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Choose between 10 and 20 year terms. If you pass away within this time period3, your beneficiaries receive your policy benefit tax-free4.
Premiums and coverage are guaranteed for your entire term. Plus, you can renew your policy at the end of your term.
Premiums are typically lower than for other types of life insurance, making term life insurance a good option if you have a growing family.
Convert your policy into permanent or universal life insurance until you are age 71, without health questions or a medical exam.2
Offers flexible, convenient and affordable coverage—best of all, you can apply online! If you need $1,000,000 or less in coverage, RBC Simplified Term Life Insurance is an easy way to help give your family the protection they need.
Convenient: Get an online quote instantly and apply in as little as 15 minutes
No Medical Exam: You may be eligible to receive coverage without having a medical examination
Coverage Available: $50,000 - $1,000,0007
Affordable: Policies start as low as $12.67 per month6
Tax-Free Benefit: Your beneficiary or estate receives the death benefit tax-free3
Convertible: Convert your policy to a permanent policy such as RBC Growth Insurance without providing additional medical evidence2
Exchangeable: Exchange a Simplified Term 10 policy for a Term 15, 20 or 30 policy without providing medical evidence8
Accidental Death Benefit: In the case of accidental death, your beneficiary could receive additional life insurance benefit amount9
If you die during the time period when coverage is in effect, your policy provides a tax-free4 death benefit in the amount of your coverage to your beneficiaries or your estate.
During the application process, if we are given incorrect or incomplete information regarding health, lifestyle or smoking habits, we reserve the right to deny your benefit.
The information above is intended as a summary only. Please see the additional disclosure information or a sample policy for complete terms and conditions, including benefits and exclusions.
Our team at Walnut is on a mission to make life insurance accessible and improve the lives of our members with access to valuable member benefits.
Accessible Pricing: We’re spearheading price-first life insurance memberships to create a transparent and trustworthy online buying experience. You’ll always know how much you’re paying right from the start. You can feel comfortable that you’ll never be blindsided by additional fees or commissions.
Member Benefits: To help you live your best life our memberships include access to relevant products and services in addition to your life insurance. These are included as part of your monthly payment and you’ll have access as long as your membership is active.
Walnut currently offers term life insurance available in 10-year terms and 20-year terms. Walnut does not offer whole or universal life products, but you can talk to an RBC Insurance advisor who can provide those options.
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Yes, member benefits are optional and the pricing for the benefits are broken out separately during the checkout process.
Yes, we are licensed to sell insurance. You can find our list of active licences here.
We currently accept credit card payment.
We’d love to chat with you. To chat with us, you can contact us through the live support on our site or email us at contact@gowalnut.com.
Term life insurance is one of the most affordable ways to ensure your family is protected financially in the event of your passing. "Term" is the set amount of time that the insurance will last. To determine the right length of time you would want to consider your financial liabilities; mortgage, loans, debt, and end-of-life expenses. Given this type of insurance is for a set period, if you were to outlive the term you would not receive any return on the premium. Your family would also not receive a death benefit.
There are multiple reasons someone would prefer to choose term life insurance. The premium prices are much more affordable, if you need something that would protect your family but are on a budget this is the perfect option. It's also great if you have a family with a mortgage, debt, loans, or want to put your kids through college. This is equally important to have if you have shared investments with a serious partner or even a business partner, the policy would help to protect them from financial loss or burden. The length of the policy would reflect how long you would need to protect your loved ones to cover your finances in the event of an unexpected death.
Adults 18-70 years of age may be eligible to purchase online.
Consider the obligations and individuals you may want to take care of. Are there debts, including mortgages, that you would like to cover in case you pass away? Dependents like spouses or children who depend on your income for everyday expenses or for education? Funeral and other final expenses? And then reduce that amount by any liquid assets like cash, savings, or other investments that could be made available to loved ones immediately.
You can access the Walnut Life Insurance Calculator to help you understand how much coverage may be suitable.
No, your monthly premiums will not change for the length of your term.
The maximum amount of coverage available with Walnut is $1,000,000 for clients 55 years of age or younger. Coverage maximum amount of $499,999 is available to clients 56 years of age and older.
For the RBC Simplified® Term Life Insurance product, the beneficiary is defaulted to the estate in order to streamline the online purchase process. You may change the beneficiary after your policy has been issued by submitting a signed Change of Beneficiary form which will be sent with your policy package in the mail.
This greatly depends on what the serious medical condition is. This should not stop you from reaching out to an insurance provider to see if you would qualify. In general, most pre-existing conditions will get a rating, making your premium higher. What is important is to get covered with insurance the sooner the better, because if you do have a medical condition this puts you at greater risk of earlier or an unexpected death.
In most cases, purchasing life insurance is a decision made by the individual to be insured. At Walnut, you can only purchase on behalf of yourself.
Our goal is to get you covered quickly and easily. The process from quote to application submission should only take 10-15 minutes.
Eligibility may vary depending on health and other factors, but yes, our platform allows you to apply for coverage 100% digitally without ever needing to speak with an agent. Although, we are here if you need some help.
You may be eligible to complete the underwriting process fully online without a medical exam. However, there can be health or other factors that may prevent a successful digital application.
Our platform allows us to underwrite policies in realtime which requires personal information. All of the questions that are asked in the application process are required to give you an an accurate and instant decision on your life insurance eligibility. Please be rest assured that your information is safe and will not be used for any other purposes other than underwriting your policy. You can read our Terms of Use and FAQ.
In some cases, we are unable to offer coverage due to eligibility. If you suspect something is going wrong, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@gowalnut.com.
In the event that you are having trouble with your application online, please know that we are here to help. To chat with us, you can contact us through the live support on our site or email us at support@gowalnut.com.
