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Height and Weight Guidelines

Height and Weight are important factors that life insurance companies use to help determine your rate class. These are guidelines and may differ among life insurance companies. The experts at lifeinsure.com know which companies are most liberal and which companies’ height and weight tables are different than others.

We can shop the market for you. Start with getting competitive quotes right here on the lifeinsure.com site and then take advantage of our market knowledge to get you the best rate. The table below can be used for both male and females. It is general in nature, but gives a general idea of the allowable maximums for the best three life insurance rate classes from most companies. (If your weight exceeds the maximum shown here, use Standard rates in calculating your quotes to get an idea.)


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  Height

Preferred Plus

Maximum Weight Preferred

Standard

4'10"

137

144

169

4'11"

141

149

175

5'0"

145

154

189

5'1"

149

159

193

5'2"

153

164

197

5'3"

158

169

204

5'4"

162

175

209

5'5"

166

180

215

5'6"

170

186

220

5'7"

176

192

225

5'8"

182

197

230

5'9"

188

203

235

5'10"

193

209

242

5'11"

199

215

251

6'0"

205

221

256

6'1"

211

227

263

6'2"

216

234

271

6'3"

222

240

279

6'4"

227

246

286

6'5"

233

253

293

6'6"

238

260

300

6'7"

243

266

307

6'8"

249

273

316

6'9"

254

280

325

6'10"

260

287

333

6'11"

265

294

341


Height and Weight are important risk factors that insurance companies use to determine your rate class. This table can be used for both male and females. Once again they are general in nature, but do represent the generally allowable maximums. If your weight exceeds the maximum shown here, use Standard rates in calculating your quote. So we can shop for you and get your best quote contact us or quote for yourself online to get an idea of cost and then click apply now so we can work on your behalf with leading insurance companies to get you the best rate.

 For most amounts of insurance simplified physical exam is required to obtain most types of life insurance. The physical exam can be completed at your home or other convenient location. The exam generally takes only about 15-30 minutes and is conducted by a licensed paramedical or medical doctor. The exam generally involves a blood and urine specimen, blood pressure reading, height and weight measurements, and a series of questions regarding your medical history will be asked.   If you have any questions or want to talk about this, please contact us and we will provide you with additional information.


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