Start with your situation

These guides cover the medical histories, occupations, and underwriting issues that most often affect life insurance approval and pricing.

Pre-existing conditions

How underwriters evaluate medical history, stability, records, and carrier fit when health issues make coverage harder to place.

Diabetes

What A1C, age of diagnosis, medication, complications, and control history can mean for approval and rates.

Cancer history

How cancer type, staging, treatment, remission period, and follow-up records affect underwriting options.

Epilepsy

How seizure type, frequency, medication control, driving status, and medical follow-up are usually reviewed.

Kidney disease

What carriers look for in kidney function, diagnosis, treatment history, and overall stability.

Lupus

How severity, organ involvement, medication, flare history, and specialist records can influence offers.

TIA and stroke history

How time since event, cause, recovery, medications, and vascular risk factors affect underwriting.

Pilots

How aviation type, hours, ratings, routes, and policy aviation exclusions can affect life insurance options.

Before you apply

Special-risk applications are often won or lost before the application is submitted. Clean records, the right carrier, and a clear explanation of your history can prevent unnecessary declines or inflated offers.

Why work with Special Risk Term?

Mike Raines works directly with applicants who have been declined, rated, postponed, or told coverage would be too expensive. The goal is to match the case with carriers that regularly underwrite that specific risk instead of sending the same application everywhere.

That matters most when your health history, job, hobby, or prior application result needs context before an underwriter sees it.





Compare rates from top insurance companies

  • Banner Life
  • American National
  • Prudential
  • AIG
  • Nationwide
  • Voya
  • Lincoln
  • Transamerica
  • Fidelity Life

As an independent life agent I represent hundreds of companies, and have the knowledge of which carriers will consider a particular situation. I can provide you with the lowest rates available in the marketplace. Through my many years of developing relationships with insurance carriers I personally negotiate on your behalf. This saves you time and money. No more phone calls to multiple agents or filling out forms online. No huge Internet quoting company can offer you this type of personal service. If you have been turned down for coverage, rated for coverage, or just want to find out if coverage is reasonably priced then contact me and I will do the legwork for you. You will speak directly to me at 678-207-8160 or e-mail me at or mike@specialriskterm.com

Customer Reviews

Mike and his team made the entire process from start to finish very seamless and also overcame the task with us being multiple states apart with ease. With the easy process and very competitive priced insurance for high risk athletes, you have no need to look anywhere else for coverage. Thanks to Mike and his team for all they did and I highly recommend them for your Special Risk Life Insurance needs.

- Tyler C. from Danville, VT.

Mike did an outstanding job getting me my coverage. He went above and beyond answering all my questions. He always returned my calls immediately even on the weekends!!! I highly recommend him.

- Aileen from Woodstock, GA.

Mike at special risk is a true gentleman and an expert life insurance agent.  With Mike’s experienced advice and work, I was able to obtain an excellent policy for my family’s security.  Mike’s advice was consistently on point.  He is honest and always responsive. I recommend Mike and Special Risk Term without reservation for your life insurance needs.

- Michael C. from Stoneham, MA.

Best rates and best service I have ever received.

- Robert from Kennesaw, GA.