What company has the best term life insurance rates for anxiety?
When researching the best term life insurance rates for anxiety it is important to know which life insurance companies actually specialize in the lowest rates for those who suffer from anxiety and depression.
In order to find those particular carriers you must use an expert agent. An expert agent or “special risk” agent is an agent who typically represents dozens of insurance companies.
Among these dozens of insurance companies will be carriers who specialize in underwriting anxiety and depression.
These carriers will have expert knowledge and underwriters on staff that deal with these risks every day.
It is important to remember that there are over 1,000 life insurance carriers operating in the United States. But, only a select few will of the expertise of underwriting this special niche.
And of this special niche only one will have the absolute best term life insurance rates for anxiety.
What is term life insurance?
Term life insurance is pure insurance coverage. It is death benefit protection only. You pay a certain premium for the amount of coverage you purchase. The term is the length of time your coverage and premium is guaranteed to remain level. There is no cash value with term life coverage.
As an example, let’s say you want to purchase life insurance protection while your child is living at home. Your daughter is 5 years old. You determine that you want protection for her until she is 25 years old. Based on this you would want to purchase a 20 year guaranteed level term. This guarantees the premium and the death benefit remains level for 20 years.
Term life insurance protection can be purchased for almost any term that is needed. The common most terms are 10 year, 15 year , 20 year, 25 year and 30 year level term.
Term life insurance is the least expensive life insurance coverage you can buy. But, when dealing with a pre-existing medical condition, it is important to be sure and find the one carrier that offers the best term life insurance rates for anxiety.
Finding the company with the best term life insurance rates for anxiety
Okay, we have determined that the best way to find the company that offers the best term life insurance rates for anxiety is to work with an independent life specialist.
Your life insurance special risk agent will then need to negotiate on your behalf with the top carriers. How is the accomplished. Typically, an agent that has been in business for many years and that has lots of experience will already know the top carriers to go to.
But, since each life insurance company looks at each case differently, your agent will then need to discuss your particular situation with each company. By asking the right questions and giving each underwriter as much information as possible, your agent can quickly determine who will offer the lowest rates.
Top life insurance companies for anxiety
Here are some of the top carriers we have found to be the most aggressive when underwriting those looking for the best term life insurance rates for anxiety:
- Prudential
- Principal National
- Brighthouse Life
- American General
- Symetra
- United of Omaha
What determines which companies offer the best rates?
Underwriters typically look for the degree of anxiety and depression to determine what risk class an insured will fit into.
Some insured’s may have a mild degree of anxiety, while others may suffer a moderate or even severe case of anxiety and depression.
Medications play a key role also in determining the final outcome of the underwriting process.
Some of the more common medications to treat anxiety and depression disorders include:
- XANAX
- LEXAPRO
- ADDERALL
- WELLBUTRIN
- Basic SSRI’s
Taking 1 medication is obviously more optimal in getting the best term life insurance rates for anxiety. Most carriers will not offer the best risk class if more than one medication is being prescribed.
We have found in that Prudential Life Insurance Company is still one of the carriers that can offer the absolute best risk class for only one medication. Now, this assumes all other medical risk factors qualify for the best risk class.
The level of control of medication can also play a role in getting the best rates.If you haven’t had a dosage change in 12 month’s, that’s optimal. If your doctor is adding/subtracting/reducing/increasing/changing all the time, they can’t level you out. This would be considered more of a risk and possibly a higher premium rate.
Questions to qualify for life insurance
As mentioned earlier, your special risk life insurance agent will usually ask several questions to help identify what risk class you may qualify for. Below are some of them more common questions that are usually requested:
- When were you first diagnosed with anxiety?
- Any specific reasons for your anxiety or depression? Example, sudden loss of a job or unexpected bereavement?
- What is the diagnosis of your disorder? I.E. generalized anxiety, panic disorders, mildly depressed, etc.?
- What type of treatment or medications have you used or are still prescribed?
- Any past history of alcohol or drug abuse?
- Any other major health conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease?
In addition to the questions above, it is important for your agent to know how much protection you need and what term period are you looking to protect?
Conclusion-
It is important to protect your loved ones from an unexpected loss. Life insurance protection can give you the peace of mind you need.
Fortunately, you have landed on this page. We are experts at finding the best term life insurance rates for anxiety. If you would like a free evaluation of your situation, please contact us at 1-888-393-9003 or mike@specialriskterm.com Listen to Mike’s radio interview discussing special risk term life here.
