The best way of getting life insurance online is to visit one of the many price comparison websites. In the UK the best ones are Go Compare and Compare the Market, although different countries have their own.

Price comparison websites make buying life insurance online quick and easy. Simply complete the online form of your requirements, hit the "get quotes" button and wait for the offers to come rolling in. Once you have the offers you can then compare and contrast them at your leisure and then contact the life insurance provider you want to use.

There are quite a few life insurance companies that have online quotes available. All life insurance rates, however, are based on your age and on your health so life insurance companies are always going to be interested in those two topics.

If you are only looking to buy a small policy, a life insurance company may not ask as many detailed questions. However the bigger the policy, the more the company will want to know.

When I worked in life insurance I had to ask people a lot of questions. The one I always felt the silliest asking was if they had been involved in any risky activities and this included asking them if they had participated in scuba diving, mountain climbing, sky diving, or rodeos.

I have never tried the online life insurance quotes, but I would imagine you might need to be prepared to answer such questions. I would also suspect that after doing the online quotes, the company might want to have an agent get in touch with you.