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Placeholder: average monthly premium ranges for $10K, $15K, $25K at ages 65, 70, 75. Non-tobacco and tobacco.
Placeholder: age, gender, tobacco, health tier, state, coverage amount.
Placeholder: side-by-side numbers.
Placeholder: mortality tables, shorter expected coverage period, limited product options after age 80.
Placeholder: walk through a hypothetical 70-year-old, non-tobacco, standard health, $15K, show the carrier comparison logic.
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Placeholder: simplified issue = health questions but no exam, lower cost, coverage starts immediately. Guaranteed issue = no questions, no exam, higher cost, typically 2-year waiting period for natural cause death benefit.
Placeholder: short health questionnaire, instant or 1-3 day approval, full death benefit from day one, cost 30-50% less than guaranteed issue.
Placeholder: no questions, graded death benefit during waiting period (return of premium + interest for natural cause, full benefit for accidental), most expensive FEX option.
Placeholder: a quick decision framework based on age, common conditions, medication list.
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Placeholder: specific situations where GI makes sense despite the waiting period.
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Placeholder: yes, multiple no-medical-exam options exist at 60. Three categories: simplified issue, accelerated underwriting, and guaranteed issue. Each has different price points and coverage limits.
Placeholder: different products define it differently. Some still pull prescription history, MVR, MIB. Clarify.
Placeholder: health questionnaire, 24-72 hour decision, coverage up to $250K typical, competitive rates.
Placeholder: bigger carriers, potentially better rates if health is strong, uses third-party data instead of exam.
Placeholder: last resort, expensive, coverage capped around $25K-$40K, waiting period.
Placeholder: ranges by product type, tobacco status, coverage amount.
Placeholder: “guaranteed acceptance” direct-mail products, dated quote sites, products pitched without a real underwriting review.
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Placeholder: yes, type 2 diabetes is very insurable. Rates depend on A1C, age of diagnosis, treatment, and complications. The right carrier can mean a standard rate; the wrong carrier can mean a decline or a substandard rate.
Placeholder: A1C levels (the key number), date of diagnosis, current treatment (diet, pills, insulin), complications (neuropathy, retinopathy, kidney issues), associated conditions (weight, heart, cholesterol).
Placeholder: general bands, without promising specific approvals.
Placeholder: Carrier A might rate you Table 4 while Carrier B approves at Standard. The difference can be $40-$80 a month on the same coverage.
Placeholder: recent labs, endocrinologist notes, primary care notes, medication list.
Placeholder: yes also insurable, tighter field of carriers, usually substandard but not a decline in most cases.
Placeholder: applying with the wrong carrier first (a decline follows you), not disclosing (fraud), underestimating the impact of controlled A1C on rate.
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Placeholder: Group life insurance from work typically equals 1-2x annual salary. Most families with dependents need 10-12x income. That’s the gap. Also, group coverage is usually not portable when you leave the job.
Placeholder: employer-paid base coverage, optional supplemental, typically term, usually not medically underwritten.
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Placeholder: quick framework, or pointer to Family Protection Checklist.
Placeholder: you own it, you keep it when you change jobs, rates are locked in for the term, you control the beneficiaries.
Placeholder: most people should. It’s not either/or.