After informing us of a death, you will receive an email within a few working days, telling you which documents we need. The procedure is explained in more detail below.
Once you have notified us of a client’s death, we will block all access to the deceased person’s banking services. This includes services such as Internet Banking and banking through the ABN AMRO app. But also bank accounts, debit cards and credit cards. It is, however, still possible to make deposits to the accounts.
The beneficiaries are legally obliged to pay the deceased person’s monthly mortgage repayments and the interest rate. They can do so via the Nabestaandendesk.
If you repay the mortgage in full within 1 year of the death, you will not incur a penalty. The same applies if you change the fixed-rate period within 1 year of the death.
Any ABN AMRO insurance policies will continue to be in force for the time being.
We can simply run the insurance in the name of the surviving partner if they lived at the same address as the deceased. Even if the deceased was the only policyholder. Because we may adjust the family situation, the premium may change. If the insurance needs to be canceled or changed, you can report this online. Non-life insurance (such as car or home insurance) will only be terminated after the sale or transfer of the car or home to a different name.
In that case, also contact the insurer to report the death.
Revolving credit facilities will automatically be blocked once you have informed us of a death and new withdrawals will no longer be possible. Any amounts withdrawn after the death must be repaid. As soon as we have been able to establish that you are responsible for handling the inheritance, we will discuss with you the amount that needs to be repaid.
For some loans, the residual debt can be cancelled, up to a certain amount. This means that the heirs do not need to pay us the outstanding amount. If the residual debt is not cancelled, the heirs will be required to repay the loan.
If the deceased had a business account or owned (or partly owned) a business, you may be considering closing or transfer the business. We can talk to you about this and help you decide what to do next. We can also discuss your options regarding transferring certain products (business or personal).
Remember to notify the Dutch Chamber of Commerce about the death.
If the investment account is registered in more than one name, the joint account holder can continue using it. If there is no joint account holder, the investment account will be blocked right away once you have informed us of the death. It will no longer be possible to buy and sell investment products. We will only unblock the account once we know who is taking care of the inheritance.
The value of the investments may increase or decrease in the meantime. Just like with loans, we can only quote specific amounts once we have established that you are responsible for handling the inheritance.
If the deceased had a supplementary pension, the accrued pension will be paid out to the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries will be required to use this capital to purchase a surviving dependants’ annuity, such as the ABN AMRO Nabestaanden Leefrente (Next of kin annuity).
If the deceased had an annuity and received regular pension benefits, these will be paid out to the beneficiaries as the ABN AMRO Nabestaanden Leefrente.
If the deceased had a Koopsom Garantie (single premium life insurance) policy or Lijfrente Garantie (guaranteed annuity) policy, these will be paid out by the insurer to the beneficiaries specified in the policy. The beneficiaries will then be required to use this capital to purchase a surviving dependants’ annuity.
Additional rules or other options will apply in many cases. With pension products too, we can only quote specific amounts once we have established that you are responsible for handling the inheritance.
