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Top Risk Factors That Can Affect Your Term Insurance Premium: How Insurers Decide Your Term Insurance Premium

Shalini Sharma, a 41-year-old lawyer based in Gurgaon, is the primary earning member in the family. She decided to purchase a term plan to secure the financial needs of her family. She did her research and found a reliable term plan that suited her needs and financial goals. Happy with her financial decision, she shared the news with one of her colleagues, Rohan Arora. However, Shalini was taken aback to know that her colleague was paying much less for a similar term plan, that too from the same insurance company. What made the insurance company differentiate between these two? Rohan Arora was 28 years old. He had a healthy lifestyle and a medical history that lowered his risks of falling sick/untimely demise. As compared to Shalini, he was a low-risk candidate for the insurer. And, when it comes to insurance, lower risks mean lower premiums. Understanding the risk factors that affect term insurance premiums is crucial. Let’s get into the details and know the risk factors that can affect your term insurance premium.