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life insurance risk factors

Life insurance risk factors describe information about an individual that is needed to underwrite a life insurance policy, such as age, sex, weight, current health, medical history, height, tobacco use, and occupation.

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life insurance risk factors

Life insurance risk factors describe information about an individual that is needed to underwrite a life insurance policy, such as age, sex, weight, current health, medical history, height, tobacco use, and occupation.

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Statistically, life risk factors are related to an individual's life span. Some jurisdictions prohibit certain factors from being considered.