~Secretrose~ asked:


I am on a crusade to help families become properly protected (create an immediate estate) in case of a loved ones untimely death. Of lately, prospects see life insurance as another bill. Although it is; can any life insurance agent please share with me how they get around to making sales in the life insurance industry? Thank you.

Adrian

Amy Danise asked:


There are three main ways a new life insurance policy is priced: Underwritten policies are those where you answer questions on your personal and family medical history and undergo a medical exam arranged by the insurance company; a simplified issue life insurance policy application asks you some medical questions but does not require a medical exam; and a guaranteed issue life insurance policy requires no questions and no medical exam. If you’re healthy, or even if you have a few medical problems, you’re likely to get the best insurance value from an underwritten policy, which is priced specifically for you. Simplified issue and guaranteed issue life insurance policies set a price that assumes risk that you may not have.

Whether you’re buying term life insurance or whole life insurance, you’ll likely be asked to undergo a medical exam. These are typically performed by licensed paramedicals who are often independent contractors hired by the insurance company. They will schedule a visit to your home for the exam and bring all the necessary supplies. The life insurance company foots the bill for the exam.

Health questions

When you submit your completed application for your life insurance policy, your agent or life insurer will call a paramedical service to let them know you require an life insurance medical exam. The service will then contact you to arrange a convenient time and place. You must have the exam or your application won’t be processed.

The life insurer may still request an attending physician’s statement (APS) from your doctor, but you cannot have the life insurance medical exam done by your own physician.

In a basic exam, the paramedical will take your medical history (even though you’ve already supplied it on your application), height and weight, blood pressure, pulse, and blood and urine samples. Beyond that, tests will vary based on your age and policy amount.

For example, MetLife will order an in-home EKG for applicants age 50 and older who are applying for face amounts of at least $1 million. For applicants age 70 and older who are applying for $2 million policies and higher, MetLife forgoes the paramedical exam and requires an exam by an M.D. chosen by MetLife (not your own doctor). The doctor will ask the same medical questions as a paramedical and get your height, weight, blood pressure and pulse, plus do a brief medical exam such as listening to your heart.

Jacki Goldstein, Vice President of Life Underwriting at MetLife, emphasizes that this is not a comprehensive medical exam and does not include sensitive issues, such as a ****** exam for women. Goldstein also stresses that the M.D. life insurance exam is not a substitute for good routine medical care.

When age and face amounts get higher, a treadmill test may be required. For example, MetLife requires treadmill tests for applicants who are at least 50 and applying for over $10 million in insurance or applicants 76 and older applying for $5 million or more.

If you’re applying for a low face value policy, you may not even be asked to do a paramedical exam. For example, if you’re age 40 and applying for $50,000 of life insurance, MetLife requires no specific tests or measurements. And for some cases, MetLife asks for a “simple paramed” exam, encompassing the basic measurements and blood and urine work but without the paramedical question list. Guidelines for tests will vary among life insurers.

What are They Looking For?

The life insurance company wants to know if you have any health condition that could shorten your life  which in turn affects the insurer’s risk and your policy premium. When samples of blood and urine are collected, the insurer tests for HIV, cholesterol and related lipids, liver or kidney disorder, diabetes, hepatitis, prostate specific antigen (PSA) and immune disorders. The urine sample might go through routine analysis, plus screening for certain medications, cocaine and other drugs.

Results go to the life insurer’s home office for an underwriter to review. You can usually send a written request if you want a copy of the results, and some insurers will automatically send you a copy of your lab work. If there’s anything of concern about the lab results, you would need to consult your own doctor. Goldstein says, “It’s not uncommon to have abnormalities that don’t mean anything.”

A life insurance underwriter then reviews your application and the results of your medical exam. They decide your life insurance rating, which sets your premium. If there are lingering questions about your health, they may request additional information or medical tests. In the very rare event you are unknowingly quite ill  chronically or terminally  your application would be declined and you would have to look for a high-risk carrier or one that offers guaranteed issue life insurance.

Don’t Let Your Life Insurance Premiums Go Up In Smoke

Smokers pay higher premiums for life insurance because of their higher mortality rate. If any nicotine shows up in your results, you’ll be considered a smoker. The test also detects nicotine from a transdermal patch.

