04-03-2023
Effective April 3, 2023, Pacific Life Insurance Company is adjusting rates to be more competitive for PL Promise Term1 level premium term life insurance. This reprice places PL Promise Term in the Top 3 for 91% of no-nicotine risk classes cells across all ages and face amounts.2
Transition Period
A 60-day transition period is provided.
The new PL Promise Term rates go into effect beginning April 3, 2023. Cases that are issued (for delivery) through June 1, 2023 automatically receive the better of the old and new PL Promise Term rates. No request is necessary. Cases that are issued after June 1, 2023 receive the new PL Promise Term rates.
Competitive Strengths
When choosing a term life insurance policy for your clients, consider that pricing is just part of what matters. The price difference between the top carriers may be only a few pennies or dollars apart. PL Promise Term provides death benefit protection with the value, convenience, and strength you can rely on from Pacific Life.
- Accelerated underwriting process offering up to $3 million in coverage with PAL+
- Substandard risk class pricing (+20% per table vs. the traditional +25%)
- Monthly premium mode
- Digital solutions resulting in shorter cycle times and higher placement rates
- Online health history tool provides another option for gathering client health history
- Strong conversion option
Pacific Accelerated Life+ (PAL+)
Now, when applying for new PL Promise Term life insurance policies, you and your clients can enjoy the convenience and clarity of one seamless underwriting process with higher face amounts, broader age requirements, and fewer restrictions.
1 PL Promise Term Level Premium Term Life Insurance. Policy Form #P16LYT or ICC16 P16LYT and S16LYT10, S16LYT15, S16LYT20, S16LYT25, or S16LYT30, based on level premium period chosen and state of policy issue.
2 As applicable, comparisons based on quinquennial ages from 20 through 80 for term periods 10, 15, 20, 25, 30; all 5 face bands from $50K+; all 6 risk classes (Preferred Best No Nicotine, Preferred No Nicotine, Select No Nicotine, Standard No Nicotine, Preferred Nicotine Use and Standard Nicotine Use); and both annual and monthly payment modes. Competitive Positioning of non-affiliated companies as of 3/16/2023 CompuLife: AIG Select-a-Term (ICC21-19311), American National Insurance Company (ANICO) Signature Term (ART18), Banner Life Insurance Company OPTerm (ICC18-OPTC), Equitable Brightlife Term (ICC14-156-LT), Fidelity Rapid Decision Life Term (F4200), John Hancock Protection Term (19TERM), Lincoln LifeElements Level Term (TRM 6063), Lincoln TermAccel Level Term (TRM 6069), MassMutual Haven Term (ICC21 HAVEN TERM), MassMutual Haven Simple (ICC20 HAVEN SIMPLE), Nationwide Guaranteed Level Term (ICC13-NWLA-490), North American ADDvantage Term (LS174), Principal Term 20 (ICC17 SN 104), Protective Classic Choice Term (TL-21), Prudential Term Essential (ICC19 PLTIC-2019), SBLI Term Life Insurance (B-56), Symetra SwiftTerm (ICC20_LC1), Symetra Term 4.0 (ICC16_LC1), Transamerica Trendsetter Super (TL22 0417), United of Omaha Term Life Answers (ICC16L145P). Pacific Life PL Promise Term rates are effective 4/3/2023.
3 The COMDEX is a composite score of the four independent raters of financial strength (A.M. Best, Fitch, Moody’s, and Standard & Poor’s). The COMDEX rates life insurance companies on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being the highest rating. As of Aug. 2021. For current ratings, visit www.PacificLife.com. COMDEX is not an affiliated company of Pacific Life Insurance Company.
4 Ethisphere Institute named Pacific Life one of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies based on its compliance and ethics program, corporate citizenship, culture of ethics, corporate governance, and leadership, innovation, and reputation:https://www.pacificlife.com/press-releases/pacific-life-named-one-of-the-2022-world-s-mostethical-companies.html.
5 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 Dalbar Insurance Service Award Winner for Consistent focus on improving the policyowner experience: https://dalbar.com/Awards/Winners/75.
6 Newsweek “America’s Best Customer Service Companies 2021.” https://www.newsweek.com/americas-best-customerservice-2021/services-insurance. Pacific Life is a product provider. It is not a fiduciary and therefore does not give advice or make
