There
are many types of
Life Insurance.
Some are available
with No
Medical Exam. Some
no medical exam life
insurance plans are
available online
without contacting
an agent.
Other no medical
exam life insurance
plans are only
available with the
help of an agent,
either in person or
over the telephone.
Term Life Insurance
No Medical Exam up
to $250,000 is the
most common,
Some companies offer
higher amounts
without a medical
exam, however a
"mouth swab" is
normally required to
check for tobacco
use, certain drugs
and HIV.
Whole life Insurance
no Medical Exam,
Universal Life
Insurance No Medical
Exam, Indexed
Universal Life
Insurance,
Single Premium whole
Life Insurance, are
all types of life
insurance that may
be found available
with no medical
exam.
The term Mortgage
Insurance is
sometimes used when
the life insurance
being purchased will
be used primarily to
pay off a mortgage
in the event of
death. You may
find This type of
life insurance is
also referred
to as Mortgage
Protection
Insurance, or
Mortgage Life
Insurance, or
mortgage term
insurance. The Term PMI refers
to Private Mortgage
Insurance.
Private mortgage
insurance is
sometimes confused
by the homeowner
because it's name
sounds like the life
insurance plan. This is not Life
Insurance. It
helps insure the
lender if they have
to foreclose. PMI
is required by lenders
when the amount of
the loan is equal to
or greater than
80 percent of the
home appraised
value. Credit
Life insurance is
sometimes offered at
closing by the
mortgage company.
It is possible that
credit life
insurance could
result in paying off
a mortgage in the
event of the
homeowners death.
However, there are
some big
disadvantages to
purchasing credit
life with the
mortgage.
First, credit life
rarely covers the
entire length of the
mortgage.
Often only for a
limited term like 7
years.
Secondly, the
premium is usually
financed in with the
mortgage resulting
in higher payments
and extra interest
being paid for the
entire mortgage
period.
Thirdly, the primary
beneficiary is
usually the mortgage
company to the
extent of the
balance of the
mortgage leaving no
choice, or
additional funds for
the surviving family
members.
Fourth, credit life
only covers the loan
it was purchased
for. If the
loan is refinanced,
there would still be
a debt, but no
insurance to cover
the debt because the
old loan was paid
off by the new loan.