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		<title>Term Life Insurance &#8211; Because dying is really a bad thing.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since LifeInsurance.Net launched in 1999 as a place for serious consumers to get answers on life insurance, we&#8217;ve helped hundreds of thousands of reasonable, responsible adults get answers, advice and quotations on life insurance policies. Yet, almost every day I hear the same concern about term life insurance: &#8220;If I buy term life insurance and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since LifeInsurance.Net launched in 1999 as a place for serious consumers to get answers on life insurance,  we&#8217;ve helped hundreds of thousands of reasonable, responsible adults get answers, advice and quotations on life insurance policies.  Yet, almost every day I hear the same concern about <strong>term life insurance</strong>:  &#8220;If I buy <strong>term life insurance</strong> and I don&#8217;t die, I&#8217;ll feel cheated.  I&#8217;ll feel like I wasted my money.&#8221;  I have to remind them that, in fact, <strong>dying is a bad thing</strong>. <span id="more-176"></span></p>
<p>You never want to collect on a Term Life Insurance Policy.  Term Life Insurance was created as a disaster management tool.   You buy term life insurance to guarantee that you kids will have money for food if you die prematurely. There is almost no chance that the average insured under a term life insurance policy will ever collect.  That&#8217;s why it is so inexpensive.   If the brilliant actuaries at a major life insurance carrier are willing to offer a 30 year old man in good health one million dollars in term life insurance for under three hundred dollars, they must figure that the chances of them paying off are somewhat less than one in a few thousand or so.</p>
<p>Term life insurance is based on a pretty simple idea, lots of people guarantee that they will take a small loss &#8211; the annual premium payment &#8211; to guarantee that if they die their family won&#8217;t suffer a catastrophic loss.  The most common use of term life insurance is as an income replacement tool for a wage earning parent.  With parents the controlling factor is generally the age of the youngest child.  If your youngest child is 6, then a 20 year policy will cover you until she is 26 and out of the house.  If she&#8217;s still living at home after 26, you have more to worry about than life insurance.  </p>
<p>While term life insurance is generally affordable, risk factors can raise your cost &#8211; sometimes significantly.   If you are a smoker, your policy will generally cost two to three times the non-smoker life insurance rates.  While well controlled high blood pressure or cholesterol won&#8217;t keep you from getting cheaper preferred health class life insurance rates, diabetes will generally limit you to standard health class life insurance rates.   The carrier will also look at your build, family history, and lifestyle to get a better sense of how you compare risk wise.   If you are a rodeo rider, cliff diver, private stunt pilot, cave diver or hard core motorcycle rider then you have to be prepared to pay for the higher risk.</p>
<p>Fortunately, different carriers see risk differently, and seek out different slices of the marketplace.  So a condition or activity which would make you uninsurable or at least rated lower with one carrier, might be totally dismissed by another.   So we generally recommend that you fill out our brief <a href="http://www.lifeinsurance.net/life-insurance-quote/" title="online life insurance rate quote" target="_blank">life insurance online rate quote</a> form or call us at (800)958-0028 so that we can underwrite your case and give you the best advice on putting together a life insurance plan that fits your life.</p>
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		<title>Finding an Insurance Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because we are a national brokerage with a significant online life insurance presence, we seem to get calls everyday from consumers trying to find an insurance company.  The calls often arise when adult children are working through their parents papers and things after the funeral and they come across a long lost insurance policy and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because we are a national brokerage with a significant online life insurance presence, we seem to get calls everyday from consumers trying to find an insurance company.  The calls often arise when adult children are working through their parents papers and things after the funeral and they come across a long lost insurance policy and wonder if the company still exists.  As often as not the old company has merged into a larger carrier group.    Sometimes it can be difficult to find which carrier is currently responsible for honoring the policy.</p>
<p>To make it easier to find an old carrier,  here&#8217;s a list of 300 carriers licensed to do business as life insurance carriers in California.   If you want more information or <a href="http://insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0010-buying-insurance/0030-company-by-line/index.cfm" target="_blank">contact info for the life insurance company search here:</a></p>
<p>If you want to know more about the company,  go here to the <a title="insurance company lookup" href="https://eapps.naic.org/cis/companySearch.do" target="_blank">National Association of Insurance Commissioners</a> where you can see the company&#8217;s complaint history, licensing profile and finances.  You will need the NAIC number listed next to the carrier below.  <span id="more-167"></span></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the California List:</p>
<p>AAA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MI, Naic#: 71854,Naic Group:  0<br />
ACACIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   DC, Naic#: 60038,Naic Group:  943<br />
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 60054,Naic Group:  1<br />
AL,   88536, Naic#: 458,Naic Group:  UNITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info)<br />
ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA (Info),   MN, Naic#: 90611,Naic Group:  761<br />
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 60186,Naic Group:  8<br />
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Info),   NY, Naic#: 70874,Naic Group:  8<br />
AMERICAN BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA (Info),   FL, Naic#: 60275,Naic Group:  19<br />
AMERICAN CAPITOL INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 60291,Naic Group:  4299<br />
AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF COLUMBUS (Info),   NE, Naic#: 60380,Naic Group:  370<br />
AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 60399,Naic Group:  473<br />
AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OK, Naic#: 60410,Naic Group:  330<br />
AMERICAN FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   FL, Naic#: 60429,Naic Group:  0<br />
AMERICAN GENERAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 68373,Naic Group:  12<br />
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TN, Naic#: 66672,Naic Group:  12<br />
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 60488,Naic Group:  12<br />
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF DELAWARE (Info),   DE, Naic#: 66842,Naic Group:  12<br />
AMERICAN HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 60518,Naic Group:  41<br />
AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   FL, Naic#: 60534,Naic Group:  8<br />
AMERICAN INCOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 60577,Naic Group:  290<br />
AMERICAN MEMORIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   SD, Naic#: 67989,Naic Group:  19<br />
AMERICAN MODERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 65811,Naic Group:  361<br />
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 60739,Naic Group:  408<br />
AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS (Info),   TX, Naic#: 71773,Naic Group:  408<br />
