Mega: Would you rather have the insurer check the MVA, etc. prior to issue or in the event of a claim during the contestability period?
IMO, the former is much preferable to the consumer as well as for the agent!
Disclosure: Aside from being a researcher and designer of software for the insurance and financial sector, I'm also a consumer and a consumer rights advocate. I prefer to have insurance where the "in" prefix to the word "insurance" doesn't become a possible "un".