Life insurance

destroyer1979

My farther died last year, his life insurance was left to my mother who died 15 years ago, does the insurance now form part of his estate or does it go according to her will if there wasn’t a named contingent beneficiary 

McKneff

Was there anything in dad's will to say what was to happen to the the money if mother predeceased him. 
If not I am presuming that it will form part of his estate as mother never actually inherited it. 
I am happy to be corrected 

destroyer1979

Nothing specifically relating to the insurance, in his will everything has been left to his partner, in mums will it was all left to my farther, if that failed it was to me next. 

Keep_pedalling

Unless the policy was written in trust, which is unlikely it forms part of his estate 

tacpot12

It would be worth asking the insurance company whether they will pay the money to your dad's estate. 

destroyer1979

Keep_pedalling said:

Unless the policy was written in trust, which is unlikely it forms part of his estate 

I have just spoken to the insurance company, they said it had been left in trust, does this mean it will form part of my mothers estate? They couldn’t confirm on the phone but said I will get a letter.