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Why Do Life Insurance Quotes Vary So Much?

Deciding on life insurance can be tricky business for many people.  The fact of the matter is that this is one of the most confusing areas for people when they are making plans for the future and one of the biggest issues that they have is the life insurance quote.  This is the way in which a life insurance company will tell you how much (with a reason margin for error) your life insurance policy will cost.  So how do you understand such things and still remain sane?  There are some things that you should take into consideration which will clue you in to the way that life insurance companies think and offer quotes.

First you should understand that a life insurance quote is not a guarantee of the price but more like a basic line for you to determine the basic price structure.  The life insurance company is not bound by the quoted price or terms because the quote comes before any of the information that they required has been verified.  Before the company will issue the insurance they first must ensure that you are telling the truth with all the information.  Insurance fraud is huge in this world and they have the right to protect themselves just like the rest of us.

The quotes from different life insurance companies will vary and sometimes very much so.  This is common with nearly every kind of insurance policy that is currently written.  Every life insurance company uses a different formula to determine the risk factors that they would be undertaking when giving someone life insurance.  So this all comes down to how much risk there is that you will expire during the most expensive period of the life insurance policy.

Some of the factors that are included in their decision are:

  • Age of the applicant.
  • Career or job of the applicant.
  • Overall health.
  • Marital Status.
  • Location.

This is a very short and simplified list but it contains some valuable information when it comes to life insurance.  Most often the person that is younger with a safe job and good health will receive the better price on a life insurance quote.

The life insurance companies that you may get quotes from may have many different variables to work with when offering a quote.  There is no way to knowing from company to company how they determine risk.  In most cases there is a standard form and equation that the applicant is put through that will give the company the best and most accurate rating.  This is all combined with the person information that you provide.

Expect the quotes from life insurance companies to vary but take all the factors into consideration.

Read more at the EFinancial ELearning Center and receive your free life insurance rate quote

Marty Weishaar

Marty Weishaar is a respected insurance industry analyst and adviser who helped create one of the life insurance industry's first ELearning Centers at Efinancial.com. The Efinancial Learning Center contains hundreds of helpful articles and calculators to educate today's insurance shopper and help them make the best decisions for the financial health and future of their family.

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