Pensions & Insurance

Articles covering unclaimed pensions, life insurance policies and related financial products. Topics include tracing lost policies, Scottish estates, court-held funds and making compensation claims.

About Court Funds

Money held by courts from legal cases, inheritances and compensation becomes unclaimed after 10 years of no activity.

Mis-Sold Pensions: Making a Claim

If your pension was sold between 1988 and 1994, you might be entitled to compensation even if you missed the original deadline.

Scottish Estates

When a Scottish person dies without a will or known relatives, their estate goes to the Crown through a process called ultimus haeres.

Unclaimed Life Insurance

You might have unclaimed money from a dead relative's life insurance policy—here's how to find it.

Unclaimed Pensions

Billions in pension money sits unclaimed because people lose track of old workplace or personal pensions, but there are ways to find it.