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Mortgage Insurance Basic Features

Term Policies: Mortgage Insurance
Description Premiums Cash Value Advantages Disadvantages Uses
A specialized form of Decreasing Term; Protection declines over term of mortgage Normally level throughout term None Amount of protection automatically decreases as need decreases Expensive way to buy coverage; Conventional term policy may be better choice When owner wants to pay off mortgage at death, but wants coverage limited to amount of unpaid mortgage

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