We're here to help

We're sorry to hear of your loss. We are here to help you as best as we can during this difficult time.

What you need to do

Please complete our online form and we’ll contact you within 10 working days. 

This from can take up to 10 minutes to complete.  When you come to complete the form below, please try to have the following information to hand or saved as files ready to upload before you start:

  • The name of the deceased and their last known address
  • Their date of birth
  • Policy number (s) - not essential but this will help us locate any policies they held with us
  • The death certificate
  • The date of death
  • If a will has been left, we'll need to see this.

We’ll need to see original paper documents if either the person who died lived overseas or the person claiming lives overseas.  Please contact us so we can send a paper form to be completed if necessary.

What happens next?

If we need any further information once you have submitted the claim form, we’ll contact you directly by email.

We’ll send payment within 10 days of receiving the completed online claim form and requested documents. However, we’ll try our best to process your claim as quickly as possible.

If you need help with this form, please contact us on 0345 266 5400.

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1. Information about the person who died

Personal information
Please use the format DD/MM/YYYY
The date of death stated on the death certificate. Please use the format DD/MM/YYYY. Date of Death can only have current or past dates.
Usual or last known address
Policy details
Multiple policy numbers should be separated by commas. If you do not know your policy number, please put UNKNOWN.

2. Who's getting in touch?

Personal information collected on this form will be used so we can assess your claim. To understand the detail of how we use your information you can read the privacy policy (opens in new window) or listen on 0800 085 8352.

Your details
Your relationship to the person who died * Please select all that apply
Relationship to the person who died if you're a relative *
Title*
Please use the format DD/MM/YYYY
Contact information
Please make sure to double check your email address so we can get in touch with you
Your address / Company address

3. Additional information

Is the person who died survived by any family members? *
Please confirm whether the person who died was survived by any of the following: *
Please separate multiple names with commas
Please separate multiple names with commas
Please separate with commas
Please separate multiple names with commas
Please separate multiple names with commas
Please separate multiple names with commas
Did the person who died leave a will? *
Have you applied for a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration? *
Has Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration been granted and obtained?
Are you aware of any potential dispute over the estate involving others? *
Was the person who died declared bankrupt? *
Was the policy left in trust? *
Can you confirm that the trust deed sent into Royal London to register is still valid and up to date, and has not been altered, amended and no further deeds exist in relation to this trust? *
Where the policy has been left in trust, please provide all the trustee’s name and address. Please note, the trustees for this plan may need to register the trust with HMRC’s Trust Registration Service. For more information see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-a-trust-as-a-trustee or speak to a financial adviser.

4. Claimant’s details and payment information

Are you the claimant? *
If the claimant isn't the person submitting the form then please give the claimant's details below and make sure the claimant reads the declaration at the bottom before submitting.
Claimant's title*
Please use the format DD/MM/YYYY
Relationship to the person who died * Please select all that apply
Payment information

Please note that the account must be in the name of the claimant and must NOT be a:

  • Business account;
  • Post office account; or
  • Building Society account with a Roll Number*

*We can accept Building Society if it has a Sort Code and Account Number.

Must be 6 digits long
Must be 8 digits long, if it's less add 0 to the start of your account number

5. Document upload

To process your claim, we’ll need to see this:

  • Death certificate
  • Will - only if one has been left
  • Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration - only if they have been issued
  • Original policy documents - if available
  • Proof of name changes (Marriage certificate/ Deed poll/ Decree Absolute). We only need to see this if you are the executor, and your name is different now to how it is in the will.

If certain documents are not supplied, this will delay the completion and payment of the claim.

You can upload your documents in the following formats:

  • PDF – 1 or more pages
  • PNG – 1 page only
  • JPEG/JPG – 1 page only

To make this easier, you can upload scanned images, showing all four corners of the specified document you have taken using your mobile phone or tablet.

All uploaded documents must have a combined file size of less than 28MB
and for each upload box, when attaching multiple files should be selected
and uploaded all at the same time.

We’ll need to clearly see the reference along the top. The Uploaded file must represent an image of an original certified copy (or extract in Scotland) death certificate/document issued from a registry office and can’t be from a reproduced copy. Overseas Death certificates are acceptable along with Welsh Death certificates, but we must see both sides of the document to be able to move forward with the claim, due to the important information held on both sides.
If either of these documents have been issued you must upload them.

6. Declaration

I confirm that:

  1. I am the claimant entitled to the death benefit of the policy number(s) noted in section 1 of this form; or
  2. If I am not the claimant named in section 4, I have their consent to fill out this form on their behalf.
  • I confirm/the claimant confirms that the information and every answer provided on this form is correct and complete to the best of my/their knowledge and belief.
  • I am/the claimant is legally entitled to the death benefit.
  • I am/the claimant is 18 years of age or over.
  • I accept/the claimant accepts that you will check my/their identity prior to proceeding with any claim for death benefits.
  • I/the claimant will sign a receipt for the death benefit if asked.
  • I/the claimant will pay any share of the death benefit due to anyone else entitled to it.
  • The death certificate I have uploaded represents an image of an original certified copy (or extract in Scotland) of the death certificate / document issued from a registry office and is not from a reproduced copy.

By ticking on the following box I confirm the above/I confirm the above on behalf of the claimant.

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