Definition of "Life Insurance Underwriting"

The process by which an insurance company examines, accepts, or rejects insurance risks so as to charge the proper premium for the coverage and to spread the risk among a pool of insureds in a manner that is both fair to the insureds and profitable for the company. The company classifies the accepted applicants into different risk categories in order to charge the proper premium.

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