The following term life insurance rates by age are for someone in their 30s in excellent health, with no other risk factors.
The life insurance quotes provided are from top rated life insurance companies rated by AM Best with an A- rating and higher.
- Term Life Insurance Rates in Your 30s
- Whole Life Insurance Rates in Your 30s
- Term Life vs Whole Life Insurance Quotes
- So Why Buy Life Insurance in Your 30s
- Top 5 Reasons to Consider Whole Life
Term Life Insurance Rates in Your 30s
Whole Life Insurance Rates in Your 30s
| Age | $100,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $83 | $151 | $293 | $580 |
| 25 | $92 | $178 | $348 | $689 |
| 30 | $105 | $216 | $422 | $839 |
| 35 | $121 | $267 | $522 | $1038 |
| 40 | $141 | $326 | $639 | $1273 |
| 45 | $173 | $401 | $789 | $1571 |
| 50 | $214 | $499 | $982 | $1959 |
| 55 | $270 | $629 | $1239 | $2473 |
| 60 | $324 | $802 | $1582 | $3158 |
| Age | $100,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $56 | $132 | $255 | $504 |
| 25 | $66 | $156 | $304 | $602 |
| 30 | $79 | $188 | $368 | $729 |
| 35 | $96 | $230 | $450 | $894 |
| 40 | $115 | $278 | $544 | $1081 |
| 45 | $143 | $350 | $685 | $1364 |
| 50 | $175 | $429 | $843 | $1681 |
| 55 | $223 | $549 | $1082 | $2158 |
| 60 | $280 | $700 | $1381 | $2756 |
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Term Life vs Whole Life Insurance Rates
So, Why Buy Life Insurance in Your 30s?
Here at I&E, weโve found that a lot of times when folks reach a certain โmilestone ageโ (such as age 30 or 35), theyโll begin to take stock of their financial situation and realize that they should consider purchasing a life insurance policy to protect their loved ones or any assets that theyโve begun to accumulate.
Which makes senseโฆ
After all, during oneโs 30s is usually when folks begin having children, buying homes and establishing their โfootingโ in whatever career path they have chosen.
Orโฆ
In other words, onesโ โwild and crazy 20sโ are over and now itโs time to settle down a bit and begin taking life more seriously.
The good news isโฆ
That this is also a perfect time to begin searching for a life insurance policy because chances are, youโre probably in really good health and youโre beginning to realize just how important it is to protect your expanding financial obligations!
The problem isโฆ
That a lot of folks at this age will often reach out to one of the large national life insurance brokerages who frequently advertise on TV or the radio and end up purchasing a term life insurance policy at what seems like an incredibly affordable rate!
And whileโฆ
This may not seem to be a problem, for many, this affordable term life insurance policy ultimately becomes a very costly mistake for them 10 or 20 years from now when that same life insurance policy expires and they are then forced to try and purchase a new life insurance policy.
Only thenโฆ
These same folks are applying for coverage in their mid 50s or 60s when qualifying for another life insurance policy may not be as easy as it was for them when they were 30 or 35.
You seeโฆ
Fifteen or twenty years from now, you may not be as โhealthyโ as you are today.ย Fifteen years from now you may have the beginning symptoms of:
- Elevated blood pressure,
- Heart disease,
- Diabetes,
- Etc
Which brings us toโฆ
The main problem with purchasing life insurance at age 30, which is, youโre still a bit โtoo youngโ to qualify for a term life insurance policy that will likely cover the length of time youโll actually need life insurance coverage!
This is whyโฆ
We wanted to take a moment and discuss five reasons why purchasing a whole life insurance policy might make sense for someone in their 30s as well as point out how silly it is for โcertainโ insurance brokerages to simply assume that buying a term policy is the best life insurance for a 30 year old.
โNote to the Readerโ
One of the most common reasons why a financial advisor will recommend purchasing a term life insurance policy over a term life insurance policy is because a whole life insurance policy will often times be more expensive than a term life insurance policy.
As a resultโฆ
Many financial advisors will recommend that their clients should โbuy term and invest the differenceโ, and while in โtheoryโ this approach might work, what we have found is that most folks simply donโt decide to โinvest the differenceโ.
The second reasonโฆ
Why many financial advisors recommend that folks not purchase a whole life insurance policy is because the โcommissionsโ earned for selling a whole life insurance policy are usually much higher than they are when selling a term life insurance policy.
