Those Who Have Either Medical Problems Or Very Little Time, Buy Life Insurance No Exam

Life insurance no exam, like any other term life insurance, provides for death benefit only, but costs three times more. The plus point is that you get coverage almost as soon as you pay. You can buy it only if have some specific medical problem.
Everybody wants some kind of insurance as a way of buffering the high costs of medical costs. Today, life insurance quotes are available for just about any type you want. To make that all-important final decision, you need to do a few things first:

1. Prioritize. This is a crucial part of the decision-making process because you need to identify the parts of your life that needs your immediate attention. What you have identified will impact the kind of life insurance you purchase.

2. Research. Never be shy or embarrassed to do your rounds of insurance companies. While they may not differ much in terms of coverage, their premiums do and paying less for equal coverage will help you save on unnecessary costs.

3. Shortlist. There may be dozens of insurance companies in your area. Each one will have their own list of life insurance quotes and types for each. Nobody’s memory is that fantastic that you can remember all details and do not use the brochure as the gospel truth as there may be hidden costs or terms that non-coverage which can make all the difference in your coverage. Cross out the ones you know do not serve your purpose well and shortlist your choices to about three. From these, you should be able to make a wiser decision on which one(s) to get.

If you are in a hurry, buy life insurance no exam. This one policy takes the least time to buy. In general, you are expected to sit for a thorough medical test to qualify for a life insurance policy, albeit at their cost and your convenience. The carriers use the result of this medical test to decide on the cost of insurance. This also takes a lot time and that is why under general condition, you get the coverage weeks after you actually complete all the formalities. As life insurance no exam does not require a medical test, the carriers do not have much to work on and hence does not need much time either. You can get your insurance cover within a day a two.

These life insurance plans are no less reliable than the conventional ones. The main difference is that they are a lot more straightforward - upfront, you are told how much you are insured for, who your beneficiaries are allowed to be and the cost of premiums to be paid. You will also be told how long the policy term is as well.

There are pros and cons of life insurance no exam policies. The pros, naturally, is that they are:

- Easily purchased

- Free of delays - you can own a new policy in as few as 10 days. Some will even email you the policy on the day of purchase.

- No medical quizzes or questionnaires

- Uncomplicated terms and conditions with few hidden conditions, if any

On the other hand, the not so wonderful thing about a life insurance no exam type of plan as opposed to the conventional kind is that coverage is pretty much limited to what is stated. This limits the compensation to only what is stated and nothing more. With cash on a regular depreciating mode, the amount paid out at the end may not be anything much to scream about.

Also, unlike other types of insurance plans, the amount insured is no different from what the payout will be later. Other insurance plans are often linked to investment plans which account for the bonus amounts that are added onto the insured amount, making a tidy sum at the end. This means that while you insure yourself for a hundred thousand, your beneficiaries may actually be able to be paid more than that.

As I said before, life insurance no exam, like all other term life insurance plans does not provide anything other than death benefit and at the same time costs three times more than ordinary term life insurance. Therefore, unless you really have any medical disability that may make you uninsurable or you are in such a great hurry that you cannot spare the time either for a medical exam or for underwriting process to be completed, you should take up either ordinary term life or whole life insurance.

All thing considered, life insurance no exam is good if you have some specific problem. However, it is wiser to get life insurance quotes from as many carriers as possible. This will help to get the best deal. At the same time, remember that you are the only one who can make the final decision because it is your needs and your family, which is involved. Take advice but decide yourself.

If one plan falls below your expectation, another will live up to it and so keep looking for the right plan. Do not buy a plan simply because others are doing just that.

By David Livingston
Published: 10/12/2009
 
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