Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Civil Partnership: England and Wales.Introduction Chapter 3 – Property and financial arrangements Section 70: Assurance policy by civil partner for benefit of other civil partner etc.
129.This section extends the application of section 11 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 (c.75) 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.