Fortunately, my dad was sensible enough to give me his Qantas account details before he died for me to transfer his points out.
This is yet another area where US-based frequent flyer schemes are much better. The article is incorrect about some details. American, Alaska, United and Delta all transfer miles at the direction of the estate's executor. Some of their T&Cs allow them to charge a fee. Some of them say they won't do the transfer. In reality, they do it and without charge. Forms vary. United is the most burdensome, requiring a JP or Notary to witness it, but scanned and emailed is fine. In my experience, they all do it very quickly (1-3 days), except Delta which took 7 weeks.
Don't forget hotel points. Likewise, major US-based ones will transfer. Marriott has one ridiculous "feature" though. Their 100k/ calendar year transfer limit applies, so if the deceased has over 100k points, you have to keep contacting Marriott annually for however long that takes.
