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Canberra called (I said NO)
"You've been invited to Canberra this week to attend a Senate inquiry," announced my PA, Kathryn.
Funeral Insurer TAL Kills Off Husband
Hi Scott,
Thank you for taking on Bill and Wendy’s funeral insurance nightmare last week.
The Grave Robbers
Scott,
My husband Bill (88) and I (79) are on the aged pension and have been paying funeral insurance for many years.
They’re Coming Out of the Woodwork
I’ve just read your article entitled “The Horses”. My wife was tricked into buying an almost identical funeral insurance policy from Insuranceline. We estimate we have paid $35,000 in premiums since 2007, with a payout cover of just $6,000 each.
The Horses
My mother-in-law took out funeral insurance way back in 2004. Since then she has paid approximately $29,000 ($72 per fortnight), but if she were to die the payout would be $17,700. I cannot find a legal way to get them to stop taking more of her money. They will stop when she is 90, but sadly she is 70 and has Parkinson’s. Any ideas?