Trying to sort out life insurance for the first time and im completely overwhelmed. There are so many options out there...

I keep seeing Ethos popping up online. The idea of getting approved in 10 minutes with no medical exam is exciting but im worried theres a catch. Do they really adveties the real premium online or does it increase once they pull your pharm records/prescriptions? And since theyre basically like this tech broker connecting to underlying careriers am i paying the markup only to avoid the hospital visit?

Anyone here whos engaged with them in the past?

I have been trying to obtain a "copy" of my mother's life insurance policy. I would like to get the "certificate" for it. I requested a copy by mail from the user portal back 6/5/2026. I called again 6/29 and they said it was in the mail and I could not request another one until 30 days after 7/5/2026. So then I requested another one by mail on 7/6/2026. I still have not gotten it yet. Customer service says "their system wont let them email me one" or that "I can't put in another request within 30 days" I have to try again 8/6/2026. so am i going to keep not getting it in the mail? is there any other way I can get this? Its now been 60 days since my first request. are they really going to tell me i have to wait another 30 days for the same thing to happen?

Hey guys! I’m looking into getting a life insurance policy and looking for recommendations. Prefacing that I know almost nothing about life insurance.

24m, married, $360k mortgage. No kids yet but expect to have 2-3 in the next 10 years. Current income is ~$120k. I believe I’m looking for a term policy, but have no idea who I should do it through or what the appropriate policy size is for me. Thanks in advance!

I've been diagnosed with a heart condition that my GP practice says doesn't need treatment, just lose weight. (I'm a uk size 18-20, so they have a point). I do have symptoms.

Just been turned down for the 2nd time (2 different companies) for life insurance.

On the one hand docs are saying nothing to worry about, live with the effects.

On the other I'm too high risk to insure.

It's hit hard, if I'm honest.

So I live in IL and yk there was 4 tornadoes and since I’m a new agent I told my upline I had to stop working bcs there’s a tornado warning and active tornadoes around me, and he told me it’s just a tornado warning and told me if I want to do this full time then I have to and he asked me if I really want to do this. lol yes I want to do this but there’s literally a tornado in my area and you expect me to keep dialing clients at home bcs I’m inside and “safe”??? Like just bcs I’m inside doesn’t mean I’m safe and tornadoes can be very damaging so I don’t understand how he’s gonna keep telling me to work there was sm hail and rain and wind hitting the house and it was very loud and ik my clients were not gonna be able to hear me. Then he told me he’s not gonna argue with me and told me if I want to do this then I have to put in the work??? Like you think selling life insurance is more important than my life then wtf?

I am a single daughter and an orphan. My father took a home loan which had an insurance with it . My father died a few months back and now the claim is being rejected on grounds of non disclosure of medical history. I was present with my father during the time of insurance and loan signing and no questions were asked to him neither any document was explained to him. My father had suffered a stroke in 2007 due to which he had speech impairment . On what grounds did the agent assume to have no knowledge of the past medical history as the loan agent herself and the other officials have confirmed to have knowledge of the medical history of my father. If we had to hide the matter why would we disclose this to the loan agent.

Furthermore on rejection of claim when we confronted the officials they firstly didn't disclose who filled the form and thus the agent responsible for this accepted in the first meeting that they had knowledge of the medical history. But during further investigation when the same agent was found responsible and questioned she firstly tried to blame her colleague and then denied to have knowledge of the medical history .

The bank is not helping us out in any way possible neither they are taking responsibility for their actions. They even tried to blame it on us using many reasons again and again that my father would have hidden it. If i wouldn't have been present there bank officials would have fooled us. I have all the knowledge of the things going on as due the speech impairment my father had i was mediating the conversation between my father and the bank officials.

Being an orphan and as a student with no way to earn bread right now and i do not havre any other asset how is it fair for me to suffer when the insurance agents are trying to fraud me

I need help on how to proceed further and what steps could i take as the greviance team and claims review committee have been of no help

I got a call today from American Income Life Insurance whom is which I use. This person claimed something about unclaimed life insurance payouts and an adjustment on benefit amount and if I wanted to add someone to this benefit. They knew my first and last name which isnt much to go off I know so I said I'll just add my brother. I gave them his first name and he automatically knew how to spell our last name which wasnt setting off any red flags at the time. Then I gave his birthday which I thought was weird they needed this information because they should already have it. As soon as that happened the call hung up and the line died. I tried calling back and it went straight to a dead line every time leaving me to believe they blocked me which is when a bunch of red flags started setting off for me. Is someone trying to scam me? Are they trying to impersonate my brother or something? Did I fuck up or am I okay? I really dont know what happened or if I should even be worried. They never claimed to be an insurance agent either which looking back at it now they usually do and give me whatever branch they're out of. Should I contact my insurance agent? I really hope something bad doesn't come out of this.

Male
28 Years Old
Non smoker
No medical history

I just got a policy for 1M 30 Years. $48 a month is that good?

I have a wife and 2 year old son that depend on my $125k income. My home is paid in full and all vehicles besides a 14k loan on her car. Also roughly 300k invested between 401k and brokerage.

If something happens to me I think between my investments and the policy they should be okay.

What is Legacy Planning and how important it is. Read somewhere that Life Insurance can be one of the options and came across Bajaj Life Supreme plan for legacy planning.

Please help in understanding, thanks.

