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Get Your Application Approved - Part 2

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You Can Ace This! You've completed and submitted an application for life insurance coverage. And now you wait........ Ads for life insurance quote a very low premium for a hefty amount of coverage. The fine print tells the truth...those are "super-preferred" rates, the least risky health class for the insurance company. The reality is only a very small percentage of people qualify as super-preferred. Insurers also classify applicants as preferred, standard or regular, or substandard. The insurer may even "table rate" an applicant meaning even higher premiums for the same coverage. If you have applied for a larger amount of coverage, $500,000 or a $1,000,000 or more. If you have a medical issue or a medical history which you have disclosed in the application, you may be required to complete a medical exam. What is a paramedical exam? Applications can pass through an insurer's underwriting, the process of vetting an application to approve or decline...

Get Your Application Approved - Part 1

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Congratulations! You've just completed and submitted your application for term life insurance . And now you wait to hear if you have been approved for coverage. Just as with anything in our lives, acceptance makes us feel we are part of something, having more value. Rejection hurts. While you are waiting, you begin to wonder if anything could go wrong: Did the agent get all the information and submit to the insurer in good order? Delays and more waiting will result from an application missing information. Did you forget something that might have an impact on the insurer's decision? Results of that medical exam you had to take could show something you weren't aware of. Waiting is the hardest part. Let's go back to before you've had to do this worrying... and waiting. You've just started your search for coverage and you are comparing term life quotes . The premium has to be within your budget. Ads online and commercials on television are pitching this th...