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Life companies ( remortgages ) keep their initial quoted prices low by being choosey on who they accept on standard terms. Having made a formal application, two thirds of applicants will face a loaded premium. This article explains why and what the shopper can do about it - choose an online broker!
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Life Insurance - Medical history increases the cost for 66% of applicants
- Life Insurance. Medical history increases the cost for 66% of applicants
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So who are the lucky ones? Basically, youll have to be as fit as a flea with no family history of serious illness, under 45, in an office type job and probably applying for less than £250,000 cover. For everyone else there is going to be some hassle. (life insurance)
When an insurer provides an initial quote for life insurance ( motor insurance ), all they know is your age, sex and smoking status. They use these details to make an initial prediction of how long you are likely to live and on that basis they give you an initial quotation. They call it their "Standard Terms".
If you want to progress your application youll have a multi-page application to complete. This isnt as daunting as it may seem, as most online operators take your details over the phone and send you a copy of the completed application for you to check over. But the questions are extensive and if you miss out anything that later turns out to be significant, your insurance may well be invalidated. So be warned and take care! Great articles on loans
The insurers use your application details to look out for anything that signals current or future concerns about your health or life style. Besides the obvious questions that reveal health problems, they also evaluate your weight, alcohol and nicotine intake, and any potentially inherited health problems. So if your father died of a heart attack or mother died from breast cancer, theyll be concerned. (car insurance cover)
Then theres your life style. If youre in a type of job where accidents do happen, construction jobs are a good example, or you are involved in any form of dangerous sport or flying, your insurance premium is in line for loading. Theyll even want to know whether you regularly travel to countries that are known to represent health risks for visitors. And whilst the law doesnt allow discrimination against same sex relationships, the insurance companies will almost always insist on a medical for these applicants.
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