Two in five homeowners have no protection: MetLife

According to the employee benefits and protection provider, 33% of adults said they had mortgage protection, while 28% were uncertain if they had a policy in place. This comes as 12% said they were unaware that protection exists and 11% said they did not get around to setting it up, with 9% having not been offered cover when taking out their mortgage.  Despite this, 30% of mortgage holders worried about getting into debt and 28% worried about falling ill, losing their job or being able to keep up with mortgage payments. Around 25% of borrowers without protection said they could not...