Life Assurance - Protecting your mortgage

Summary: The first time that many of us will think about life assurance is when buying our first home. Many mortgage lenders insist that life cover is taken out when offering a mortgage, to ensure the loan will be repaid if the borrower dies. Even if this is not the case, it is prudent to do so if you have a partner or family who will suffer from losing your income to help make monthly mortgage repayments should you die.

The first time that many of us will think about life assurance is when buying our first home. Many mortgage lenders insist that life cover is taken out when offering a mortgage, to ensure the loan will be repaid if the borrower dies. Even if this is not the case, it is prudent to do so if you have a partner or family who will suffer from losing your income to help make monthly mortgage repayments should you die. Sainsbury's Bank this year warned that there are up to 4.2 million people that do not have life assurance with their mortgage. This equates to an estimated