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 Accelerated underwriting life insurance

Accelerated underwriting life insurance

Summary: Accelerated underwriting policies let you skip a medical exam and get a policy faster. They can usually offer better pricing than guaranteed issue policies because they use personal information, including medical information, that the insurer receives from third-party sources.…

 Simplified issue life insurance

Simplified issue life insurance

Summary: Simplified issue life insurance applications ask a few questions but have no exam. If you answer yes to any of the questions you’ll likely be declined. Questions vary by company but can include topics such as: What to know: Simplified issue…

 Guaranteed issue life insurance

Guaranteed issue life insurance

Summary: You can’t be turned down for a guaranteed issue life insurance policy. There are no medical exams or questions asked. What to know: Maximum available policy amounts for guaranteed issue life insurance could be as little as $25,000 or…

 AD&D insurance through work

AD&D insurance through work

If you can get free or very inexpensive AD&D insurance through work, it’s worth signing up because of the low cost. You usually won’t have to answer any health questions to get AD&D coverage at work. You’ll name a beneficiary,…

 Is AD&D insurance necessary?

Is AD&D insurance necessary?

AD&D insurance likely isn’t necessary if you have a regular type of life insurance such as term life or whole life. These policies will pay out no matter what the cause of death (with a common exclusion of death by…

 Variable universal life insurance

Variable universal life insurance

Variable universal life (VUL) insurance policies allow you to vary premiums payments and the death benefit, within certain limits. This type of policy is for people who want to build cash value and manage their own investment choices. Your cash…

 Indexed universal life insurance

Indexed universal life insurance

Indexed universal life (IUL) insurance policies can last your entire life and often let you vary your premiums and death benefit, within certain limits. This kind of policy can give you flexibility in the future. It builds cash value, and…