Liberty handles funeral cover through its general servicing channels rather than a dedicated funeral desk. Two routes are specific to funeral policies: funeral quotes on Liberty WhatsApp self-service, and funeral as its own claim type on the online claims system.
Official provider route
- General enquiries, claims and servicing: 0860 456 789 or 011 558 4871
- Email: [email protected]
- Liberty on WhatsApp, which handles policy documents, claims, tax certificates, financial adviser details and funeral quotes without queuing
- MyLiberty, the online self-service portal, for viewing your portfolio, downloading policy documents and updating your details
- Report suspected fraud anonymously on 0800 204 547
Claiming on a funeral policy
Liberty runs a digital claims submission form, and Funeral is one of the claim types it accepts online. You can upload documents as you go and return later to finish, which matters when you are gathering paperwork in the days after a death.
- Register or log in to Liberty digital claims from the how to claim page on its website
- Funeral is listed separately from Death for non-retirement products and Death for a retirement annuity. Choose the right one, because they need different documents
- The other online claim types are critical illness or dread disease, and disability or impairment
- If you are unsure which claim type applies or what is needed, Liberty asks you to phone 0860 456 789 or 011 558 4871 before submitting
What to have ready
- The policy number of the funeral policy, and the identity number of the life assured
- The death certificate and the notification of death, which the funeral director usually assists with
- The claimant identity document and proof of the bank account the payout must go to
- Funeral cover is designed to pay quickly. If a claim stalls, ask specifically which document is outstanding rather than resubmitting the whole claim
Escalation route
- Liberty publishes compliments, complaints and queries routes on its contact page. Use the complaints route and quote the claim or policy number
- If Liberty does not resolve it, a long-term insurance complaint can be taken to the National Financial Ombud Scheme on 0860 800 900
- If a policy has lapsed or you suspect a benefit was never paid out, Liberty publishes an unclaimed benefits search on its website, which is worth checking before assuming there is nothing to claim
Sources
- Liberty contact us page, for the general enquiries and claims numbers, the info mailbox, the WhatsApp self-service list including funeral quotes, the MyLiberty portal and the anonymous fraud reporting number
- Liberty how to claim page, for the digital claims submission process, the ability to upload documents in stages, and the list of claim types including Funeral
- Liberty website navigation, for the unclaimed benefits search and the compliments, complaints and queries routes
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