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Mortgage Protection Insurance

Keep Your Family Safe at Home with MPI

After losing a loved one, the last thing anyone wants to lose is their home, too. Protect your family's home today with mortgage protection insurance.

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Cover Your Mortgage Payments with Mortgage Protection Insurance

A Term Life Policy for Homeowners

Unfortunately, many families struggle financially after losing a head of household – especially if that person was the primary (or sole) provider. For families who still owe home mortgage payments, this sudden financial strain can potentially lead to foreclosure. The best way to safeguard your family if they find themselves in this situation is mortgage protection insurance.

Mortgage protection insurance is a good idea if:

  • You've had your mortgage for less than 5 years
  • Your home loan is not paid off
  • Your current life insurance policy won’t cover what’s left on your mortgage
  • You want to supplement your employer health insurance to cover your home

How does mortgage protection life insurance work?

First off, mortgage protection insurance (MPI) is a type of term life insurance that covers your outstanding mortgage if you were to die before paying off your mortgage in full. MPI, however, differs from standard term life in a number of ways.

No Medical Insurance with Automatic Approval

Unlike other life insurance policies, you cannot be denied for any reason – including pre-existing medical conditions, dangerous jobs, or if you smoke. Approval is automatic up to five years after obtaining your home loan.

Fixed Premiums, Decreasing Death Benefit

One unique characteristic of mortgage protection insurance is that the death benefit is tied to your outstanding mortgage. While your premiums will remain the same for the life of the policy, your death benefit will decrease periodically to account for your monthly mortgage payments reducing the loan balance.

Death Benefit Payout

Another way MPI differs from standard term life coverage is in the death benefit payout. If you die, your policy’s death benefit goes directly to the mortgage lender – not your beneficiaries – to pay off the outstanding loan amount. While this might seem strange, it saves your family from dealing with the insurance company and the lender altogether.

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Mortgage Protection Insurance FAQs

How much is mortgage protection insurance? Expand

MPI can be very affordable if you’re young, and a little less so if you’re older. For example, the average cost of mortgage protection insurance for a 30-year-old applicant is $16 to $35 per month for $300,000 to $500,000 in term coverage for 30 years.

Is MPI the same as PMI? Expand

No! MPI is a type of term life insurance that covers your outstanding mortgage if you die. Private mortgage insurance, or PMI, is an insurance product required by mortgage lenders if you obtain a home loan with less than a 20 percent down payment. A PMI policy protects the lender if you stop making payments on the loan; an MPI policy protects your family if you die before your mortgage is paid off.

I’ve just found out about mortgage protection life insurance but I’ve owned my home for 10 years. Can I still get MPI? Expand

Unfortunately, most life insurance companies only offer mortgage protection insurance to new homeowners (typically up to five years after obtaining a mortgage). You can, however, look into getting a standard term life policy or a permanent life policy with enough coverage to take care of your outstanding mortgage payments.

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Curious about mortgage protection insurance? We can help.

We know this isn’t easy. That is why we do our best to make getting life insurance quotes as simple and convenient as possible. If you want to learn more about your life insurance options, feel free to contact us or visit our Learning Center for more information.

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