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Can I get life insurance without a medical exam?

How companies decide without an exam, how much coverage you can get, and when taking the exam is still worth it.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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What happens at a life insurance medical exam?

What the examiner measures, what the lab checks, and what to do if one reading on one day comes back worse than your own history.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Life insurance for a small business owner in South Texas

Key person coverage, buy-sell funding, and what happens to a business and its loans when an owner dies without a plan.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 2 min read

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Should I buy a life insurance policy on my parents?

Yes, you can insure a parent, but the parent has to know and sign. How ownership works, what health questions do, and why age matters.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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What does life insurance cost at 30, 40, 50 and 60?

How age, health, term length and coverage amount set the price, and why waiting a year costs more than most people think.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Life insurance beneficiary mistakes that cost families money

Naming a minor, forgetting an ex-spouse, listing the estate: the errors we see most, and how to fix each one in an afternoon.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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How much life insurance do I actually need?

A step by step way to size a policy around your debts, the income your family would lose, and the coverage you already have.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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How does a life insurance claim actually get paid?

What your family files, how long the money takes, and the small things you can fix today so a claim does not stall.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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What is guaranteed issue life insurance?

No health questions and no exam, but it costs more and the full benefit waits two or three years. When it is the right policy and when it is a last resort.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 2 min read

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I have life insurance at work. Do I need my own policy?

What group life at work usually covers, what happens to it when the job ends, and how to decide whether you want coverage of your own.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Can I have more than one life insurance policy?

Yes, and buying in layers is often the smarter way. How companies check your total coverage, and why laddering can cost less than one big policy.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 2 min read

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Can I get life insurance with diabetes?

What an insurance company looks at when you have diabetes, why two companies can answer the same file differently, and how to apply.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 5, 2026 · 3 min read