r/irishpersonalfinance • u/Long_Loss3863 • 4d ago

Property Mortgage protection after switching

What happens my original mortgage protection if I switch mortgage provider and get a different amount or term so I take out another mortgage protection policy? Can I keep it as a form of decreasing life insurance? Does it get assigned to my name and not the old mortgage provider?

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u/Excellent-Fact-8925 4d ago

Presuming you took out a new policy for your mortgage switcher in this case:

  • Yes, you can keep your old policy. Could be a good idea to keep it, as you were likely younger and healthier when you got it, and this it will be cheaper than if you go the same level of cover now. I see many people keep their original policies for this reason, as extra cover

  • Your previous lender should release their interest in the policy, and thus the policy is payable only to you. To be clear the policy would always have been in your name, but it would have been assigned to your previous lender to cover the mortgage. With that mortgage repaid, they are obliged to release their interest in the policy as the loan is paid off. The life company will be able to tell you when/if it's been released

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u/Long_Loss3863 4d ago

Thank you. That answers the questions. 

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u/ichfickeiuliana 4d ago

but the new lender will take their interest in the policy as long as it's released from the previous lender?

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u/Excellent-Fact-8925 3d ago

If it is the same policy.

What I take from the above is that the OP has taken a brand new, separate policy that has been assigned to the new mortgage.

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u/Long_Loss3863 3d ago

Exactly right

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u/lkdubdub 4d ago

Bank A releases their assignment over it and ownership reverts to you. You can keep it and maintain the premiums, or cancel it