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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 />

10<br />

For Producer and Broker/Dealer Use Only. Not for Public Distribution.

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