After the Life Insurance Exam Results

If your test results correlate with the classification used for your original life insurance quote, you’ll have no problem getting that rate. If a medical problem is discovered, you might be offered a life insurance policy with a higher premium.

There are two types of risk ratings: “flat” ratings, sometimes called temporary flat extras, and “table” ratings. Underwriters assess health conditions based sophisticated table to determine how to rate certain health conditions.

For instance, an underwriter might apply a flat rating for a short period of time for a person who has just had surgery. On the other hand, a person with high-blood pressure could receive a table rating, which increases premiums by a set amount for the duration of the policy, depending on your medical condition and age. If you disagree with a rating you receive, contact your agent.

Agents can find out if the rating can be revised based on supplemental medical tests to prove you qualify for a better rating.

Even if you end up declining the life insurance policy, your test results become part of your record in MIB Group’s database (formerly the Medical Information Bureau), a clearinghouse of medical information that insurers share which stores information for seven years after you apply for a life, health, disability income, long term care or critical illness insurance policy.

MIB is jointly owned by about 470 insurance companies. So, if you go shopping around for other term or whole life insurance policies, remember that your medical information is accessible to other insurers in the near future. Note that MIB’s database does not contain actual medical records but rather codes that represent medical conditions and tests, hazardous hobbies and even your bad driving record.

If you want to check your MIB file, or dispute information in it, you can obtain one free report annually at www.mib.com.

No Way, You Say?

Life insurance medical exams are really quite routine. But if you want to avoid a medical exam at all costs, you could buy a simplified issue life insurance policy, which requires only that you answer a few medical questions, or a guaranteed issue life insurance policy, which requires neither an exam nor questions.

Keep in mind, though, that if you’re in general good health, or even with a history of some health issues, you’ll likely get a much better rate by buying a life insurance policy that requires a medical exam.

Tips for a Better Life Insurance Medical Exam

Certain health conditions simply cannot be masked, but to obtain the best possible results, here are some recommendations:

-Get a good night’s rest the night before your exam. -Don’t drink for at least eight hours before the exam.

-Avoid coffee, tea or other caffeinated drinks such as soda for at least one hour prior to the exam.

-Limit salt intake and high-cholesterol food 24 hours before your exam.

-Don’t engage in strenuous physical activities 24 hours before the exam.

Source: Exam & Profile Services, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin



Leslie

Pennsylvania Health Insurance asked:


Pennsylvania Uninsured Helping Pennsylvanians since 2005

Some states in the US require that all citizens of their state be covered for Health Insurance. Pennsylvania is one of the states that allows PA citizens to receive Free Health Insurance. There are 2 free health insurance programs CHIP for children and AdultBasic for adults. However a Pennsylvania resident must qualify first.

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SO, HOW DO I SIGN UP for CHIP?

You’re ready to apply - great! Before you do, you will need the following information handy to apply:



Income amounts for your entire household before taxes - this includes income from employment and all other forms of income (for example - social security, pension, workers compensation, unemployment, child support, etc)

Social Security Numbers and birthdates for all applicants

Day care expenses for your household (if any)

Work transportation expenses for your household (if any)

Private health insurance information (if you have or had private health insurance in the last six months)

Car insurance card information (if you have car insurance)



 

SO, HOW DO I SIGN UP for AdultBasic?

Recognizing the need to provide quality healthcare coverage that is accessible and affordable to the Commonwealths uninsured adult population, adultBasic was launched in 2002 to cover the basic healthcare needs of Pennsylvanians age 19-64 who have no health insurance and who meet certain eligibility requirements.

We are proud to have already covered over 90,000 Pennsylvanians with adultBasic. You may be eligible to take advantage of the benefits that adultBasic has to offer. Find out if you qualify by accessing the links below. You’ll be glad you did.







Current Enrollment 55,256

What is adultBasic?

Am I eligible for the program?

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Is it true adultBasic has a waiting list? YES

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Jean

Marcus W asked:


I am looking to purchase my own health insurance instead of going through my company. I know that the company takes out the cost on a pre-tax basis, but their insurance is not the greatest. If I do decided to sign up for health insurance, will I be able to use the cost of my own health insurance as a deduction fo tax purposes?

Glenn

Dave Text asked:


When you want a complete and pure life insurance cover for you or your family members then the term life insurance is your best bet. Term life insurance is considered to be the original form of life insurance and is regarded as pure insurance protection because it builds no cash value.

