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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Vicky Shaw

Could you accidentally leave your pension to an ex? Wealth firm warns of risks

Nearly two-thirds of people said their partner or spouse is their named beneficiary, according to Aviva (Anthony Devlin/PA) - (PA Archive)

One in six (15%) adults who are in a couple do not know who would receive their pension savings if they died, a survey has found.

This figure rises to nearly a fifth (18%) of people aged 79-plus, according to Aviva, which warned that some people may have been “married, divorced and married again”.

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