now the country may face a fine of millions of euros after its dereliction was referred to the european court of justice (ecj), the guardian reports. .
the latest figures mean that since january 2000, scottish widows has paid a total of £2.5bn in claims to more than 86,000 customers. .
the youngest adult claimant was aged 21, and the eldest aged 79. the age of the youngest children's claim was 8.2 months. .