This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Force Insurance Firms to cover claims from businesses affected by Covid-19.
Pressure Insurers to retrospectively include Covid-19 as a Notifiable Disease for policy holders.
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Treat business fairly. Assess claims arising from ‘Business interruption’, caused by Covid-19, and where deemed to be affected by this Notifiable Disease, offer support and financial assistance, Which is the obligation of an Insurer.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The decision to pay out under a policy is one for individual insurance companies, not the UK Government or Parliament. If you are unhappy with the decision of your insurer you should complain directly to them. If you are unsatisfied with how an insurer responds to your complaint you may wish to contact the financial ombudsman: https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/businesses/complaints-deal/insurance
You can find out what Government support is available for businesses as a result of the coronavirus here: https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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