David Blunkett demands action from life insurance firm
Former home secretary David Blunkett is taking on a leading life insurance company on behalf of one of his constituents after a widow was left penniless.
Mr Blunkett became involved after 70-year-old Janice Wild complained that Windsor Life had failed to pay out on two policies worth around £35,000 when her husband died of leukaemia last August.
According to the Guardian, Mrs Wild sent numerous letters and made an official complaint but has received no reply from the insurer, a subsidiary of Swiss Re.
Mr Blunkett demanded an answer for Mrs Wild from the firm in mid-March but has yet to hear from Windsor.
The Guardian quoted Mr Blunkett as saying Windsor Life's actions represented "a clear case of total duplicity" in his letter.
"Stalling the payments which belong to Mrs Wild and leaving her penniless is appalling and unacceptable," he said.
Windsor Life told the paper it did not have the required authority from the policyholder to discuss the case with either the Guardian or Mr Blunkett.
Mrs Wild herself said she will soon have to rely on state benefits as her life savings have run out and she was relying on the policy.
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