You do not choose the mortgage insurance company and also you can't discuss the premiums. In other words, when refinancing a residence or purchasing with a conventional home mortgage, if the loan-to-value (LTV) is higher than 80% (or equivalently, the equity setting is much less than 20%), the borrower will likely be needed to bring personal home mortgage insurance coverage. It sounds unAmerican, yet that's what occurs when you get a mortgage that goes beyond 80 percent loan-to-value (LTV).