Petition · past parliament
Bring British Insurers to heel over refusal to honour business interruption Ins
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We appeal to the government to bring the British Insurers to heel for their unresponsiveness and disregard for government directive on business interruption insurance. Businesses have insured risks under denial of access, infectious disease & natural disaster accident insurers refuse to respond.
Businesses have insured themselves against risk paying hefty premiums and many are now left with no option but to lay off people and go bust. Many retailers and SME's do not have the cashflow to pay employees or suppliers. Insurers are refusing to engage despite the PM stating that he added covid 19 to the infectious disease list so that companies could claim. INSURERS we have salons,pubs, restaurants, nurseries lowest paid losing everything, mass lay offs and tax payer DWP picking up bill
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The decision to pay out under a policy is one for individual insurance companies, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you are unhappy with the decision of your insurer you should complain directly to them.
If you are unsatisfied with how an insurer responds to your complaint you may wish to contact the financial ombudsman: https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/businesses/complaints-deal/insurance
You can find information about financial assistance available to businesses here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
If you are unhappy with the decision of your insurer you should complain directly to them.
If you are unsatisfied with how an insurer responds to your complaint you may wish to contact the financial ombudsman: https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/businesses/complaints-deal/insurance
You can find information about financial assistance available to businesses here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
Timeline
| 13 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.