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Claiming On PPI

Hello again clever people

I am in a bit of a quandry. My dad sadly passed away 4 weeks ago, and I am dealing with his estate. He had a small life insurance policy which covered the cost of his funeral, and not much else.

He had an account with Barclays, and when I went into the branch to close it, they told me he had a Barclaycard (which I knew) and a loan account (which I didn't know). So any moneys left in his current account would offset his debts. Fair enough.

However, on checking his barclaycard statement he was paying almost £50 PPI! I so wish he had spoken to me about this before, because I could have helped him.

So, today I receive a letter from Barclays advising of the balance of the barclaycard, which has shot up £1300 from the last statement I had, and asking if I have other funds in the account to cover it. Doesn't the PPI cover death? If I google it, all I get is PPI claim info rather than what it covers. I have written back to Barclays today about this, and will be seeing if I can reclaim his PPI posthumously, but if anyone knows about the death cover now, I would be grateful.
Light Bulb Moment: October 2011
Debts: Cabot [STRIKE]£3289[/STRIKE] £0 :jLink 1 [STRIKE]£4050[/STRIKE] £0 Monument [STRIKE]£2907[/STRIKE] £0 Link 2 [STRIKE]£1083[/STRIKE] £0Overdraft [STRIKE]£3450[/STRIKE] £0 :beer:

Mortgage balance Mar 15 £16,927.68 / £14,3,810
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