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BUYER BEWARE - MORTGAGE LIFE INSURANCE


MORTGAGE INSURANCE VS MORTGAGE LIFE INSURANCE

November 27, 2007


  With Individual Life, Critical Illness or Disability Plans You  Are ALWAYS PROTECTED   Your Bank’s Mortgage Insurance Might NOT PROTECT YOU
       
• Individual Life, Critical Illness and Disability coverage directly from an Insurer is fully underwritten when you apply, so once you’re approved, your’re protected; no further medical is required. • In most cases, mortgage insurance underwriting is completed at the time of claim, which means there is NO guarantee that you will be fully covered.
       
• You or your loved ones are the beneficiary and can use your benefits as needed. • The bank is the beneficiary; you have no control over how your benefit is used.
       
• Coverage is always portable and is non-cancellable. • Coverage is not portable and is cancellable.
       
• You can be covered for  up to 25 critical medical conditions including heart attack, cancer and stroke with an Individual CriticalIllness plan. • Most bank plans do not provide Critical Illness coverage and if they do, the medical conditions covered are usually limited to heart attack, cancer and stroke.
       
• Your benefit amount remains the same; you can build up cash values tax-free and use your individual Life Insurance policy as a retirement vehicle and/or to offset your future premiums. •

Your benefit amount automatically decreases every time you make a mortgage payment. This means you have no coverage when your mortgage is paid off.

       
• The sale of your property has no effect on your coverage and only you can determine when your policy will lapse. • Protection often lapses when your property is sold or if your mortgage goes into default.
       
• You are underwritten once at the time of your application and never have to reapply. • You must reapply at your current age when you change banks; this increases the cost of insurance and the likelihood of an illness preventing a renewal.





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