When you requested your quote for life insurance online , you entered an estimate of how much life insurance you need. But is it accurate? And can you afford it? Determining How Much Life Insurance You Really Need Once you’ve submitted your life insurance application, it goes to underwriting for a process called Evidence of Insurability (EOI). This is where the insurance company conducts its due diligence to ensure they can afford to cover you and to establish a financial justification for the coverage amount you requested. Life Insurance companies base EOI on two things: your physical well-being and your finances. In most cases you’ll have to take a medical exam or at least answer some health questions. That’s to be expected unless you go the no-exam route. But your financial health is just as important as your physical health. While you could be in peak physical condition, you could be denied coverage if your financial health is failing. Underwriters assess your risk, as
