PPI Reclaim fro Mortgage Protection

We were sold mortgage protection in the event that one of the policy holder dies the full sum of the protected amount is paid out. We have been paying for this on a monthly basis for nearly 10 years. we have cleared off our mortgage and looked at reclaiming it as PPI. But the insurer is saying that the protection we took out is Mortgage Term Assurance and not PPI, they say that PPI is paid on a monthly basis if one loses their job. Whereas the MTA is paid as a lump sum in the event that one dies. But surely its still a form of payment protection isnt it?

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  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    john2k wrote: »
    We were sold mortgage protection in the event that one of the policy holder dies the full sum of the protected amount is paid out. We have been paying for this on a monthly basis for nearly 10 years. we have cleared off our mortgage and looked at reclaiming it as PPI. But the insurer is saying that the protection we took out is Mortgage Term Assurance and not PPI, they say that PPI is paid on a monthly basis if one loses their job. Whereas the MTA is paid as a lump sum in the event that one dies. But surely its still a form of payment protection isnt it?

    It's life insurance, not PPI.
  • john2k
    john2k Posts: 11 Forumite
    So there is no reclaim on life insurance even if it's mis-sold? It was sold by the broker rep organising the mortgage at the time
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    john2k wrote: »
    So there is no reclaim on life insurance even if it's mis-sold? It was sold by the rep organising the mortgage at the time

    Why do you think it was mis-sold?
  • john2k
    john2k Posts: 11 Forumite
    Scare tactics I think as it was first large loan i had ever taken out. I was made to feel how would my partner cope with the payments if something happened to me. And i was put on the spot to make decision trying to get mortgage organised.
  • Once_bitten
    Once_bitten Posts: 76 Forumite
    "I was made to feel how would my partner cope with the payments if something happened to me." You don't think that was a sensible thing to have?
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 115,904
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    We were sold mortgage protection in the event that one of the policy holder dies the full sum of the protected amount is paid out.

    Most people take out life assurance for a mortgage. Common sense and normal.
    we have cleared off our mortgage and looked at reclaiming it as PPI.

    As its not PPI, that would be a bit difficult.
    But surely its still a form of payment protection isnt it?
    There is not a single overlap between life assurance and PPI. They have as much in common as each other as your car insurance does with PPI.
    Scare tactics I think as it was first large loan i had ever taken out. I was made to feel how would my partner cope with the payments if something happened to me.

    Financial advisers and mortgage brokers are required to make you aware of the consequences of your financial affairs. This includes pointing out the consequences of what happens if one of you dies. You have just verified that the mortgage adviser did their job correctly. You should be happy that the correct advice was given.

    Lets say one of you had died and the other couldnt afford the mortgage by themselves or couldnt afford the childcare as they had to either pay for it or stay at home themselves and then lost the house. If you hadnt been told to take out life assurance, then no doubt you would be looking for compensation then too.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • haras_nosirrah
    haras_nosirrah Posts: 2,208 Forumite
    The broker has sold it the right way. It is a monthly policy which is cancellable, you had a financial need as if you or your partner had died the other would have been left in the !!!!! and possibly lost the house. He did a good job. I had a client who once asked me 'what would happen if I paid the policy for 25 years and never claimed on my life policy - do I get a refund' my answer was 'no as you could have claimed and it would have paid out if you had died. If you haven't claimed in 25 years then I suggest you throw a party and be happy in the fact that you and your wife are still alive and kicking.
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