no exam life insurance for people ages 78 and under, which does not require any health exam, just a few Yes/No health questions to be answered. You can get a free, instant life insurance quote and apply online for the life insurance policy in about five minutes.