Does Having High Blood Pressure Affect Life Insurance? 
Hypertension and high blood pressure can affect life insurance pricing because the risk to the life insurance company is greater . However , in recent years , managed hypertension and high blood pressure with medication and annual doctor visits can `` mitigate '' some of the exposure to the life insurance companies . There are significant differences inunderwritingpractice from company tocompany . We monitor the companies known in the market as benevolent underwriting . 