Commentary on Sections Part 4 – Civil Partnership: Northern Ireland.Introduction Chapter 3 – Property and Financial Arrangements Section 194: Assurance policy by civil partner for benefit of other civil partner etc.
365.This section extends the application of section 4 of the Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 to civil partners, so that if a civil partner takes out a life insurance policy to provide for his or her civil partner or children the money payable under the policy is not to form part of the estate of the insured.