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This insurance covers the mortgage debt if you should face an untimely death before it is paid. There are life insurance policies that carry optional mortgage coverage insurance that in many cases are more beneficial than what you would receive from your bank. Do some shopping around before making any decisions.

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If owner of a house dies does insurance pays off house?

Only if they had mortgage insurance.


Does house insurance cover a mortgage if the holder dies?

NO Home Owners insue covers the Home. You might look to Mortgage Insurance for paying a mortgage.


Mortgage is in your name spouse dies will mortgage life insurance pay off house?

If the mortgage is in your name it would not be affected by the death of your spouse. Mortgage life insurance is coverage that is taken out so that your house would be paid for in the event of your death.


What are the main benefits when getting life insurance mortgage protection?

There are many benefits from getting life insurance mortgage protection. When one dies, if he does not have his mortgage paid life insurance would pay it off so his next of kin could keep the house.


Is the mortgage paid out if your spouse dies?

Only if you cover that issue when you buy your insurance. It usually costs extra (doesn't everything!) but it insures that the mortgage balance is taken care of


What are the benefits of having life mortgage insurance?

The primary benefit of having mortgage life insurance is to eliminate the risk of passing one's debt onto their heirs. The point of having mortgage life insurance is that if one dies with an unpaid balance on one's mortgage then the insurance covers the remaining balance and whoever inherits the estate will owe nothing on the house.


What type of insurance do you need in order for the mortgage to be paid off when one owner dies?

Joint Mortgage Term Life Insurance


If your husband has a reverse mortgage and you are not 62 what happens to you with the house if he dies?

The answer is when he dies the reverse mortgage company will settle up the loan, so you will have to either sell the house or refinance with a new mortgage.


The husband has his name only in the mortgage deed and mortgage insurance if he dies would mortgage company get the house or would the wife?

The mortgage insurance you are referring to is most likely the standard mortgage insurance that is on a loan above 80% of the value of the house. This MI covers the lender in case of the borrower defaulting on the loan. It does nothing to help the borrower. If you are on the deed then you still own the house if your husband dies but if you cannot either refinance the mortgage or continue to pay the monthly payments then the lender will ultimately foreclose on the house and repossess it. What you need is a life insurance policy that will pay off the balance on the mortgage in case of the death of the mortgage holder.


Is Mortgage Protection Life Insurance a good idea?

Mortgage Protection Life Insurance is a good idea if you want to protect your mortgage. It pays the outstanding balance of your mortgage if the mortgagor (insured person) dies. Mortgage protection life insurance coverage is usually in the form of decreasing term insurance, with the amount of coverage decreasing as the outstanding mortgage debt decreases. Usually, the proceeds of the mortgage protection life insurance are paid to the beneficiary, which is the mortgage company holding the mortgage loan. Some people choose instead to buy level term life insurance in the amount of the mortgage, and the benefits are paid to the insured's beneficiary (family member), who in turn can use the proceeds for any reason, including to pay the mortgage.


What is the difference between mortgage loan insurance and mortgage life insurance?

Mortgage Insurance protects the LENDER in the event of a foreclosure and will pay any $$$ loss to them....no protection at all for YOU. Mortgage Life will pay-off your mortgage in the event YOU or the covered person dies.


What happens if my girlfriend dies and we own a house together?

You will deal with all the payments unless the house was in her name or she left money for you. The insurance purchased to secure the mortgage should pay out.