Executor of will

Recently my mother has passed away, which left me the executor of the will, going through the insurance papers, i have found 2 that were in here previous name, my father died in 1999, to which my mother remarried 5 years later, but didn't change her surname on the insurance documents,  does anybody have any information, to what i should do. thanks

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  • Keep_pedalling
    Keep_pedalling Posts: 20,269 Forumite
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    Contact the insurance companies. They will probably want to see a copy of her marriage certificate as well as her death cirtificate.
  • Scot_39
    Scot_39 Posts: 3,188 Forumite
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    edited 16 April at 12:50PM
    Insurers you can often deal with initially without probate being granted if required.

    So talk to them direct.



    Other things may well need to wait.
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