Elderly dementia sufferer has her funeral insurance policy cancelled

The son of an elderly dementia sufferer - http://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=sufferer has been left outraged after the funeral insurance policy she paid thousands towards was cancelled after she forgot to make an annual payment.<br> <br> <br> <br> Brett Aberton only recently discovered that his mother Margaret had a funeral insurance policy she paid $4,152 toward.<br> <br> <br> <br> He found that the policy had been cancelled in August 2016 after Margaret forgot to pay her annual bill.<br> <br> <br> <br> Scroll down for video <br> <br> <br> <br> Brett Aberton only recently discovered that his mother Margaret had a funeral insurance policy she paid $4,152 towards<br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Aberton tried to rectify what had happened and offered to pay what his mother was owing but he was told that wasn't possible.<br> <br> <br> <br> 'In all honesty if mum was of full capability and mind she would be angry - as anyone would be,' he told A Current Affair. <br> <br> <br> <br> RELATED ARTICLES<br> <br> Previous<br> <br> <br> <br> 1<br> <br> Next<br> <br> <br> <br> Spectacular Vivid light show illuminates the iconic Sydney... 'Keep your mouth shut': Shocking moment sweat-soaked rookie... <br> <br> Share this article<br> <br> Share When he was told he couldn't pay what was owing, he tried to organise a new insurance policy for her.<br> <br> <br> <br> But as she is 81 this also wasn't possible.<br> <br> <br> <br> 'That was the bitter pill to swallow at the very end that now knowing we can't re-open the policy with the offer of paying in the arrears for the premiums, but now the fact that she is 81-years-old we weren't even offered a policy,' he said. <br> <br> <br> <br> Consumer Action Law Centre's Gerard Brodie said that the funeral skin cancer insurance policy - https://healthnews24.my-free.website/blog/post/3844/extent-of-programmatic-buying-in-healthcare-marketing-1 industry needs stronger regulation.  <br> <br> <br> <br> 'The cost of funeral insurance far outweighs the benefit that people obtain from it,' he told the publication.<br> <br> <br> <br> The insurance company has since refunded Mr Aberton's mother what she had paid. <br> <br> <br> <br> The insurance company has since refunded Mr Aberton's mother what she had paid <br> <br> <br> <br> Advertisement Read more:<br> <br> A Current Affair: Funeral Insurance Scandal