Make a claim
Let’s get your life insurance claim started
What to expect
- Tell us you need to make a claim by phone or online, so we can get the process under way.
- We’ll ask you to send us an original death certificate and any other documents we need.
- We’ll get in touch about your claim and explain what happens next, keeping you updated along the way.
- If your claim is successful, we'll usually pay out within five working days. If we can't pay out, we'll explain why.
Ways to start your claim
It’s easy to make a claim against a life insurance policy – just call us or fill in our online form.
Try to have this information ready before you start:
- the name of the person who has died
- your relationship to them
- the cause of death
- the policy number, if you have it
- your contact details.
Make a claim over the phone
If the policy was bought from us, here’s the number to call to make a claim over the phone:
Phoning in the UK
Phoning from abroad
Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Calls may be monitored or recorded. Calls to 0800 number from UK landlines and mobiles are free. Numbers that start with 03 are charged at national call rates, and may depend on your network provider.
If the policy was bought elsewhere, the number you need to call is under the provider's name:
Friends Provident
Bupa Health Insurance or Friends Life
AXA
AXA Sunlife Direct
Winterthur
Make a claim online
Just follow the steps and answer the questions in our claim notification form, and we’ll get things moving for you.
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