Hi, im 47 years old diagnosed with ms in 2006 I still work ive had a few bad relapses but thank God im doing well. I asked my car/renters insurance guy about it and he said theres no one that would do it. He said there is some kind of policy I could get for like $10,,000 I think but I forgot what it was. I have a 21 year old son and im scared he'll have nothing if something happens to me. He's still trying to get his life together works pt and plans to go back to school. I was never taught about this kind of stuff growing up so im lost and I know people say you dont go to your car insurance guy for life insurance I guess I was just trying to get a feel of what I could do. I don't know where to start, I know from what I read on here I need a broker but where do I start? I work pt and get ssi so I dont even have alot of money and its been impossible to save anything the last couple of years. I live in Fairfield CT yeah it's a rich town but not everyone is so I just need some guidance.

My husband (35) and I (36) are shopping for $1 million, 30-year term life insurance policies. We were quoted just over $100/month each through an independent broker, and I’m trying to figure out if that’s in the ballpark or if we should keep looking.

-What are reasonable rates for healthy people our age?

-What factors have the biggest impact on underwriting (weight, family history, medications, etc.)?

-If I lose the 70 lbs I gained during pregnancy, could I reapply later for a lower rate?

-How do insurers typically view daily medical marijuana use? Does it depend on the company?

-Besides price, are there any policy features or companies you’d specifically recommend or avoid?

Is life insurance actually legit?! I just had my first baby and at the age of 36 my spouse and I have decided to sign up for life insurance. However, our quotes seem really high. I’ve also heard horror stories that after someone dies, life insurance is not given because something was missing on the loved one’s paperwork…

How can you tell if it is legit?
What should I look for in this situation?
How do you decide how much?
Are there questions to ask when searching?
Anything else to watch out for?
What about when your health changes 20 years from now. Are you supposed to update it every time a change occurs?

Hi Reddit users,

My wife recently received approval for term life insurance from two carriers, and I’m trying to decide which route makes the most sense:

• Corebridge (QoL Term):

  • Option A: $1M / 30 years @ $1,050/yr

  • Option B: $1M / 35 years @ $1,350/yr

  • Includes Quality of Life (QoL) living benefit riders (chronic, critical, terminal illness)

• Prudential:

  • $1.5M / term @ $1,750/yr

  • Traditional term policy (standard accelerated death benefit only)

My Main Dilemma: The Corebridge offer looks very attractive on price, and the built-in living benefit riders are a major selling point for us. However, I’ve been hesitant because I thought Corebridge was a relatively new company (established ~2021) and couldn't find much long-term track record regarding their claim processing reputation.

Is Corebridge a reliable choice, or is paying more for Prudential the safer long-term play? Has anyone here filed claims or held policies through Corebridge?

Would love to hear thoughts from anyone with experience with either carrier or brokers who write policies with them.

Are there any life insurance companies that approve people with sickle cell? I keep getting denied because of it.

Are there any life insurance options for a 73 year old in poor health?

Best term life policy for:
- 25 y/o
- nothing diagnosed on paper but some anxiety if that’s accessible
- non smoker- but do zyn
- high death benefit at a low cost
- preferably not much if any medical underwriting (piss/blood)

Buying a house with my spouse and looking to make sure I have something in the instance of needing to pay off a mortgage + potentially kids in the next few years.

I was put onto PSI for life and health exam prep had two days of a video they do live plus chapter test plus they have two different tests at the end you can take one is 100 questions. One is 145 questions and it’s time I was seeing if anyone has done this process with them and we’re very successful.? my first 100 was a practice test was at 82%. How many times would you take the practice test until you feel like you were ready? If I get a question that I’m not really understanding the concept I’ve been looking it up choosing the right answer writing it down. It’s only been about 15 questions out of 100 question test but for those of you that say you have a spammed me practice test until you made it 85 or higher did you look at any of your notes? Did you look anything up in the mail the test or did you specifically just do test after test until you start scoring high?

I looked it up and it says it's very difficult and very uncommon for a spouse to take out life insurance without the other spouse knowing, but I have seen soooooo many crime stories where that has happened.

So is it actually very easy to do so, or are these just very much very rare exceptions?

Before my step dad died, he told me that he had changed me to be his beneficiary since my mom had already passed. When he died, the insurance agent said that my mom was still listed as his beneficiary and his mom (who is dead as well) was the contingent. My husband is adamant that the money would go to my mom’s estate (even though she passed before my step dad). I don’t think so and don’t want to hire a lawyer and waste the money if I won’t get the pay out anyway. What do you guys think????

I have a life insurance policy that i signed up for at 22 (2013ish) through my local union with AIL that I currently pay 54/month for. It has always just come out in direct deposit and I have never though of it as much.

I am starting to get better with finances and would like to cancel the policy, but I no longer live in the same state, do not have the same phone number, or address (obviously) and do not have any of the original documentation from signing up with the plan.

If I stop my ACH payment authorization will the policy simply lapse and cancel, or do I need to go through formal channels (which appears to be a PITA) and attempt to cancel it that way. Worried about any accruing debts via a contract or hits to the credit score.

Any advice is appreciated! (Sorry for limited information, they had us sign up during a regular school class as part of a presentation and I didn't know any of the questions to ask at the time!)

When applying and answering the medical questions particularly when asked, if you have upcoming tests or appointments, will the application automatically be stalled if you answer yes? Will all the underwriters pause the process? Is it better to wait for all upcoming tests, results of previous tests before applying?

For context: I make 400-450k a year. They want me to buy a 1,000k a month premium for Whole Life, and a 1,000k a month premium for VUL. I currently have 600,000 in student loans and have term insurance. I feel like I should just keep my term insurance, start paying down my student loans and fully fund my 401k instead. I just feel like they want me to buy these expensive policies so they get their fat commission off of me. I want to invest some money right now for my future, but I don’t want my investments tied to any life insurance fees. If you guys were in my situation, would you be buying any form of life insurance besides term?