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Three Ways To Play It Safe This Independence Day
July 4th is usually about three things—food, family, and fireworks! While the festivities can be thrilling for kids of all ages, unfortunately it’s also a holiday that sees an uptick in insurance claims. Below are the most common Independence Day risks—and tips for playing safe….
Smokers Applying For Life Insurance – A Quitter’s Silver Lining
The data is in, and the research is pretty unequivocal. Smoking significantly shortens your lifespan and negatively impacts virtually every aspect of everyday health. There are exceptions to just about every rule, like the 85-year-old who’s been smoking their entire life and somehow avoided lung…
Gettin’ Hitched? Better Start Comparing Life Insurance Quotes
While love and marriage often go together like a horse and carriage (as the song goes), the “marriage” aspect of this union often entails much more than just fancy dinners and long walks on the beach. Building a life together often means facing some very…
Health Equity: Leverage Your Health Literacy For Better Insurance Rates
At Health IQ we’ve identified a new asset class we call “health equity.” Just as homeowners can build equity over time, focusing on diet, exercise, and improving one’s health literacy can build health equity. Our “Health Literacy in the 50 States” report shows those with…
The First Life Insurance Offering to Reward Well-Managed Diabetics Living a Healthy Lifestyle
Health IQ and Protective Life launched a first-of-its-kind life insurance product today that will provide well-managed diabetics living a healthy lifestyle a more cost effective option for protecting their families, while encouraging them to live long, healthy lives. The new life insurance offering was designed…
Can You Get Affordable Life Insurance Rates If You’ve Had Cancer?
We’ve compiled some tips for how cancer survivors who choose a healthy lifestyle can get the lowest life insurance rates.
3 Reasons Why Even Healthy People Should Get A Medical Exam When Shopping For Life Insurance
You’re a health conscious person. You eat a healthy diet—with the occasional splurge. You exercise most days of the week. You manage your stress—for the most part. So you might consider the medical exam to be just a hassle when shopping for life insurance. After…
Think You Can Do Without Life Insurance? Here’s 5 Reasons To Think Again.
You live a busy life. You’ve got a family that needs your attention and a mortgage/rent to pay. Or perhaps you’re a budding entrepreneur with a growing business. Maybe you’ve got both the family and the business! And even with your tight schedule, you still…
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Health IQ’s team is a wonderfully diverse group of people with different approaches and at different stages of our personal health journeys. We’re an insurance company on a mission to reward those living healthy lifestyles.
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10 Ways to Safeguard the Home For Healthy Aging In Place
Familiar surroundings are often the key to an older adult’s sense of well-being. Household hazards, however, can pose serious safety problems that can cause injury and even threaten independence. Falls and other accidents around the home are the leading cause of hospitalization and emergency room…
Promising Research in Prostate Cancer Treatment and Detection
Prostate cancer treatment and detection are hot topics in medical literature—especially given that 1 in 9 U.S. men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. 6 in 10 cases occur in men over age 65. Behind lung cancer, it is the second leading…
Enough is Enough – Establish October 1st as National Health Literacy Day
On October 1, 2019 Health IQ hopes to celebrate National Health Literacy Day – a day of learning and celebration of healthy lifestyle choices – with the mission of making the country healthier. U.S. Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA) and Greg Gianforte (R-CA) today introduced a…
Health Hero And Cyclist Steve Rose ‘Keeps On Truckin’” From Rural Nebraska To RAGBRAI
While the word “retirement” conjures images of leisurely backyard BBQs on weekends, retirement for Steve Rose is anything but leisurely. That’s because the 66-year-old Indianola, Iowa resident—who retired as a professor of teacher preparation at Simpson College 2 years ago—is usually found logging miles on…
Father’s Day: Three Gifts Health Conscious Fathers Pass On To Their Children
Father’s Day is here and for many dads across the U.S. that means handwritten cards, BBQ dinners, and playing tag outdoors with the kids. While there are many reasons to celebrate dad this June—and every month—we’d like to share three big reasons why health conscious…
National Bike to Work Month: Tips for a Smooth Commute
Taking a bike to work can be amazing, life-affirming, and challenging. I’ve learned a lot in the 4 years that I’ve been commuting to work via pedal power. In honor of May being National Bike to Work Month, here are some of my favorite tips…
Measles Outbreak: Why Is Measles Making a Comeback?
