The price of a life insurance policy mainly depends on various conditions such as the age, gender, health condition and use of tobacco. The cost is determined through a mortality table, which uses probability and statistics to provide the rate of premium. The morality tables are very important in American life insurance market. The tables inform about the family history and the history of the health of the person, applying for getting the insurance policy.

The mortality tables are separated depending on the living style of the applicant, for example, if the applicant is a smoker, he is categorized in the tobacco category, and if the person is a non smoker, he is categorized in other sections. The rate of insurance premium increases with the age of the policy owner as the probability of death increases with age and the premium amount may also increases if the person is a smoker.