AMERICAN REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 60836,Naic Group:  3527<br />
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 60895,Naic Group:  619<br />
AMERICAN-AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS (Info),   TX, Naic#: 68594,Naic Group:  315<br />
AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 61999,Naic Group:  449<br />
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP. (Info),   NE, Naic#: 61301,Naic Group:  943<br />
AMICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   RI, Naic#: 72222,Naic Group:  28<br />
ANTHEM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 61069,Naic Group:  671<br />
ASSURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 71439,Naic Group:  SUN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.) (Info)<br />
AURORA NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CA, Naic#: 61182,Naic Group:  0<br />
AUTO CLUB LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MI, Naic#: 84522,Naic Group:  55<br />
AVIVA LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 61689,Naic Group:  44<br />
AXA EQUITABLE LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (Info),   CO, Naic#: 62880,Naic Group:  968<br />
AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 62944,Naic Group:  968<br />
BALBOA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CA, Naic#: 68160,Naic Group:  1281<br />
BALTIMORE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   MD, Naic#: 61212,Naic Group:  4723<br />
BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 61263,Naic Group:  233<br />
BANNER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MD, Naic#: 94250,Naic Group:  872<br />
BENEFICIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   UT, Naic#: 61395,Naic Group:  615<br />
BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   MA, Naic#: 71714,Naic Group:  429<br />
BEST LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 90638,Naic Group:  0<br />
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA LIFE &amp; HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CA, Naic#: 61557,Naic Group:  2798<br />
BOSTON MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 61476,Naic Group:  581<br />
C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 93432,Naic Group:  435<br />
CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   MI, Naic#: 80659,Naic Group:  769<br />
CAREAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CA, Naic#: 71331,Naic Group:  2798<br />
CENTRAL STATES HEALTH &amp; LIFE CO. OF OMAHA (Info),   NE, Naic#: 61751,Naic Group:  690<br />
CENTRAL UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AR, Naic#: 61883,Naic Group:  1117<br />
CENTURION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 62383,Naic Group:  471<br />
CHESAPEAKE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   OK, Naic#: 61832,Naic Group:  264<br />
CHURCH LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION (Info),   NY, Naic#: 61875,Naic Group:  344<br />
CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 67369,Naic Group:  901<br />
CINCINNATI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   OH, Naic#: 76236,Naic Group:  244<br />
COLONIAL LIFE &amp; ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   SC, Naic#: 62049,Naic Group:  565<br />
COLONIAL PENN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   PA, Naic#: 62065,Naic Group:  233<br />
COLORADO BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CO, Naic#: 84786,Naic Group:  917<br />
COLUMBIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 76023,Naic Group:  535<br />
COLUMBIAN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 62103,Naic Group:  535<br />
COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 99937,Naic Group:  836<br />
COMBINED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   IL, Naic#: 62146,Naic Group:  626<br />
COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 84824,Naic Group:  3891<br />
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 62308,Naic Group:  901<br />
CONSECO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 65900,Naic Group:  233<br />
CONSTITUTION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 62359,Naic Group:  953<br />
CONTINENTAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 62413,Naic Group:  218<br />
CONTINENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 71404,Naic Group:  84<br />
CROWN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MI, Naic#: 80675,Naic Group:  769<br />
CUNA MUTUAL INSURANCE SOCIETY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 62626,Naic Group:  306<br />
DELAWARE AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   DE, Naic#: 62634,Naic Group:  241<br />
DOCTORS&#8217; LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   CA, Naic#: 92444,Naic Group:  831<br />
EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 62928,Naic Group:  0<br />
FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 63053,Naic Group:  1117<br />
FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WA, Naic#: 63177,Naic Group:  212<br />
FEDERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (MUTUAL) (Info),   IL, Naic#: 63223,Naic Group:  0<br />
FEDERATED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MN, Naic#: 63258,Naic Group:  7<br />
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   UT, Naic#: 93696,Naic Group:  981<br />
FIDELITY LIFE ASSOCIATION, A LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 63290,Naic Group:  PIONEER MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A STOCK SUBSIDIARY OF AMERICAN UNITED MUTUAL INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY (Info)<br />
FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MO, Naic#: 71870,Naic Group:  451<br />
FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 69140,Naic Group:  3891<br />
FIRST INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 63495,Naic Group:  0<br />
FIRST PENN-PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 67652,Naic Group:  20<br />
FORETHOUGHT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 91642,Naic Group:  1266<br />
FORT DEARBORN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 71129,Naic Group:  917<br />
FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 99775,Naic Group:  801<br />
GARDEN STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 63657,Naic Group:  408<br />
GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MO, Naic#: 63665,Naic Group:  241<br />
GENWORTH LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   VA, Naic#: 65536,Naic Group:  4011<br />
GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   DE, Naic#: 70025,Naic Group:  4011<br />
GERBER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 70939,Naic Group:  4483<br />
GLOBE LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 91472,Naic Group:  290<br />
GOLDEN RULE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 62286,Naic Group:  707<br />
GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 63967,Naic Group:  4712<br />
GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 63312,Naic Group:  84<br />
GREAT SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 90212,Naic Group:  449<br />
GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   UT, Naic#: 71480,Naic Group:  1280<br />
GREAT-WEST LIFE &amp; ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CO, Naic#: 68322,Naic Group:  769<br />
GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   MI, Naic#: 80705,Naic Group:  769<br />
GUARANTEE TRUST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 64211,Naic Group:  687<br />
GUARDIAN INSURANCE &amp; ANNUITY COMPANY, INC. (THE) (Info),   DE, Naic#: 78778,Naic Group:  429<br />
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (THE) (Info),   NY, Naic#: 64246,Naic Group:  429<br />
HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 70815,Naic Group:  91<br />
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 71153,Naic Group:  91<br />
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 88072,Naic Group:  91<br />
