Level Term Insurance Quotes for Adults

Chris HuntleyWritten by Chris Huntley, Co-Founder

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We've all seen the commercials on TV where an actor named "John" buys $500,000 of life insurance for $18 a month.

While these ads illustrate how affordable level term insurance can be, they offer little information about the length of your coverage, or what happens when your term ends.

In this article, we'll explain the three types of term life insurance. We've also provided sample quotes for policies that last for more than 10 years to give you a realistic idea of what you can expect to spend. 

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The 3 Types of Term Life Insurance

Many if not most people are familiar with term insurance. But, you might be wondering what “level” term insurance means. There are actually 3 different basic types of term insurance, including:

  1. Level Term – Both the death benefits and premiums remain the same for the life of the term. This means that your rates and coverage cannot change for the entire duration of your policy, regardless of any changes to your health.
  2. Decreasing Term – The death benefits and premiums decrease at stated time intervals. This policies are usally ideal for court-ordered divorce decrees and business loans.  
  3. Increasing Term – Both the death benefits and premium increase at specified time intervals. These policies are usually purchased to offset inflation or protect expenses that are expected to increase overtime. 

Level term life insurance is the best option for most people with dependents. Now you know and understand the difference between the different types of term policies and what “level” term insurance is all about.

But, you want to know about how much term insurance cost as you get older, so let’s jump to some quotes right away.

Sample Level Term Life Insurance Quotes

Below, we have provided sample monthly 15-year and 20-year term life quotes for non-smoking males with $250,000 of coverage, either in the "preferred plus" and "preferred" rate classes.

Sample Preferred Plus Term Life Insurance Quotes

Age15-Year Term20-Year Term
25-Year Old$9.97$11.97
30-Year Old$9.98$12.24
35-Year Old$10.67$13.17
40-Year Old$12.94$17.27
45-Year Old$20.95$25.64
50-Year Old$30.10$37.86
55-Year Old$45.30$59.45
60-Year Old$71.89$104.77

*Sample rates are provided for illustrative purposes only and are accurate as of 12/07/2023.

"Preferred plus" is highest rating you can get with a life insurance company; it's for those in excellent health. But maybe your health is a little bit below those standards. In that case, the next rate class is "preferred," in which the sample rates are listed below.

Sample Preferred Term Life Insurance Quotes

Age15-Year Term20-Year Term
25-Year Old$12.28$13.34
30-Year Old$12.62$14.76
35-Year Old$13.04$15.59
40-Year Old$16.91$20.48
45-Year Old$23.68$30.03
50-Year Old$34.41$44.66
55-Year Old$55.65$69.19
60-Year Old$87.41$116.38

*Sample rates are provided for illustrative purposes only and are accurate as of 12/07/2023.

How Ratings, Age and Health Affect Level Term Insurance Premiums

From the above samples, you can see from the premium trend increases that the best approach to buy a term life insurance policy is to:

  • Buy term insurance when you are younger
  • Buy because you are still in good health
Level term life insurance becomes increasingly more expensive to buy as your get older. Although you might be tempted to put it off, just remember that it will cost you more as you age.

The other thing to remember is that as you age, your health begins to slip a bit as well. You might have put on few extra pounds, and start to have problems with blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and sugar levels. Even though you might exercise fairly regularly, you could still develop these higher levels or even begin to develop heart disease.

Most term life insurance policies require that you take a medical exam, which means that any decline in your health is likely going to show up in the results. Family history can also reveal whether you might be genetically inclined to inherit some health issues further down the road.

As you age and your health deteriorates, you might no longer qualify for a “preferred plus” rating. As your health deteriorates over the years, and of course that varies from person to person, you might be rated lower such as at:

  • Preferred
  • Standard Plus
  • Standard
  • Mild Substandard
  • Medium Substandard
  • Severe Substandard
With each lower rating, the cost of your premium increases.

You can learn more about each life insurance rate class here.

Buy a Level Term Insurance Policy Now

As you can see, the bottom line is that you are going to pay more by procrastinating and putting off buying a policy which you’re going to need anyway. Life insurance is a long term investment, so the sooner you buy a policy when you’re healthy, the more money you’ll save down the road.

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Chris Huntley

Chris Huntley

Co-Founder

Chris is a co-founder of JRC Insurance Group. Prior to founding JRC, he owned his own agency, and he has been a licensed life insurance agent since 2014. Chris is a die-hard San Diego Padres fan, and in his spare time he enjoys reading, ping pong, poker, and spending time with his wife and three daughters.

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