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Mortgage Creditor Insurance
vs.
Term Life Insurance
By REMIC – Real Estate & Mortgage Institute of Canada
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Underwriting
Mortgage Creditor Post-underwritten
Term Life Pre-underwritten
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Convenience
Mortgage Creditor Quick and easy to qualify
Term Life May require medical
investigation, lengthening
the process
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Portability
Mortgage Creditor None
Term Life Independent of a lender
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Premiums
Mortgage Creditor Level
Term Life Level
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Amount of Initial Coverage
Mortgage Creditor Determined by the amount
of the mortgage
Term Life Determined by the insured
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Protection on default/illness
Mortgage Creditor If the borrower defaults or
cannot make his or her
mortgage payment, the
insurance will cease as the
insurance is tied to the
mortgage payment
Term Life As long as the insured can
pay the insurance
premium, the insurance will
continue, regardless of
whether the mortgage
payment cannot be
made.
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Expiry
Mortgage Creditor When the mortgage is
paid or upon transfer to a
new lender
Term Life At the end of the term
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Beneficiaries
Mortgage Creditor Lender
Term Life Named by the insured
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Number of Death Benefits
Mortgage Creditor One, the outstanding
balance of the mortgage
Term Life If two homeowners are
insured and there is a
common disaster where
both are killed, two death
benefits are paid.
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Mortgage Creditor vs. Term Life
Speed of Claim Payment
Mortgage Creditor Can take up to several
months due to insurer
investigation
Term Life Paid within days