7 November 2011
Four out of ten mortgage holders in Britain (41%) do not have their mortgage contributions covered by life insurance, according to new research(1) from Sainsbury’s Life Insurance. The findings suggest that there are nearly seven million people with a collective outstanding mortgage balance of £245 billion who have no life insurance to cover their mortgage and provide support to their dependents in event of their death.
On average, those who pay towards a mortgage and aren’t covered by life protection are currently personally responsible for an outstanding balance of over £36,000.