I don't know your situation, but $100k coverage seems small. In the area I live, the average face amount my company issue is around $500k (national average is $275k) on husband and wife for a total coverage of $1 million.

Anyway, you might want to recheck if $100k is enough to cover your family's finances and also check if 15 years is all you need to build wealth for retirement.

"Regular" life insurance would be whole life, universal, variable, etc – where they've added gimicky extras to it, at about 10X the price of term insurance.

Don't worry about the labels – think about what you want the insurance to do for you. PIck the product AFTER you've set the goal.

Me, I want my kids to be able to go through college, and hubby to hire a nanny, if I kick off. When the kids are grown, we have no more need for life insurance, according to MY financial goals, so we have term.

Anytime you have any kind of undiagnosed condition or are on the waiting list for treatments you will almost always been declined for insurance. There are too many things that could go wrong, even if the condition isn't life threatening, there is a slim chance the treatments might be. I've seen applications get declined for something as simple as waiting to see a knee surgeon. Knee surgery is not a major thing, however, if there are complications it can get ugly fast as an example.

Secondly, cheaper is not always better…expecially given the details of your situation. You want to make sure you are dealing with a good company and a good product. Think about toys that were made in China….wicked cheap and look the same on the outside as if they were made in North America, but once you get them you uncover this little thing known as lead poisoning from the paint they used (nothing against China, just a good example of why cheapest isn't always better). Never surrender quality for price when dealing with financial products…this insurance could mean the difference between your family getting thousands of dollars or absolutely nothing but bills and debt.

Why do you want insurance? What do you expect it to do for you? Do you really need it?

If you are single, you may not need it, or you may need quite a bit less than you think. Married, homeowners with kids- now you NEED it. Especially, if you do not have enough in liquid assets to cover needs for the next ten to fifteen years.

Look to companies who only use Level term insurance with no conversion policy, one policy to cover an entire household, and a policy that covers both existing children and future children for the same single premium. Be sure they will also complete a complimentary financial outlook survey for you, to be sure of you needs.

As long as you can justify the amount that you are applying for then you can get any amount you want. For example, if there is a person in their 20s and they are a student in some kind of medical field or something that persons current income would be maybe $10,000/year. If that person can only get 20x their income at that point that wouldn't even cover their first years salary when they get out of school. In cases like this a person can apply for a larger amount to lock in the rate at that benefit amount and then they would likely need to include in the application mention something like "this client is currently a student is currently a medical student in the field of brain surgery and while thier current income is low, his income will be $XXX,XXX upon graduation. Given the current demand/shortage of doctors there is little reason to doubt the potential and justification of the amount applied for."

Example, when I started as a financial advisor I was working straight commission and there was no gaurantee I would be making any money at all. I applied for a substantial amount of insurance and explained my career aspirations, expectations and goals and that while the amount applied for was currently far exceeding what I needed to be covered for, in the long run it would be exactly what I need.

To answer your questions a little more directly, income is a guideline used and EVERY application is handled on an individual basis. If they weren't handled individually, the advisor themselves would be able to decide whether its approved or declined right there on the spot.

At 62, I'm assuming you have no minor children. If you have enough assets that your estate can pay for your funeral and cover your debts, why do you have insurance in the first place?

You need to define the exact GOAL the the insurance is to acheive, and THEN decide which policy meets that goal best. That includes, deciding how LONG you want to keep life insurance. If you never see a time when you don't need it, then whole life is the one to have.

Having said that, whenever you are shopping out for new insurance, or comparing prices, you do NOT want to let your current policy lapse, until your NEW policy is already in place – you might not even QUALIFY for life insurance now! There's no way to know, until you have the policy in your hands.

So. Define your goals. Select the tool. Comparison shop, and don't cancel the old policy, unless you have already replaced it, or have decided you don't need life insurance. Try this site

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