Just after some advice please.
FIL passed away 2 months ago and today my SIL received his £11k life insurance payout (LV sent to her as she's next of kin and put the claim in).
We are aware he has debts that we are dealing with at present. He had £6k in his bank and so far we are aware of around 6k worth of debt however we have a notice listed in the Gazette so more could come out of the woodwork.
My DH rang the co-op legal advice line today regarding the life insurance sum and they said if the policy is a nominated policy then it won't count as his estate, therefore they could keep the £5.5k each sibling. We have the policy document but there is nowhere on there where LV mention who would get the money so we are really confused.
Can anyone help shed any light on what would make this nominated? Does a name have to be physically printed on the paperwork?
Thanks