Term life is also the most affordable type of life insurance if compared to permanent life insurance such as whole life, universal life or variable universal life insurance. As the term life insurance builds no cash value. That means it will not offer you a return on your investment and your money is not returned at the end of the term.

Still, the term life insurance can be the best way to insure one’s life and to cover the risk in certain conditions. People opt for this form of life insurance when they need protection for a certain period of time. In general the term life insurance may not be the most sensible insurance option if thought over practically, especially for those who are looking at insurance as an investment option.

But there are circumstances where term life works out well than whole life insurance policies that carry a much higher premium compared to the term life insurance.

This life insurance is suitable to people having a considerable amount of debt and young children to support, or for young couples who need to have life cover. In such cases it is very difficult to pay the premium of a whole life insurance. Term life policy comes as an answer to this people.

The premium of a term life is much lower and affordable compared to the whole life and for the specified period of time there is a sense of security for the person who is insured. Worst come worst, after insuring for term life the insured were to die the amount insured is paid to the family and this money in such a situation will be exactly what the Dependants’ need. The biggest benefit being the fact that term insurance can provide fairly large amounts of coverage with relatively low premiums.

The coverage of the life insurance can be decided according to the amount of debts the family is having or the number of dependents and their financial needs in case the unexpected happens. The term or insurance term can be decided on the time your children or dependents will take to become financially self-sufficient. You should also consider your financial needs and those of your dependents.

There are many companies that offer this life insurance policy. It is advisable to look for the company with reputation of answering the claims in short time with no hassles to the dependents. You can ask for online quotes from these companies to get multiple quotes so that you can decide between them.

As the term insurance is for a specific period of time, take the cover for the most crucial period when you have many responsibilities to shoulder. In all, the term life insurance is the best way to get the insurance cover in low premiums and to plan ahead.



Hector

Apurva Shree asked:


If you are driving in USA, you must be aware that you must have auto insurance and this is where the auto insurance company comes into the picture. An auto insurance company provides insurance for the vehicle that you drive. So if you have a business which involves commercial vehicles, you would need to get commercial auto insurance. For your private cars you would need the basic auto insurance.

Coverage Terms

Today with the help of internet you can easily find an online auto insurance company for your insurance needs. There are thousands of auto insurance that offer different coverage policies to customers. Do you know about the various coverage terms associated with auto insurance company? If the answer is no, you must read on. Some auto insurance policies provide Bodily Injury Liability, which will cover you for liability in case of accidental injury or death of another person due to you.

If you have Collision Coverage in your low cost auto insurance policy, it will pay for your auto repair when your car is involved in a collision. Many people buy Comprehensive Coverage for their vehicles. A Comprehensive Coverage offered by an auto insurance company pays for damages to your vehicle due to fire, theft, windstorm, glass breakage, and other non-collision occurrences.

When you are checking out various auto insurance policies like Geico car insurance, see whether they offer Liability Coverage. This coverage will pay for the damages to other party’s property and physical injury. This will only be done when your driving was the cause of the accident.

Another important coverage is the Supplemental Death Benefit Coverage. When an auto accident results in the death of the insured and everyone in the vehicle was wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, the auto insurance company will pay an agreed upon amount. Personal Injury Protection Coverage will pay the medical expenses, loss of wages, and death benefits if you or other passengers are injured in an accident.

Learn About Coverage

Defense Costs Coverage, Medical Expense Coverage, Property Damage Liability, Replacement Cost Coverage, and Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists’ Coverage are some of the coverage policies that would be offered to you by your auto insurance company. It would help if you know what they cover and how they work. After all you do not want to just blindly follow what ever the insurance company is giving you.

Having knowledge about auto insurance and auto insurance company ensures that you would make a smart decision when buying your auto insurance.



