{"id":436,"date":"2015-02-23T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymidatlantic.com\/blog\/?p=436"},"modified":"2014-12-22T02:15:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T08:15:18","slug":"life-insurance-illness-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymidatlantic.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/23\/life-insurance-illness-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Have To Disclose My Illness When Buying Life Insurance In Washington?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington is often listed as one of the healthiest states in the country. They have a low obesity rate, a high life expectancy rate, and have a large percentage of the population that is active. The Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area has a wide range of options for recreation, as does the rest of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

When buying life insurance in Washington, many of these factors are considered. You’re living in a state that is known for its health. However, if you are sick, you need to consider how this is going to affect the cost of insurance because it may make it more expensive.<\/p>\n\n

The insurance companies in Washington look at your health as a factor for establishing how to insure you. If they feel that you are not going to have the same life expectancy as the average person in the state, then it could affect what your insurance costs are because there’s the chance of having to pay out on the policy sooner.<\/p>\n\n

The majority of life insurance policies will require you to list an illness. This will be done within the first application. In some instances, you will also need to submit a physical from the doctor, where your illness would be listed there.<\/p>\n\n

Some policies can be obtained in Washington where you don’t have to list an illness in the application. This way, if you are sick, you can still obtain life insurance – and get it for a relatively affordable rate.<\/p>\n\n

We have experienced agents to help you with life insurance. Let us know you’re sick so we can begin researching companies that don’t require such a reporting factor. Depending upon the actual illness, it may not even be a factor, though it’s a good thing to know in advance to avoid issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington is often listed as one of the healthiest states in the country. They have a low obesity rate, a high life expectancy rate, and have a large percentage of the population that is active. The Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area has a wide range of options for recreation, as does the rest of the state. When […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t