Submitted on Thursday 26th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 1st April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Allow people to claim on insurance for cancelled/delayed weddings due to Covid19
Couples/venues faces huge losses as they are unable to cover the cost of weddings that are cancelled/postponed due to Covid-19 inc self isolation or social distancing. I urge the Government to permit insurers/venues to reimburse Couples/venues during Covid19 and save the £10bln wedding industry.
We are due to get married on 20th June and our venue is unable to cover the cost of the postponement. As a result asking us to pay twice due to their insurance not covering the cost, it is also unlikely that our insurers will pay as a result of Covid-19 and if there are legislative changes it will make it even harder. Many wedding forums have thousands of couples worried about how their dream day can go ahead and after years of savings they cannot afford to do it again. A change is required during this time to help the millions of couples and their dream day celebrating their love.
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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
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters sent to Government Ministers on 30 March: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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