A Life Insurance plan is one the most ideal ways to provide financial security for your family or dependents in the case of your unfortunate demise. However there are several factors depending on which one can be denied coverage by Insurance Company. Here are five of the most common reasons why your Life Insurance application might be turned down.
Specific health conditions and Illnesses
The reality of the life insurance industry is, if you correctly give all the information and undergo all the required check-ups, your claim will not get rejected. However, it is also true that claims do get rejected even if the probability of this is negligible. But, in case you end up being one of the 0.001% of the population whose claim got rejected, imagine what would happen to your dependents.
Having a contingency plan for such a scenario is the best reason for having multiple life insurance policies. If the claim gets rejected by one company and approved by another, the entire sum is not lost and your dependents will still have at least some financial stability. Also, if the claim gets approved by one company, it will force the other company to revaluate its decision.
Hazardous Occupation
Some professions carry a higher degree of risk and danger than others and this make life insurance companies reluctant to approve policies for people working in what is considered a particularly hazardous occupation. Some occupations that belong to this category are Airline pilots and flight engineers, Logging workers, Fishers and related fishing workers, Construction laborers, Electrical power-line installers and repairers, Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers and Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers,(this is not an exhaustive list and neither is this list specific to Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance) It won’t be surprising for any one working in one of these occupations to be denied a life insurance application.
Hazardous Extra-Curricular Activities
Like hazardous occupations there are also extracurricular activities that are considered hazardous, and carry a higher risk of premature death. Participants of such activities like mountaineering, base jumping, rock climbing and other adventure sports may find it difficult to get life insurance. For example, in the case of scuba divers, most insurance companies will insure them but it depends on the type of diving they do, the amount of times you dive a year, or the place and depth that they usually dive.
Income Limitations
Life insurance companies have a certain level of economic or income criteria and a person whose income is below that level will be denied a policy. That level might vary between life insurance companies and the main reason for this restriction is that it can result in issuing a large number of small policies that produce reduced premium flows. Yet another reason that lower income can impede your approval is that the insurance companies need the policy owner to justify their ability to sustain the cost of insurance cover. This follows the principles of ‘Insurable Interest’. For example if someone wants a 2 crore rupees life insurance policy but has no assets or supporting commensurate income, there is a high probability that he or she won’t be approved for coverage.
Previous Declines on Life Insurance Applications
Insurance at its core is a business of underwriting risk. In a very simplistic model, the premium that one pays for an insurance cover depends largely on probability of claims factored in by the Insurer. It follows logically, that an individual with a history of declined applications is taken on board by an insurer, and then the overall risk increases. Having said that, the circumstances and the reasons behind previous application rejection would normally play a significant role in the final decision by the new insurer.
