1. 12689 POINTS
    Ted Ratliff
    Owner, SFS Associates,
    Yes, many companies will give you insurance up to age 85.  Your health, type of insurance you want to buy and face amount will determine your rate.  Sit down with a good independent agent specializing in the needs of seniors for help in determining your options and finding the best plan for you.
    Answered on July 27, 2013
  2. 61667 POINTS
    Steve Savant
    Syndicated Financial Columnist, Host of the weekly talk show Steve Savant's Money, the Name of the Game, Scottsdale Arizona
    Life insurance companies now issue to age 90. The top health classifications may not be available at age 90, but the leverage of life insurance may still be worth it at standard issue. The maturity dates on some contracts go out to age 121.The mortality revolution is affect product design as well as human longevity.
    Answered on July 27, 2013
  3. 63333 POINTS
    Peggy Mace
    Most of the U.S.
    Yes, you can get life insurance at age 60. Some policies that are popular with 60 years old's are No Exam, Whole Life policies that can be used for final expense purposes. Other popular options are competitively priced Universal Life policies used in estate planning, business succession, etc; or Term policies to cover debts or get the last of the kids through college.
    Answered on July 27, 2013
  4. 35 POINTS
    Ken Davis
    Idependent Agent, Ken Davis,
    Yes people 60 years old can buy insurance.

    There are many reasons to buy life insurance at 60  but interestingly enough people in their early 60's may desire to defer their Social Security benefits to age 70 to max their benefits out. But they may be afraid of dying too early and missing out on taking their SS benefits early. A low cost term insurance policy can cover 10 years cheaply and replace those lost SS benefits to your heirs. The higher SS income may pay for those cheap premiums many times over.

    Weather you live long or pass early your heirs are still taken care of. If you live long then the deferral of SS income can be very significantly better.
    Answered on July 29, 2013
  5. 37376 POINTS
    David G. Pipes, CLU®, RICP®
    Business Development Officer, T.D. McNeil Insurance Services, Fresno, California
    One of the most active groups of individuals seeking life insurance, particularly permanent life insurance, is in your age group. They purchase life insurance for a variety of reasons. The term insurance revolution that began in the 1960s has left many without any protection. There are many obligations that life insurance can assist from legacy planning to final expenses.
    Answered on November 12, 2014
  6. 5877 POINTS
    Stan Cox II
    Insurance Adviser - Broker, SC Insurance Services, Oahu, Hawaii
    As long as you are still alive at age 60 you can get at least some kind of life insurance. In most cases you can get all the best features that life insurance provides and in whatever amount you want. Sixty is not all that old, and most people are still working at age sixty. So then it becomes a matter of what you can afford and what your goals are for your life insurance. Find a reputable insurance adviser that can answer your questions and give you some direction and help.

    I will be happy to be that adviser for you if you want to contact me.
    Answered on August 9, 2015
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