Submitted on Thursday 19th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make the Government add COVID-19 to the Notifiable diseases list for insurance.
Make the Government add COVID-19 to the Notifiable diseases list, so companies can claim on their business insurance for loss of earnings. This isn't about big business, this will help protect every Bar, Restaurant, Hotel, Corner Shop, Printer, Builder, Plumber, Delivery Company etc.
The UK is going to lose many businesses over the next few months, with many thousands of people being made redundant. As it stands currently, insurance policies don't cover those businesses that are suffering from a lack of income, because the pandemic COVID-19 isn't on a list of Notifiable Diseases. Insurance companies are going to be hit very heavily during this troubling time, but this is exactly why we all pay the premiums year after year. We need COVID-19 adding to this list now.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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: 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: 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: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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