With one measles outbreak after another across the country, many people are worried about what they thought was an old-fashioned disease that was no longer a threat. As of May 10th 2019 the CDC has reported a measles outbreak of three or more people in…
Health Hero Joseph Pecoraro Loses 123 Pounds Thanks To A Little Persistence—And A Lot Of Faith
“Oh ye of little faith” might be true for some. But for Health Hero Joseph Pecoraro, faith is the bedrock of his life. That’s because the 61-year-old Florida resident credits his Christian faith for helping him lose 123 pounds nearly 14 years ago. Joseph’s story…
Meet the Team
Health IQ’s team is a wonderfully diverse group of people with different approaches and at different stages of our personal health journeys. We’re an insurance company on a mission to reward those living healthy lifestyles.
Learn moreGet a quote
- Special rates for healthy lifestyles
- Savings increase the more coverage you buy
What’s your Health IQ?
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Enough is Enough – Establish October 1st as National Health Literacy Day
On October 1, 2019 Health IQ hopes to celebrate National Health Literacy Day – a day of learning and celebration of healthy lifestyle choices – with the mission of making the country healthier. U.S. Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA) and Greg Gianforte (R-CA) today introduced a…
Health IQ Secures $55 Million In Series D Funding to Expand Special Rate Life Insurance for People Who Live a Healthy Lifestyle
We are thrilled to announce that we’ve secured $55 million in Series D funding led by Greenspring Associates, Aquiline Technology Growth, Hanwha Asset Management, as well as additional financing from existing investors such as Andreesen Horowitz and others. This investment means we can expand our special rates and ways of rewarding clients with healthy lifestyles even further.
Wearing Pink Can Save A Life – Now and Later
Childhood trauma and bullying have health impacts many years later in life. The Health IQ Team is proud to wear pink to raise awareness about the negative long term health effects of childhood trauma and bullying.
Announcing The Health Literacy In The 50 States Report
Health IQ is committed to making the 21st century the century of personal health literacy. Just as reading literacy in the 20th century led to breathtaking advances across the globe, health literacy can dramatically improve lives in this century. The Health Literacy In The 50…
Cast Your Vote For Health IQ’s New Podcast Host!
Health IQ is excited to announce we will be producing our very own podcast, starting with 6 episodes to be released this spring. We will be interviewing some of the leading health conscious professionals in the health, wellness, and fitness industries, as well as featuring…
Health IQ Secures $34.6 Million In Series C Funding Led By Andreessen Horowitz
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 15, 2017 Health IQ Insurance Services (Health IQ), the fastest-growing life insurance company for health-conscious individuals, today announced that it has secured $34.6 million in Series C funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz and has helped clients to enforce $5.3 billion of coverage in just 22 months….
Health IQ’s Latest Ad Campaign
At Health IQ, our mission is to celebrate the health conscious. While we strive to do this every day by rewarding the healthy lifestyles of our customers with the lowest life insurance rates available, we also want to celebrate our customers as the heroes they…
The Founders & Team of Health IQ Share Their 800-Pound Weight Loss Journey
“Every member of our team was touched by a health challenge in their own life or life of a family member. Before joining the company, each one of us embarked on our own journey to improve our health….”
Meet the Team
Health IQ’s team is a wonderfully diverse group of people with different approaches and at different stages of our personal health journeys. We’re an insurance company on a mission to reward those living healthy lifestyles.
Learn moreGet a quote
- Special rates for healthy lifestyles
- Savings increase the more coverage you buy
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