22/10/2026
Life insurance can help loved ones cover an inheritance tax (IHT) bill after you die and putting the policy in trust can shield the payout from IHT. But if you get it wrong you risk locking in unsuitable terms or delaying payment.
Which? highlights six costly errors people make when putting life insurance in trust, from choosing the wrong type of trust to forgetting to add the right beneficiaries.
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Our survey found around half of Which? members that put life insurance in trust did so to sidestep inheritance tax