HCC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 92711,Naic Group:  984<br />
HEALTH NET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CA, Naic#: 66141,Naic Group:  623<br />
HERITAGE UNION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 62421,Naic Group:  0<br />
HOMESTEADERS LIFE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 64505,Naic Group:  0<br />
HORACE MANN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 64513,Naic Group:  300<br />
HOUSEHOLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MI, Naic#: 93777,Naic Group:  352<br />
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 73288,Naic Group:  119<br />
HUMANADENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 70580,Naic Group:  119<br />
IDEALIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 97764,Naic Group:  31<br />
ILLINOIS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 64580,Naic Group:  0<br />
INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE PACIFIC INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (Info),   WA, Naic#: 84514,Naic Group:  315<br />
ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 86509,Naic Group:  229<br />
ING USA ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 80942,Naic Group:  229<br />
INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA (Info),   TX, Naic#: 63487,Naic Group:  449<br />
JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MI, Naic#: 65056,Naic Group:  918<br />
JEFFERSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 64017,Naic Group:  TIME INSURANCE COMPANY (Info)<br />
JOHN ALDEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 65080,Naic Group:  19<br />
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE &amp; HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 93610,Naic Group:  904<br />
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (Info),   MI, Naic#: 65838,Naic Group:  904<br />
KANAWHA INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   SC, Naic#: 65110,Naic Group:  119<br />
KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MO, Naic#: 65129,Naic Group:  588<br />
LAFAYETTE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   IN, Naic#: 65242,Naic Group:  836<br />
LIBERTY BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OK, Naic#: 68543,Naic Group:  3436<br />
LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON (Info),   NH, Naic#: 65315,Naic Group:  111<br />
LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   SC, Naic#: 61492,Naic Group:  SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info)<br />
LIBERTY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 65331,Naic Group:  290<br />
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA (Info),   PA, Naic#: 65498,Naic Group:  901<br />
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST (Info),   TX, Naic#: 65528,Naic Group:  634<br />
LIFESECURE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MI, Naic#: 77720,Naic Group:  572<br />
LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 65595,Naic Group:  8<br />
LINCOLN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 65927,Naic Group:  0<br />
LINCOLN LIFE &amp; ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Info),   NY, Naic#: 62057,Naic Group:  20<br />
LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   IN, Naic#: 65676,Naic Group:  20<br />
LOYAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 65722,Naic Group:  84<br />
MADISON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. (Info),   WI, Naic#: 65781,Naic Group:  450<br />
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   NY, Naic#: 65870,Naic Group:  1117<br />
MANHATTAN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 67083,Naic Group:  84<br />
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 65935,Naic Group:  435<br />
MEDICO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 71471,Naic Group:  0<br />
MEGA LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   OK, Naic#: 97055,Naic Group:  264<br />
MEMBERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 86126,Naic Group:  306<br />
MERIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 65951,Naic Group:  4716<br />
METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT (Info),   CT, Naic#: 87726,Naic Group:  241<br />
METLIFE INVESTORS INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MO, Naic#: 93513,Naic Group:  241<br />
METLIFE INVESTORS USA INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   DE, Naic#: 61050,Naic Group:  241<br />
METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   DE, Naic#: 97136,Naic Group:  241<br />
MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 66044,Naic Group:  431<br />
MID-WEST NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TENNESSEE (Info),   TX, Naic#: 66087,Naic Group:  264<br />
MIDWESTERN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 66109,Naic Group:  229<br />
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MN, Naic#: 66168,Naic Group:  869<br />
MML BAY STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 70416,Naic Group:  435<br />
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 69647,Naic Group:  1531<br />
MONARCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 66265,Naic Group:  440<br />
MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 66281,Naic Group:  468<br />
MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 66370,Naic Group:  968<br />
MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 78077,Naic Group:  968<br />
MTL INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 66427,Naic Group:  0<br />
MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 88668,Naic Group:  0<br />
NATIONAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 61409,Naic Group:  41<br />
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 66540,Naic Group:  449<br />
NATIONAL GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 66583,Naic Group:  1211<br />
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   VT, Naic#: 66680,Naic Group:  634<br />
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CO, Naic#: 66850,Naic Group:  0<br />
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 92657,Naic Group:  140<br />
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 66869,Naic Group:  140<br />
NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 91626,Naic Group:  241<br />
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION (Info),   DE, Naic#: 91596,Naic Group:  826<br />
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 66915,Naic Group:  826<br />
NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   IA, Naic#: 81264,Naic Group:  0<br />
NORTH AMERICAN COMPANY FOR LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE (Info),   IA, Naic#: 66974,Naic Group:  431<br />
NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NC, Naic#: 67032,Naic Group:  0<br />
NORTH COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WA, Naic#: 67059,Naic Group:  0<br />
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   WI, Naic#: 67091,Naic Group:  860<br />
NYLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ARIZONA (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 81353,Naic Group:  826<br />
OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA (Info),   TX, Naic#: 67148,Naic Group:  315<br />
OHIO NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Info),   OH, Naic#: 89206,Naic Group:  704<br />
OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   OH, Naic#: 67172,Naic Group:  704<br />
OHIO STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   TX, Naic#: 67180,Naic Group:  449<br />
OLD AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MO, Naic#: 67199,Naic Group:  588<br />
OLD REPUBLIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 67261,Naic Group:  150<br />
OM FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MD, Naic#: 63274,Naic Group:  2598<br />
OR,   69019, Naic#: 1348,Naic Group:  UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info)<br />
OXFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 76112,Naic Group:  574<br />
OZARK NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MO, Naic#: 67393,Naic Group:  0<br />
PACIFIC GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (Info),   HI, Naic#: 64343,Naic Group:  0<br />
PACIFIC LIFE &amp; ANNUITY COMPANY (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 97268,Naic Group:  709<br />
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 67466,Naic Group:  709<br />
PAN-AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   LA, Naic#: 93459,Naic Group:  525<br />
PAN-AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   LA, Naic#: 67539,Naic Group:  525<br />
PARK AVENUE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   DE, Naic#: 60003,Naic Group:  429<br />
PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   MA, Naic#: 67598,Naic Group:  565<br />
PAUL REVERE VARIABLE ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   MA, Naic#: 67601,Naic Group:  565<br />
PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (THE) (Info),   DE, Naic#: 93262,Naic Group:  850<br />
PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   PA, Naic#: 67644,Naic Group:  850<br />
PENNSYLVANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   PA, Naic#: 67660,Naic Group:  953<br />
PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 93548,Naic Group:  403<br />
PHOENIX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 67814,Naic Group:  403<br />
PHYSICIANS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 72125,Naic Group:  367<br />
PIONEER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 67873,Naic Group:  315<br />
PIONEER MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A STOCK SUBSIDIARY OF AMERICAN UNITED MUTUAL INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY (Info),   ND, Naic#: 67911,Naic Group:  619<br />
PIONEER SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 67946,Naic Group:  315<br />
PRESIDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 68039,Naic Group:  METLIFE INVESTORS INSURANCE COMPANY (Info)<br />
PRIMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MA, Naic#: 65919,Naic Group:  41<br />
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 61271,Naic Group:  332<br />
PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 68047,Naic Group:  549<br />
PROTECTIVE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AL, Naic#: 88536,Naic Group:  458<br />
PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TN, Naic#: 68136,Naic Group:  458<br />
PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TN, Naic#: 68195,Naic Group:  565<br />
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 79227,Naic Group:  304<br />
PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Info),   CT, Naic#: 86630,Naic Group:  304<br />
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (THE) (Info),   NJ, Naic#: 68241,Naic Group:  304<br />
REASSURE AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 70211,Naic Group:  181<br />
RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 68381,Naic Group:  74<br />
RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MN, Naic#: 67105,Naic Group:  229<br />
RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Info),   NY, Naic#: 61360,Naic Group:  229<br />
RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MN, Naic#: 65005,Naic Group:  4<br />
S.USA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 60183,Naic Group:  1347<br />
SAGICOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 60445,Naic Group:  3766<br />
SAVINGS BANK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS (THE) (Info),   MA, Naic#: 70435,Naic Group:  4553<br />
SEARS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 69914,Naic Group:  41<br />
SECURIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MN, Naic#: 93742,Naic Group:  869<br />
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   KS, Naic#: 68675,Naic Group:  870<br />
SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   MN, Naic#: 68721,Naic Group:  492<br />
SECURITY LIFE OF DENVER INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CO, Naic#: 68713,Naic Group:  229<br />
SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Info),   NY, Naic#: 68772,Naic Group:  0<br />
SECURITY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   UT, Naic#: 69485,Naic Group:  454<br />
SENTINEL SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   UT, Naic#: 68802,Naic Group:  0<br />
SENTRY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 68810,Naic Group:  169<br />
SETTLERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 97241,Naic Group:  1211<br />
STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OR, Naic#: 69019,Naic Group:  1348<br />
STANDARD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 86355,Naic Group:  408<br />
STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIANA (Info),   IN, Naic#: 69051,Naic Group:  0<br />
STANDARD SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Info),   NY, Naic#: 69078,Naic Group:  450<br />
STARMOUNT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   LA, Naic#: 68985,Naic Group:  0<br />
STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 69108,Naic Group:  176<br />
STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   IN, Naic#: 69116,Naic Group:  619<br />
STERLING INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   GA, Naic#: 89184,Naic Group:  0<br />
STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   VT, Naic#: 65021,Naic Group:  468<br />
SUN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.) (Info),   CT, Naic#: 80926,Naic Group:  549<br />
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (Info),   MI, Naic#: 80802,Naic Group:  549<br />
SUNAMERICA ANNUITY AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 60941,Naic Group:  12<br />
SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 69256,Naic Group:  12<br />
SUNSET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   MO, Naic#: 69272,Naic Group:  588<br />
SURETY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 69310,Naic Group:  8<br />
SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WA, Naic#: 68608,Naic Group:  1129<br />
TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (Info),   NY, Naic#: 69345,Naic Group:  1216<br />
TEXAS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 69396,Naic Group:  4213<br />
THRIVENT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   MN, Naic#: 97721,Naic Group:  2938<br />
TIAA-CREF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 60142,Naic Group:  1216<br />
TIME INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 69477,Naic Group:  19<br />
TRANS WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CA, Naic#: 69566,Naic Group:  896<br />
TRANSAMERICA ADVISORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AR, Naic#: 79022,Naic Group:  468<br />
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 70688,Naic Group:  468<br />
TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IA, Naic#: 86231,Naic Group:  468<br />
TRUSTMARK INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 61425,Naic Group:  276<br />
TRUSTMARK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 62863,Naic Group:  276<br />
U.S. FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 84530,Naic Group:  968<br />
ULLICO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 86371,Naic Group:  781<br />
UNICARE LIFE &amp; HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 80314,Naic Group:  671<br />
UNIFIED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 11121,Naic Group:  0<br />
UNIMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   WI, Naic#: 91529,Naic Group:  707<br />
UNION BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 69701,Naic Group:  953<br />
UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   NE, Naic#: 80837,Naic Group:  943<br />
UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 62596,Naic Group:  350<br />
UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   MD, Naic#: 69744,Naic Group:  781<br />
UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   KS, Naic#: 70408,Naic Group:  19<br />
UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 92916,Naic Group:  290<br />
UNITED FARM FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 69892,Naic Group:  542<br />
UNITED FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 87645,Naic Group:  449<br />
UNITED HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   ID, Naic#: 63983,Naic Group:  2878<br />
UNITED HOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 69922,Naic Group:  542<br />
UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   IL, Naic#: 69930,Naic Group:  215<br />
UNITED INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 94099,Naic Group:  458<br />
UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 69868,Naic Group:  261<br />
UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) (Info),   NY, Naic#: 70106,Naic Group:  12<br />
UNITED TEACHER ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 63479,Naic Group:  84<br />
UNITED WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 72850,Naic Group:  261<br />
UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 79413,Naic Group:  707<br />
UNITY FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   PA, Naic#: 63819,Naic Group:  786<br />
UNITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NY, Naic#: 70114,Naic Group:  786<br />
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   KS, Naic#: 70173,Naic Group:  212<br />
UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Info),   ME, Naic#: 62235,Naic Group:  565<br />
USAA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 69663,Naic Group:  200<br />
VANTIS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   CT, Naic#: 68632,Naic Group:  4668<br />
WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IN, Naic#: 70319,Naic Group:  233<br />
WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   NE, Naic#: 70335,Naic Group:  458<br />
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) (Info),   OH, Naic#: 70483,Naic Group:  836<br />
WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   TX, Naic#: 70432,Naic Group:  12<br />
WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF OHIO (Info),   OH, Naic#: 91413,Naic Group:  468<br />
WESTERN-SOUTHERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   OH, Naic#: 92622,Naic Group:  836<br />
WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Info),   NY, Naic#: 60704,Naic Group:  4213<br />
ZALE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   AZ, Naic#: 71323,Naic Group:  669<br />
ZURICH AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Info),   IL, Naic#: 90557,Naic Group:  212</p>
<p>Not all states license the same carriers, but many overlap.  so here is the Texas List:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>TDI Number     Company Name     Consumer Phone Number     Website<br />
63800     ALTA HEALTH &amp; LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     Contact Local Agent     www.greatwesthealthcare.com<br />
1900     AMERICAN CAPITOL INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 323-0050     www.utgins.com<br />
93574     AMERICAN CENTURY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS     (888) 712-7770<br />
2320     AMERICAN EXCHANGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 625-7294     www.uafc.com<br />
27100     AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF COLUMBUS     (800) 992-3522     www.aflac.com<br />
2370     AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 735-9701<br />
3150     AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 876-0199     www.amhomelife.com<br />
3250     AMERICAN INCOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 433-3405     www.ailife.com<br />
4520     AMERICAN PIONEER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 538-1053     www.amerpion.com<br />
4500     AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 899-6806     www.anico.com<br />
4510     AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS     (800) 899-6806     www.anico.com<br />
4620     AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 256-8606     www.ampublic.com<br />
5350     AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 537-6442     www.oneamerica.com<br />
93813     AMERICAN-AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS     (800) 736-7311      www.americanamicable.com<br />
17450     AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 231-0801     www.americo.com<br />
5600     AMICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 619-6077     www.amica.com<br />
30800     ASSURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 869-0355     www.assurity.com<br />
26250     AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 777-6510     www.axa-equitable.com<br />
5543     BALTIMORE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 628-5433 ext. 6637 or 6655; E-mail: info@baltlife.com     www.baltlife.com<br />
7700     BANKERS FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 458-7500      www.bflic.com<br />
7900     BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY     (800) 231-9150     www.bankerslife.com<br />
8050     BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA     (800) 825-9652<br />
93897     BANNER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 638-8428     www.lgamerica.com<br />
93870     C. M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 272-2216     www.massmutual.com<br />
12100     CALANTHE, GRAND COURT ORDER OF     (713) 659-7736<br />
12650     CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, THE     Contact Local Agent     www.greatwesthealthcare.com<br />
5364     CANADA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA     Contact Local Agent     www.greatwesthealthcare.com<br />
14040     CATHOLIC FAMILY FRATERNAL OF TEXAS &#8211; K.J.Z.T.     (888) 253-2338     www.kjzt.org<br />
96009     CATHOLIC KNIGHTS     (800) 927-2547      www.catholicknights.org<br />
14000     CATHOLIC LIFE INSURANCE     (210) 828-9921 ext. 179     www.catholiclifeinsurance.com<br />
14030     CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS     (800) 552-0145     www.catholicforester.org<br />
22450     CATHOLIC UNION OF TEXAS, THE K.J.T.     (800) 245-8182     www.kjtnet.org<br />
5856     CENTRAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 459-4272<br />
15000     CENTRAL SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (972) 699-2770     www.cslic.com<br />
93609     CENTRAL UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 669-9030     www.manhattanlife.com<br />
4850     CHRISTIAN FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 641-9999     www.oxfordlife.com<br />
5253     CICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA     (800) 880-5044<br />
43550     CINCINNATI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     Contact Local Agent     www.cinfin.com<br />
18290     CITIZENS NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 307-4711<br />
94875     CITIZENS SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 843-7752      www.citizenssecuritylife.com<br />
93561     COLONIAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 872-3044<br />
17730     COLONIAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 325-4368     www.coloniallife.com<br />
17780     COLONIAL PENN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (877) 877-8052      www.colonialpenn.com<br />
5182     COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 677-9595      www.columbuslife.com<br />
18250     COMBINED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA     (888) 878-2422     www.combined.com<br />
5431     COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 297-7531     www.cwannuity.com<br />
93429     CONSECO INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 525-7662      www.conseco.com<br />
20300     CONSTITUTION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 789-6364     www.constitutionlife.com<br />
