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Do you have enough Life Insurance Coverage?
Life Insurance Coverage Amount
The average person in Canada does not have enough life insurance. Research shows that for those people who actually have life insurance coverage (about 30% of Canadians have no life insurance what so ever) $156,200 for insured individuals and $312,200 for insured households. Most life insurance experts suggest a minimum of 10 times annual income to provide a satisfactory amount of life insurance protection.
You Should Avoid Mortgage Insurance In Canada
You Should Avoid Mortgage Insurance In Canada
Reason #1 Generally, you should avoid mortgage insurance because mortgage life insurance from most lending institutions is non-convertible term insurance. Therefore there is no cash value.
Reason #2 No premium flexibility. You have no flexibility when it comes to premium payments.
Reason #3 No ability to move to a permanent life insurance policy if your needs change.
Reason #4 Usually mortgage life insurance covers the exact amount of your mortgage. Policy coverage decreases as the mortgage is paid down.
Reason #5 Coverage is lost when the mortgage is paid off.
Reason #6 Your lender owns the policy and if you find a better mortgage rate at another lending institution,
