You would need to contact AA for any refund
If it was an AA fare, then AA's conditions of carriage apply ; if a BA one then AA would just be acting as an agent and so BA's conditions apply
Both BA and AA state that the cancellation penalty is
Originally Posted by BA
WAIVED FOR DEATH OF A PASSENGER AND PASSENGERS
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.
Unless you have a ticket which is refundable minus a penalty less than any insurance excess or change fee is less than the excess, the easiest method would seem to be to contact the travel insurer