A loss payee is one of the more understandable terms concerning insurance policies. It is often tied to automobile insurance and commercial or residential property insurance. Payment or loss of claim is made before it is released to the named insured. It automatically includes the mortgagee of the insurance policy.
For example, when you purchase a residence, and you pay the mortgage of the home, the bank lends you money, and there is an accidental fire, and you file a claim for the damage, the loss payee would pay you and the bank an equal amount. A mortgagee is a person that initiates and keeps a mortgage loan on a promissory note, which is called “holding the paper.” Mortgage lenders and banks are examples of mortgagee.
The mortgagee is the company that lends you the money. All mortgages in an insurance policy are counted as loss payee because of the claim payment is rendered to both the named Insured and listed mortgagee.