For this reasonโฆ
Itโs safe to say that many โunscrupulousโ life insurance agents may โpushโ for a client to purchase a whole life insurance policy when in fact a term life insurance policy will be completely adequate.
As a result, whole life insurance policies have gotten somewhat of โbad rap,โ particularly if an insurance agent isnโt able to adequately explain why in some cases a whole life insurance policy actually is a good โkindโ of policy to own.
Which brings us toโฆ
Why we decided to write this article, because the last thing that we want to be accused of is trying to pressure someone into purchasing the wrong โtypeโ of life insurance.
But we also donโt want to be accused of not offering the โBEST life insuranceโ option to a client even though that โBESTโ option may have a higher price tag.
Thatโs whyโฆ
When folks call us, weโre not going to assume that any one kind of life insurance policy may or may not be better for you and weโre not going to ASSUME that a whole life insurance policy isnโt going to be right for you either.
What weโre going to doโฆ
Is provide you with all of your options and allow you to decide for yourself.
And in light of this approach to helping a client decide what kind of life insurance might be right for you, we wanted to present you with our Top 5 Reasons Why a Whole Life Insurance Policy MIGHT Be the RIGHT life insurance policy for someone in their 30s.
Top 5 Reasons You Should Buy a Whole Life Insurance Policy in Your 30s
1. Term Life Insurance (typically) wonโt last forever
Since we offer a wide variety of different insurance products here at I&E, including convertible term life insurance, weโre quite familiar with the different questions folks will have regarding each โtypeโ of insurance product.
Which is why we know that one of the most frequent questions folks have when purchasing a โterm insuranceโ for the first time isโฆ
ย โWhat happens when the TERM ends?โ
Which makes sense, after all it makes sense that if you โoutlivedโ the term insurance period that you would somehow be entitled to a reward or some kind of refundโฆ right?
Wellโฆ
We hate to break it to you, but unless you purchase return of premium term life insuranceย when your term life insurance policy expires, youโre not going to get any kind of refund, all youโre going to get is a notice that youโre no longer insured.
Nowโฆ
There are some term life insurance policies which will contain a clause stating that it is aย guaranteed renewable term life insurance policy.
Guaranteed renewable means that at the end of the original term you will be able to keep the policy in force, youโll just need to pay the new premium which will be set at that time.
โWhich is goodโ
But what most folks donโt know is that once your original term expires, your expired term life insurance goes into the โguaranteed renewable periodโ, the fixed price that you have grown accustomed to paying will likely change year after year because your โguaranteed renewableโ policy will only allow you to renew one year at a time.
Additionallyโฆ
The โchange in priceโ from your original premium amount will typically be OUTRAGEOUS!
This is because the insurance company will usually prefer that you reapply for another term life insurance policy which will require you to either take another medical exam or answer a series of medical questions.
This additional underwriting could prevent you from being able to qualify for a new life insurance policy leaving you one of two options:
- Option one: Go without insurance
- Option two: Continue to pay the โoutrageousโ premiums which will likely increase every year!
That saidโฆ
Maybe renewing annually and paying the higher premium makes sense because you have some sort of pre-existing medical condition.
The problem isโฆ
Who really wants to find themselves in this kind of situation?ย This is why, for some, the idea of purchasing a whole life insurance policy in their 30s may not seem like such a bad idea.
2. Itโs usually wonโt get any cheaper!
As a general rule of thumb, unless you have some kind of specific situation which could make purchasing life insurance in the future less expensive for you than it is today, buying life insurance as soon as possible will generally result in securing the lowest rate possible.
Which means thatโฆ
If you purchase a term life insurance vs whole life insurance policy today, both โtypesโ of insurance will probably cost less today then they will for you one a year from today.
Additionallyโฆ
What youโll typically find is that a whole life insurance costs more than a 20- or 30-year term life insurance policy.
Which means that if your term life insurance policy costs around $20 to $30 dollars a month, itโs fair to assume that your whole life insurance policy might cost $200 to $300 a month.
3. Bad Genes
Now if you come from a โgene poolโ where just about everyone on both sides of the family seems to live well into their 90s, well good for you!ย This portion of the article probably isnโt going to apply to you.
