Monday, June 29, 2009

Toronto Term Life Insurance: How Are Mortgage Insurance Premiums Decided


By Michael M. Callender

You can count on three main factors affecting the cost of your mortgage insurance. If you compare a similar policy, you may receive different quotes, based on the size of the mortgage, and the condition of the owner (age, smoker or non smoker).

Both kinds of mortgage insurance-life to pay down the mortgage, or disability to continue mortgage payments-use these three things to determine the premium.

Since the age and health of the insured is one of the most critical determinants of when a policy will be paid, they are the most important determinant of how much it will cost. A great many mortgage insurance policies do not even need a physical. Just because a physical is not needed, don't think you can hide a grave health condition or whether you are a smoker. Don't think you can claim to be a non smoker and then collect on the insurance because the insurance company didn't know. But if the reason for death or disability can be related to the hidden condition, the policy can be cancelled, and the insured would have paid premiums for nothing.

There are two typical policies, regular, which includes smokers and non smokers, which does not (and also includes those who have not smoked over the last 12 months.) Needless to say, this increased risk is built into the various premiums.

Bear in mind that insurance policies that are writable without a physical have previously priced the additional risks into the premium. Anyone who has exceptional health should think about getting a physical screening, since the premiums are much lower.

Age is a big piece of the way premiums are calculated, and if you compared a quote for a 38 year old, same mortgage, same length left on the loan, it would be less than half that of a 50 year old. Lowering the loan amount insured will not change the premium that much. It is not a surprise since, in addition to the risks of age and health, the risk of the premium being paid longer are much greater.

The amount to be be insured is, of course the next prime concern of the policy. Prior to the $250,000 threshold, though, there is not a great impact on prices. Larger mortgages need a higher premium and the insurance company will also require an assessment to prove the worth of the property.

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