Having recently taken my budgetting by the scruff of the neck, I'm now seeing where I can cut bills, etc. One big one that I've never really given thought to is my mortgage protection policy. This is costing me (single, paye, full time) in excess of 50 quid per month. From looking around here, that seems atrociously high. I rang Zurich to find out if it was possible that this included mortgage repayment or life assurance or anything extra but all the phone monkey said was that in the event of my death, the mortgage would be paid off.
That sounds like pure mortgage protection only to me, and it would seem prudent to check out the likes of 123 or monitum for a cheaper alternative.
I've had this policy since I got my mortgage and went with Zurich as they already have my car insurance and I got a discount in the first year (long gone). This policy seems to be perpetual, ie I don't get any sort of documentation now and then to renew it, so I assume I can just cancel it anytime without penalty (actually, that's probably more a question for Zurich, but if anyone else has gone through this recently?)
That sounds like pure mortgage protection only to me, and it would seem prudent to check out the likes of 123 or monitum for a cheaper alternative.
I've had this policy since I got my mortgage and went with Zurich as they already have my car insurance and I got a discount in the first year (long gone). This policy seems to be perpetual, ie I don't get any sort of documentation now and then to renew it, so I assume I can just cancel it anytime without penalty (actually, that's probably more a question for Zurich, but if anyone else has gone through this recently?)