Written questions

Insurance: Bereavement

Commons · Question 118288 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing statutory protections that would allow surviving policyholders, where the death of a partner has led to terminations of reissuing of joint insura

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 11 Mar 2026

The government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly, including where they have suffered a bereavement, and firms are required to do so under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules. The FCA requires firms to ensure their products offe...