20625     CONTINENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 459-4272      www.continentalgeneral.com<br />
22350     CROWN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     Contact Local Agent     www.greatwesthealthcare.com<br />
93865     DALLAS GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 641-9999     www.oxfordlife.com<br />
23210     DEGREE OF HONOR PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION     (800) 947-5812      www.degreeofhonor.com<br />
5893     DIRECT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (877) 463-4732     www.directgeneral.com<br />
25780     EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY     (800) 232-5818     www.emcnl.com<br />
93905     EMPLOYEES LIFE COMPANY (MUTUAL)     (800) 321-3526<br />
26225     EQUITABLE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 352-5150     www.EquiLife.com<br />
5639     FAMILY HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA     (888) 779-9855     www.familyheritagelife.com<br />
27190     FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 669-9030     www.manhattanlife.com<br />
28600     FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 327-6377     www.farmers.com<br />
28850     FEDERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (MUTUAL)     (847) 520-1900     www.federallife.com<br />
96134     FIRST GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 264-5191     www.first-gic.com<br />
93560     FIRST PENN-PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 254-6265     www.lfg.com<br />
93796     FORETHOUGHT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 959-6886     www.forethought.com<br />
5896     FORETHOUGHT NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 959-6886     www.forethought.com<br />
31980     GARDEN STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 638-8565     www.garden-state.com<br />
48150     GENWORTH LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) GENWORTH (436-9678)<br />
86655     GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) GENWORTH (436-9678)<br />
32985     GERBER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 253-3074     www.gerberlife.com<br />
6129     GERMANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 392-2202 ext. 1942     www.germaniainsurance.com<br />
93636     GLOBE LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 801-6831     www.globeontheweb.com<br />
34000     GOLDEN STATE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) CALL-GSM (225-5476)     www.gsmlife.com<br />
93845     GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 880-2745     www.gafri.com<br />
84630     GREAT FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 333-2525     www.iai-online.com<br />
69590     GREAT-WEST LIFE &amp; ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY     Contact Local Agent     www.greatwesthealthcare.com<br />
37060     GUARANTY INCOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 535-8110     www.gilico.com<br />
37200     GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE     (888) 487-7342     www.guardianlife.com<br />
38560     HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY     Individual Policies: (800) 800-2738; Group Policies: (877) 663-4278     Individual: www.hartfordinvestor.com; Group: www.thehartfordatwork.com/thawvr10/<br />
42162     HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY     Individual Policies: (800) 800-2738     Individual: www.hartfordinvestor.com<br />
93435     HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     Individual Policies: (800) 800-2738; Group Policies: (877) 663-4278     Individual: www.hartfordinvestor.com; Group: www.thehartfordatwork.com/thawvr10/<br />
40930     HORACE MANN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 999-1030     www.horacemann.com<br />
5215     HOUSEHOLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 925-4722     http://insurance.hsbcusa.com<br />
93526     HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 257-3026      www.humana-one.com/life-insurance/term-life-insurance.asp<br />
93529     ILLINOIS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 437-7355     www.illinoismutual.com<br />
42750     INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS, THE     (800) 828-1540     www.foresters.com<br />
93500     INDIVIDUAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIFE, HEALTH &amp; ACCIDENT     (800) 821-5434     www.iac-group.com<br />
425     ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY     (800) 626-2286     www.ing.com\pro<br />
93594     INTEGRITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 804-4465      www.integritycompanies.com<br />
5597     INVESTORS CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 669-9030     www.manhattanlife.com<br />
30155     INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA     (800) 925-6000     www.ficgroup.com<br />
5227     JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 664-4565     www.jnl.com<br />
5450     KANAWHA INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 635-4252     www.kmgamerica.com<br />
45350     KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 821-6164 ext. 8060      www.kclife.com<br />
93879     KILPATRICK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 235-0555     www.klic.com<br />
46650     LAFAYETTE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (866) 937-5542     www.llic.com<br />
46980     LANDMARK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 299-5433     www.landmarklife.com<br />
5218     LIBERTY BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 745-4927     www.libertybankerslife.com<br />
47970     LIBERTY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (205) 325-4979      www.libnat.com<br />
48100     LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA     (800) 828.3485     www.cigna.com<br />
48130     LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST     Contact Local Agent     www.lifeofsouthwest.com<br />
5796     LINCOLN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 206-0024     www.lhlic.com<br />
17770     LINCOLN LIFE &amp; ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK     (800) 254-6265      www.lfg.com<br />
48500     LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 254-6265      www.lfg.com<br />
49420     LOYAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 633-6372      www.gafri.com<br />
50700     MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 669-9030     www.manhattanlife.com<br />
93915     MARQUETTE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 934-8203     www.marquettenationallife.com<br />
52250     MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 272-2216     www.massmutual.com<br />
55650     MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (651) 665-3500     www.minnesotalife.com<br />
64900     MML BAY STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 272-2216     www.massmutual.com<br />
55950     MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA     (800) 447-9811     www.modern-woodmen.org<br />
5528     MOLINA HEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY     (888) 562-5442     www.molinahealthcare.com<br />
93773     MONITOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK     (800) 422-6200     www.commercialtravelers.com<br />
93669     MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 468-3785     www.mutualofamerica.com<br />
27015     NATIONAL FAMILY CARE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 527-0996     www.nfclife.com<br />
58450     NATIONAL GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 988-0826     www.nglic.com<br />
58900     NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     Contact Local Agent     www.nationallife.com<br />
59190     NATIONAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 798-2370     www.nationalsecuritygroup.com<br />
5805     NATIONAL STATES INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 868-6788     www.nstates.com<br />
