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Mortgage protection calculator: bank insurance vs term life

Compare the cost and payout of bank mortgage creditor insurance against a personal term life policy for your mortgage balance and age.

Bank creditor insurance

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Average per month · total

Benefit shrinks with your balance and is paid to the lender.

Personal term life

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Level per month · total

Level benefit paid to your family; portable between lenders.

Payout if a claim happened in year…

Term life benefitBank insurance benefit

Bank costs use an illustrative age-banded creditor rate applied to your declining balance; lenders’ actual rates and rules vary. Term costs use Instasure’s estimate model. Neither is a quote. Learn the differences.

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