THE LIFE UNDERWRITING GUIDE - Resource Brokerage
THE LIFE UNDERWRITING GUIDE - Resource Brokerage
THE LIFE UNDERWRITING GUIDE - Resource Brokerage
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<strong>UNDERWRITING</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong>LINES<br />
STANDARD (NONSMOKER, SMOKER AND JUVENILE STANDARD) CRITERIA <strong>GUIDE</strong>LINES<br />
CRITERIA<br />
STANDARD<br />
Height + Weight Use Height and Weight Limit Table on Page 11<br />
Blood Pressure<br />
Ages 15-39<br />
Ages 40-49<br />
Ages 50 & over<br />
Blood/Urine<br />
Cholesterol<br />
Ages 0-44<br />
Ages 45-65<br />
Ages 66 & over<br />
Personal Health History<br />
Flat Extra Premiums (FEPs)<br />
Driving History<br />
Substance Abuse: Alcohol/Drugs<br />
160/90 or less<br />
165/90 or less<br />
170/90 or less<br />
Current medication acceptable for all ages<br />
Some variances qualify<br />
$125,001 and over Twice the amount<br />
300 or less and Ratio 9.6 or less or Over 300 and Ratio 8.0 or less<br />
350 or less and Ratio 9.6 or less or 351-400 and Ratio 8.0 or less<br />
350 or less and Ratio 10.5 or less or 351-375 and Ratio<br />
Average risk with or without an FEP, not substandard<br />
FEPs acceptable<br />
Exclusion Riders acceptable where available<br />
Average risk with or without an FEP, not substandard<br />
Average risk with or without an FEP, not substandard<br />
Tobacco Use See Tobacco Use Guidelines on page 19<br />
Other medical or non-medical risks not listed above may preclude consideration for the Standard class. Values listed in chart generally represent the maximum<br />
allowable.<br />
FAMILY HISTORY—CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND CANCER<br />
The family history consideration in the best class criteria is concerned with the types of cardiovascular disease and cancer that carry an<br />
increased risk of the proposed insured developing the condition in the future.<br />
No death in parents under age 60 or siblings under age 65 from:<br />
• Cardiovascular Disease (CVD),<br />
including:<br />
– Coronary Artery Disease<br />
– Cerebrovascular disease (other<br />
than AVM)<br />
– Peripheral Arterial Disease<br />
– Aneurysm<br />
– Dilated or Hypertrophic<br />
Cardiomyopathy<br />
– Other CVD with a familial<br />
pattern<br />
• Not including:<br />
– Valvular Heart Disease<br />
– AVM<br />
– Heart Murmur<br />
– Endocarditis<br />
– Myocarditis<br />
– Pericarditis<br />
– Other CVD with no familial<br />
pattern<br />
• Cancer (these cancers only):<br />
– Melanoma, colon or lung<br />
cancer in any parent or sibling,<br />
or<br />
– Breast, ovarian or prostate<br />
cancer in the same-sex parent<br />
or sibling.<br />
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For Producer and Broker/Dealer Use Only. Not for Public Distribution.