59560     NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 760-3434 ext. 147      www.nationalwesternlife.com<br />
93864     NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA     (800) 523-4681     www.nationwide.com<br />
68700     NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA     (800) 523-4681     www.nationwide.com<br />
93723     NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION     (800) 710-7945     www.newyorklife.com<br />
60350     NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 710-7945     www.newyorklife.com<br />
61180     NORTH AMERICAN COMPANY FOR LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE     (800) 800-3656      www.nacolah.com<br />
93720     NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 626-1899     www.ncmutuallife.com<br />
62000     NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (414) 271-1444     www.nmfn.com<br />
5486     NYLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ARIZONA     (800) 710-7945     www.newyorklife.com<br />
62600     OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA     (800) 736-7311      www.americanamicable.com<br />
94392     OLD SURETY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 272-5466<br />
64010     OXFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 641-9999     www.oxfordlife.com<br />
93760     PAN-AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY     (877) 939-4550     www.panamericanlife.com<br />
64650     PAN-AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (877) 939-4550     www.panamericanlife.com<br />
65100     PAUL REVERE VARIABLE ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     Austin Sales Office 800-643-5005; Dallas Sales Office 800-442-0915; Houston Sales Office 800-543-8686     www.unum.com<br />
65450     PENNSYLVANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 275-7366     www.pennlife.com<br />
95327     PHARMACISTS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 247-5930      www.phmic.com<br />
93909     PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 628-1936     www.phoenixwm.phl.com/public/customerservice/index.jsp<br />
66520     PHYSICIANS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (888) 932-7642      www.physiciansmutual.com<br />
66530     PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY     (888) 932-7642      www.physiciansmutual.com<br />
66800     PIONEER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 736-7311      www.americanamicable.com<br />
93888     PIONEER MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A STOCK SUBSIDIARY OF AMERICAN UNITED MUTUAL INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY     (800) 437-4692     www.oneamerica.com<br />
66920     PIONEER SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 736-7311      www.americanamicable.com<br />
67000     POLICE AND FIREMEN&#8217;S INSURANCE ASSOCIATION     (800) 221-7342<br />
67050     POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA     (800) 621-3723 Membership Department ext. 330, 344 or 368     www.pna-znp.org<br />
67100     POLISH ROMAN CATHOLIC UNION OF AMERICA     (800) 772-8632     www.prcua.org<br />
67720     PRESIDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 328-2801<br />
52200     PRIMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (770) 381-1000     www.primerica.com<br />
8000     PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 986-3343      www.principal.com<br />
68400     PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 866-9933      www.protective.com<br />
5917     PROVIDENT AMERICAN LIFE &amp; HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 459-4272      www.palhic.com<br />
68655     PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY     Austin Sales Office 800-643-5005; Dallas Sales Office 800-442-0915; Houston Sales Office 800-543-8686     www.unum.com<br />
69100     PYRAMID LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 777-1126     www.pyramidlife.com<br />
70170     RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 351-7500     www.reliancestandard.com<br />
62150     RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 626-2286     www.ing.com\pro<br />
8150     RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK     (800) 626-2286     www.ing.com\pro<br />
42125     RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 882-1244     www.ameriprise.com<br />
94576     ROCKLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 926-7599     www.presidentiallife.com<br />
71600     ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA     (866) 845-6665      www.royalneighbors.org<br />
94768     S.USA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.     (866) 787-2932<br />
2655     SAGICOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 531-5067     www.sagicorlifeusa.com<br />
73460     SECURITY LIFE OF DENVER INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 626-2286     www.ing.com\pro<br />
5250     SECURITY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     800-574-7117     www.securitynational.com<br />
95692     SENIOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (877) 777-8808 ext. 112     www.senior-insurers.com<br />
6148     SHENANDOAH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 848-5433 ext. 2001     www.shenlife.com/wps/portal<br />
75400     SONS OF HERMANN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, GRAND LODGE OF THE ORDER OF THE     (800) 234-4124      www.texashermannsons.org<br />
95312     SOUTHLAND NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION     (800) 277-8762<br />
74955     SPJST     (800) 727-7578     www.spjst.org<br />
93937     STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 628-8600<br />
78505     STANDARD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 514-2080     www.slaico.com<br />
4908     STANDARD LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 327-0695<br />
79200     STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     Contact Local Agent     www.statefarm.com<br />
79300     STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 428-2316     www.oneamerica.com<br />
5189     STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 321-0102<br />
82200     TEXAS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 283-9233     www.texaslife.com<br />
82527     TEXAS SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (361) 594-8520<br />
5945     TEXAS SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 756-7306     www.tslic.com<br />
94323     TIAA-CREF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (877) 825-0411     www.tiaa-cref.org/life<br />
93704     UNICARE LIFE &amp; HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 333-2203      www.unicare.com<br />
84950     UNION BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 824-3577     www.uafc.com<br />
85050     UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (800) 319-6901     www.unioncentral.com<br />
85130     UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (877) 820-7448<br />
93755     UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 331-2512     www.unitedamerican.com<br />
86050     UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS OF AMERICA, THE ORDER OF     (800) 848-0123      www.uct.org<br />
95755     UNITED HOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 428-3001     www.unitedhomelife.com<br />
93876     UNITED INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 288-2722 ext. 4329     www.uilic.com<br />
6085     UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 637-6318     www.unitedlifeins.com<br />
85950     UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 775-6000     www.mutualofomaha.com<br />
5815     UNITED TEACHER ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 880-8824      www.utainteractive.com<br />
5894     UNITY FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (877) 523-3231     www.uflife.com<br />
93452     UNITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (315) 448-7000     www.unity-life.com<br />