Lillie

have fun asked:


I wanted to join a “company” World Finance Group, part of AEGON. They say they will train me about life insurance and difference securities and how to recruit more employees and customers. So far the membership fees and background check is $100 ! They dont want to reveal how much of this100 goes to membership and how much goes to background check! So far I understand that they customer that I would have would be the people I know. I will use their offices at “any local representatives”, I will have to services the accounts of my customers, have them to choose the right investment, mostly life insurrance. Sound an interesting job. I learn business anyway. BUT this whole thing looks more like a scamp or not suitable for me at all! Pay for a membership and then go out and look for customer on my own. They dont reveal to me the average income of their employees, they dont really revea to me how much time and effort one should pay, and whether they would get any customer at all!
by the way the website is WorldFinanceGroup.com

Pedro

David Urmann asked:


The easiest and the surest way to save money is to get the free online car insurance quotes. What can be more advantageous than to sip the hot espresso and find the most beneficial car insurance quote online and within minutes ***** a best deal for yourself. Welcome to the world of online car insurance quotes.

It is never easy to find a right insurance quote for your car. Infact it can prove to be a real pain in the neck when you actually search for one. For choosing a right car insurance quote you have to gather complete information on the company and the procedures and then you contact the companies’ insurance agent to get your quote. Actually the work just starts from here. You need to prepare all the necessary documents by yourself which is time consuming and if you are looking for quotes from more than one company then you have to devote more time to the actual process. That means depending on what schedule you follow your car insurance can take weeks to realize.

That is where online car insurance quotes come to your rescue. It’s the easiest way for the job. With the online car insurance quotes you can get multiple quotes at once so that you can decide on the most beneficial. What you need to do is to keep the complete information ready with you, gather all the information you will need to get the free quote. Information like driver’s license, vehicle registration no., vehicle model and make and discountable features in your vehicle like Anti-theft Devices, Airbags, Anti-Lock Brakes, Automatic Seat Belts, Window Etching, Multiple Car Discount, Multiple Policy Discount etc. Once you are ready with the information it is time to check out the free online car insurance quotes.

There are many insurance companies which can offer you a free online insurance quote. It is the most hassle free experience of getting the quotes where you can actually compare the quotes offered by various companies and tat too within minutes. You can also make yourself familiar with the different lingo’s and can go through the FAQ’s of the site. Till the time you get your quote you are well aware fo the discounts which you can get and end up with a really competitive quote. There are many online services wherein you can not only get the quote but your policy is completed online and delivered to you at your doorsteps.

There are many websites which offer free online car insurance quotes and the best part is you can get the free online quotes from various insurance companies at once. No need to contact them individually. These sites may help you to find the most discounted insurance quote and that too free. Some recommended websites offering the services are carinsurance.com, geico.com, lucentnetcare.com, insureme.com, insurance.com, etc.

This is all for now. Bye and regards.

Jayesh Bagde

www.carinsurance-quotes.biz



Brad

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


You will find that many times people need some types of external help. It is at these times that life insurance companies are sought out. To help these people with their problems you will find that there are many different insurance companies. These companies all have well informed agents who have the ability to guide you through the intricacies of choosing and applying for a life insurance policy.

You will notice that each country has many different insurance companies which function in different ways. These companies are geared to help people deal with a multitude of situations. As the situations which people find themselves in, are basically the same the world over, it should come as no surprise to you that the conditions that various life insurance companies adhere to are the same.

Once you have received all of the pertinent details from your life insurance agent, the task of choosing what type of life insurance policy is better for you can begin. Since there are many types of insurance policies you will find it less confusing if you have the help of insurance agents from one of the life insurance companies that you have contacted.

These agents will then be able to provide you with a brief but in depth analysis of the information that you have found. This knowledge will help you decide which life insurance policy that you want to sign up for.

Now if you are a non resident you will have to get the pertinent details and talk with your agent of the company to see how you can apply for the life insurance policy that you need. Before you hand over your fully completed application you will need to understand how these insurance policies will affect you and your dependents as the policy matures.

As the life insurance terminology is somewhat confusing it is best if you take some time to look these policies over. You should understand that when you apply for a life insurance policy, the rates that you will be paying are different from company to insurance company. For this reason it is best if you take your time to look for the right life insurance company that will provide you with an insurance policy that is suited for your lifestyle.

With so many different life insurance companies with whom you can do business with it is no surprise that you will have to do some insurance company shopping. Once you have chosen the insurance company that you want to business with you can start setting your future dreams in motion.



Cody

Pro Gamer asked:


I am asking for someone else, but I was wondering what was that insurance commercial when the insurance man calls the woman to tell her that her payments where later and later, then she completely stopped paying, I know someone who wants this insurance, but can’t think of the name of the company.

Alvin