Talking about death, end of life planning and what a loved one would like to include in their will give you peace of mind The post Why it is so important to listen to a loved one’s last wishes appeared first on Executors Insurance ..read more

The BBC Radio Four Consumer Programme ‘ You and Yours’ has highlighted just how vulnerable executors in terms of  their personal liability to claims. A listener who had been named as an executor in her mother’s will contacted the programme for help.  She explained she had taken on the role of executor as a promise to her... View Article The post BBC Radio 4 Consumer Programme ‘You and Yours’ highlight the vulnerability of Executors to personal claims appeared first on Executors Insurance ..read more

Globally we have never faced such a worrying health crisis with a clear and very serious threat to the elderly and people with underlying health problems. We may find it hard to talk about death and end of life planning with parents and vulnerable family members but they often do want to talk. A chat... View Article The post Listening to a Loved One’s Last Wishes appeared first on Executors Insurance ..read more

Amid accusations of stealth taxation government u-turns on probate fees Lack of parliamentary time and mounting pressure from probate professionals prevented the introduction of new tiered probate fees in April this year. Then in October the government announced that staggered fees would not be introduced at all until there had been a more detailed review.... View Article The post Government Bows to Pressure Over Introduction of Tiered Probate Fees appeared first on Executors Insurance ..read more

A recent case (Griffin v Higgs & Ors 2018) , where executors were ordered to pay costs of over £1million, as a result of a successful conflict of interest claim, demonstrates the scale of risk and liability that executors face. The executors were ordered to pay costs themselves because the court concluded they had not acted... View Article The post Executors Need to be Balanced and Fair to Protect Against Claims appeared first on Executors Insurance ..read more

When you become the executor of an estate, you take on an unpaid and time-consuming role with considerable responsibilities attached. The law in England and Wales recognises that you are likely to incur costs while you are carrying out your duties as an executor and that you are entitled to claim reasonable expenses against the... View Article The post Can Executors Claim Expenses Against an Estate? appeared first on Executors Insurance ..read more

An executor is responsible for any outgoings connected with a deceased estate, including probate fees; these have for many years been set at a simple flat rate of £215 for any estate valued at over £5000. The government have now changed this arrangement and introduced a staggered fee which rises dramatically as the value of... View Article The post Changes in Probate Charges Present a New Issue for Executors appeared first on Executors Insurance ..read more