NU Online News Service, March 14, 2005, 3:15 p.m. EST
A Baltimore insurer is making it easier for home buyers to protect lenders against mortality risk.[@@]
The insurer, Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance Company, has introduced the Accept/Reject Underwriting program for mortgage life customers.[@@]
Home buyers now can qualify for mortgage life and a disability rider by participating in underwriting interviews over the telephone, rather than by submitting statements from their personal physicians, Fidelity & Guaranty says.