93771     UNIVERSAL GUARANTY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 323-0050     www.utgins.com<br />
85310     UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA     Austin Sales Office 800-643-5005; Dallas Sales Office 800-442-0915; Houston Sales Office 800-543-8686     www.unum.com<br />
95895     VANTISLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 826-8471      www.vantislife.com<br />
90030     WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (800) 866-9933      www.protective.com<br />
90200     WESTERN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     (972) 699-2770     www.walic.com<br />
91050     WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE     (866) 832-7719      www.westernsouthernlife.com<br />
90600     WESTERN FRATERNAL LIFE ASSOCIATION     (877) 935-2467     www.wflains.org<br />
93738     WESTERN-SOUTHERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY     (866) 832-7719      www.westernsouthernlife.com<br />
61150     WOMAN&#8217;S LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY     (800) 521-9292     www.womanslife.org<br />
92600     WOODMEN OF THE WORLD LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY     (800) 225-3108     www.woodmen.org</p>
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		<title>Cholesterol and Life Insurance</title>
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				<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance Policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Term Life Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impaired Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance Health Class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance Underwriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preferred]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preferred Plus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blood might be thicker than water,  but chemically it looks pretty much like an ocean puddle.  Cholesterol, like most oils, doesn&#8217;t mix well with water, and therefore needs some help traveling through the blood stream.  LDL (low density lipoprotein) is a fatty, messy chemical that tends to spread into a sticky paste as it moves [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blood might be thicker than water,  but chemically it looks pretty much like an ocean puddle.  Cholesterol, like most oils, doesn&#8217;t mix well with water, and therefore needs some help traveling through the blood stream.  LDL (low density lipoprotein) is a fatty, messy chemical that tends to spread into a sticky paste as it moves through the blood.  As it flows through the bloodstream, it can catch on and stick to blood vessel walls.  Once a deposit starts , it tends to attract and hold additional material and build up into thick coatings or plaques in the blood vessels.  Nasty, high risk stuff.  HDL (high density lipoprotein) behaves differently.  HDL forms into self contained clumps  that move easily through the bloodstream  until they eventually arrive in the liver where they are filtered out and removed from the body.  Even better,  because oily molecules attract each other,  the HDL moving through the bloodstream tends to grab onto some of the LDL floating by , taking it along to the liver to be cleared from the system.<span id="more-160"></span></p>
<p>The clumping, cleansing capabilities of HDL vs. the sticky, pasty nature of LDL give rise to the imagery of &#8220;Good Cholesterol&#8221; versus &#8220;Bad Cholesterol&#8221;.    Whether cholesterol presents a health risk in a particular body, or even in a specific blood vessel is a product of a number of a factors.  The health risk is not only a factor of how much cholesterol is circulating in the blood stream, but also of the ratio between the good cleansing cholesterol and the bad pasty cholesterol.  The structure of the blood vessel itself can also play a major role.   A healthy, smooth and clean blood vessel is at lower risk than a vessel weakened by  foreign gunk, obstructions, scratches, scars and plaque lining its walls.</p>
<p>When life insurance companies are rating a health risk, and have the look at risks from elevated cholesterol, they consider both absolute cholesterol levels and the ratio between bad an good cholesterol.   Given a specific amount of cholesterol in your bloodstream,  the underlying risk it presents is determined by  the ratio of Total Cholesterol to HDL.  A very low ratio can halve the risk, while a high ratio can triple the risk. The higher the risk, the higher the life insurance insurance premiums.</p>
<p>Cholesterol ratios run from around 1 to 12.    The higher the number the richer your blood is in the bad stuff.  An average ratio is  3.6 times as much bad cholesterol as good cholesterol.  If that ratio rises to 6 the risk doubles, and at 8 the risk is triple.  A man with an even split of HDL and LDL actually reduces his risk of coronary artherosclerosis and serious heart disease by half.</p>
<p>But HDL levels aren&#8217;t just neutral.   HDL levels have an inverse relationship with coronary heart disease .  The ability of HDL to predict the development of coronary atherosclerosis has been estimated to be four times greater than the predictive power of  your LDL levels and eight times greater than Total Cholesterol.  So you will see that most life insurance carriers adjust their ratings based on the cholesterol ratio rather than on the underlying Total Cholesterol.  For most patients, treatment is recommended for those with a HDL level below 40 mg/dL while an HDL level  of 60 mg/dL is considered protection against heart disease.</p>
<p>Since successful cholesterol treatment removes the plaque forming gunk from the bloodstream, it is generally very successful in preventing life threatening damage from occurring.  Therefore, most insurance companies will treat well treated cholesterol as if it wasn&#8217;t a factor.</p>
<p>Here is a sampling of how some life insurance carriers look at Cholesterol</p>
<p><em><strong>TransAmerica:</strong></em></p>
<p>An overall cholesterol level of 230 with a ratio of 5.0 can generally get you a preferred plus health class from a carrier, while a 300 level and a ratio of 6.0 would put you in a standard class.</p>
<p><strong><em>Banner Life Insurance Company</em></strong></p>
<p>As long as your overall cholesterol is between 120 to 300, Banner determines your health class based on the ratio.   4.5  is preferred plus, 5 is preferred and standard is 8.</p>
<p><em><strong>Genworth&#8217;s Life and Annuity Company</strong></em></p>
<p>Genworth sets its range at 150 to 300, and then looks at the ratio to determine health class.  Its health classification differentiates between men and women.  For preferred plus health class men need to below 4.5 and women below 4.0.  In standard health class you could go as high as 7.5 or 7.0 depending on your gender.</p>
<p><em><strong>Prudential Life Insurance Company</strong></em></p>
<p>Prudential Life Insurance is a little bit more generous on cholesterol issues.  Preferred Plus is available up to a ratio of 5, Preferred is 6 and a ratio of 7 can still get you standard plus.</p>
<p><em><strong>MetLife</strong></em></p>
<p>Metlife differentiates based on the aged of the life insurance applicant.<strong> </strong>They are more forgiving for younger applicants, and they don&#8217;t differentiate between treated and untreated in underwriting their life insurance policies for cholesterol risk.<em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p>To qualify for Preferred Plus:</p>
<p>Age 54 &amp; under – 220 or less and Ratio 5.0 or less,  Age 55 &amp; over – 240 or less and Ratio 5.0 or less <strong>OR</strong> 260 or less  an Ratio 4.5 or less.</p>
<p>To qualify for standard, the Metlife criteria are especially generous.</p>
<p>Ages 0 to 65 – 350 or less <span style="text-decoration: underline;">and</span> Ratio 8.0 or less, 	Ages 66 &amp; older – 350 or less <span style="text-decoration: underline;">and</span> Ratio 9.6 or less</p>
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