What is Payment Protection Insurance (PPI)?
Payment Protection Insurance is a policy is designed to cover your monthly loan
or credit card payments (or a percentage of them) if you become unemployed due to
an accident, illness or injury or because you have been made redundant.
It is also known as PPI, loan protection insurance or Accident, Sickness and Unemployment
cover (ASU).
Am I paying for Payment Protection Insurance?
If you have a mortgage, loan, credit card, store card or have obtained any other
finance in the last 10 years, you may be paying for Payment Protection Insurance
(PPI).
To find out if you are one of these people, check your loan agreement or credit
card/store card statements to see if it includes PPI.
For loans, the PPI may be a single-premium policy, which will be shown on your loan
agreement as a lump sum added to the loan.
For a credit card, PPI charges should be shown on your
statement, as they will be added to your account every month.
How do I know if I
was mis-sold ppi?
Do any of the following statements apply to you:
- You didn't ask for PPI, but it was added anyway?
- You were told the insurance was compulsory or by taking it, you would have a better
chance of getting the loan.
- You weren't aware PPI was optional or that you could
buy cheaper cover elsewhere.
- You were unemployed, retired, self-employed when you took out the cover.