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Title: Home insurance and death question
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 December 2012, 17:53:45
A policy holder makes a claim against their house insurance, which is accepted by the insurance company. Unfortunately, the elderly policy holder dies before a settlement cheque has been paid out.

Is the insurance company legally obliged to make a payment to the policy holders next of kin?
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: Weds on 13 December 2012, 18:18:10
Does the insurance company know the policy holder had died ? Is their bank account still open, can money still be paid into the account ?

Or, if the policy holder has a will and appointed executors of the estate can the money be paid into the executors account.

Not really the answer you wanted but been through the same sort of problems with my mothers estate..
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: Entwood on 13 December 2012, 18:18:21
Guessing this is in the wrong place .. so reporting it in the hope of getting it moved for you :)
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 December 2012, 18:49:27
I would assume that if they have agreed to pay then it should go to the estate... After all, the loss could well be the beneficiaries inheritance :-\
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 December 2012, 18:52:55
Nobody has passed on (yet).....but the insurance company is dragging it's feet (delaying) to such an extent that it may become a distinct possibility.
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 13 December 2012, 18:56:22
Nobody has passed on (yet).....but the insurance company is dragging it's feet (delaying) to such an extent that it may become a distinct possibility.

In that case read all the terms and conditions, including the small print, very, very carefully.

You may need to take legal advice soonest if you have the power to. ;)
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: STMO123 on 13 December 2012, 19:13:50
Nobody has passed on (yet).....but the insurance company is dragging it's feet (delaying) to such an extent that it may become a distinct possibility.
It's your wife, isn't it? Get the effin boiler fixed. ;D
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: pscocoa on 13 December 2012, 23:06:01
It should form part of the estate and the executor is responsible for getting in all monies due to the estate. If claim had been accepted andf approved for payment (as oppose to acknowledged) then cannot see there being a dispute over this. Executir would be entitled to pursue in my view
Title: Re: Home insurance and death question
Post by: Terbs on 13 December 2012, 23:49:15
It should form part of the estate and the executor is responsible for getting in all monies due to the estate. If claim had been accepted andf approved for payment (as oppose to acknowledged) then cannot see there being a dispute over this. Executir would be entitled to pursue in my view


Thats my opinion too....once the claim has been filed, then the insured's part of the contract is fullfilled. Any money due from that claim, would be part of the estate, as previously stated :)