How to Handle a Missing Life Insurance Policy

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Tip 1 - Finding lost life-insurance policies - Consumer Reports

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Regis RAIN | permalink

At least $1 billion in benefits from misplaced or forgotten life-insurance policies are waiting to be claimed. Get information on how to locate these policies from Consumer Reports.

For further reading: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/02/how-to-find-lost-life-insurance-policies/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - How can I locate a lost life insurance policy?

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ilse Roegies | permalink

If a family member dies and you are unable to locate his or her life insurance policies, there is, unfortunately, no national or statewide database of all life insurance policies that you can consult. However, you can try to determine:

For further reading: http://www.iii.org/article/how-can-i-locate-lost-life-insurance-policy ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to find lost life insurance policies

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Brian Lambrecht | permalink

Lost life insurance policies account for billions in unclaimed money. Here’s where to look.
Tags: lost life insurance, missing life insurance, unclaimed life insurance

For further reading: http://www.insure.com/life-insurance/lost-policies.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Track Down a Lost Life Insurance Policy

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anika Lehde | permalink

My sister-in-law passed away recently. We thought she had a life insurance policy, but we've searched through her papers and can't find one. Is there a way to find out if she still had a policy and, if so, with what company?

For further reading: http://www.kiplinger.com/article/insurance/T034-C001-S001-how-to-track-down-a-lost-life-insurance-policy.html ^[4]