Glasgow pensioners have been plunged into crisis after insurance companies abruptly cancelled policies covering funeral expenses.

The move by insurance giant Maiden Life Försäkrings has been branded as "immoral", leaving many elderly individuals, in their 80s and 90s, unable to foot their own funeral bills. Numerous clients of the company - which marketed the Family Protection Plan (FPP) via broker C Mutual and credit unions - have been contributing for over two decades.

For many, their contributions have significantly surpassed any payout they might have received upon their death. The cover will cease on 30 November.

An urgent meeting in Glasgow last Friday saw representatives from credit unions come together, contemplating a legal fight to reinstate the cover for pensioners, re

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