But for the rest of usโฆ
Who have family members who have suffered from or have been diagnosed with:
- Cancer,
- Heart disease,
- Strokes,
- Diabetes,
- Etc
Andโฆ
If you think you might be a likely candidate for suffering from such illnesses as well, it might make sense to purchase a whole life insurance policy while your young so that you donโt need to worry about purchasing another life insurance policy later on when one of these conditions might be afflicting you.
This is particularly true ifโฆ
The โmedical conditionโ which seems to run rampant through your family is one that has a โgenetic linkโ making it nearly impossible to avoid.
After allโฆ
We can all eat a healthy diet and make exercise a part of our daily lives but if we have a genetic predisposition for developing some type of illness, whether it be a terminal one or just something that could prevent us from being able to qualify for insurance later on, it wonโt really matter how many โsit upsโ or โkale saladsโ one eats.
Which is again whyโฆ
It drives us nuts here at I&E when we hear financial advisers say that buying a whole life insurance policy never makes any sense.
4. Been Diagnosed already
Buying a whole life insurance policy vs a term life insurance policy can also make sense for those who have already been diagnosed with a preexisting medical condition.
The rationaleโฆ
In this situation is that if youโve already been diagnosed with a preexisting medical condition which could make it more difficult for you to qualify for a traditional term or whole life insurance policy today, chances are (as you age) qualifying for a traditional life insurance policy later on will only become more difficult year after year.
We say this becauseโฆ
As you age, there will be at a greater risk for developing some common medical conditions.ย And when combined with your preexisting medical condition, it could make it more difficult (if not impossible) to qualify for life insurance.
Conditions such as:
- High blood pressure,
- Elevated cholesterol levels,
- Elevated blood sugar (diabetes), or
- Anxiety or depression.
Which is whyโฆ
When we encounter an individual who has already been diagnosed with a preexisting medical condition early on in life, weโll often make the suggestion that they may want to consider purchasing a whole life insurance policy now, so that they wonโt have to โrevisitโ the topic of purchasing another life insurance policy later on in life.
5. Whole Life Insurance is not an INVESTMENT
Now up until here weโve discussed why it makes sense to purchase a whole life insurance policy so that you can be insured throughout your life and never be caught in a situation where you need insurance but can no longer qualify for it.
โWhich is great!โ
But nowโฆ
We want to address the biggest complaint many folks have about whole life insurance which is that itโs aโฆ
โLousy investmentโ
And if youโre thinking about purchasing a life insurance policy as an โinvestmentโ, then we would have to say that we agree with the โwhole life insurance critic communityโ who claim that a whole life insurance policy is a lousy investmentโฆ
โBecause it is!โ
Butโฆ
We challenge those who believe that whole life insurance is an investment to change their way of thinking and instead choose to THINK of a whole life insurance policy as aโฆ
โForced Savings Account With a Death Benefitโ
Whereby each month the insured will be โforcedโ to make an insurance premium that will contribute the overall cash value of their whole life insurance policy.
Which will then act like a SAVINGS ACCOUNT that will literally be earning a much higher interest rate return than it would in a typical savings account in a traditional bank, particularly when you consider that the interest earned is tax deferred.
You seeโฆ
Once folks begin to think about whole life insurance policies this way, theyโll begin to see the opportunities that will be opened up to them including:
- Tax free loans,
- Tax deferred guaranteed cash value growth,
- Improved cash flow and liquidity,
- Guaranteed level premiums,
- Guaranteed death benefit
- Etc
Now we should point out that while we would love to take credit for this โtypeโ of thinking, the truth is this concept of using a whole life insurance policy as a financial tool rather than just an โinsurance policyโ isnโt anything new. In fact, it even has a name, itโs calledโฆInfinite Banking!
The problem isโฆ
It does take a while for folks to โwrap their mindโ around the idea, which is why you generally wonโt see advertisers on TV or Radio promote it, because these โtypesโ of whole life insurance policies and strategies generally donโt fit a call center insurance brokerage sales model.
The good news is thatโฆ
Here at I&E, we donโt operate like a call center.ย And we donโt assume any one โtypeโ of life insurance policy is going to be the right kind for you.
This is why we have chosen to remain an independent life insurance brokerage that is able to offer a variety of insurance products from dozens of different insurance companies.
So, what are you waiting for?ย Give us a call today and see what we can do for you!
