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How to Find Existing Life Insurance Policies | Duncansville Benefits Broker

By Jackie Lohrey
www.livestrong.com

Whether your intent is to find existing life insurance policies for a loved one who passed or locate a policy taken out on you, the process can seem insurmountable if you do not know where to begin. Fee-based locator services may be able to help, but saving this option as a last resort can also save you money. To find existing life insurance policies, you will need to be diligent and realize this may take some time and a great deal of effort to accomplish.

Perform an Internal Investigation
Step 1

Collect personal and financial documents. Items to look for include checkbooks, bank and credit card statements, payroll check stubs, tax returns going back a minimum of two years, paper-based and electronic address books and papers or business cards saved in a file cabinet or drawer. Do not overlook homeowners and automobile insurance papers, as these can contain bundled insurance plans or the agent may remember referring the policyholder to a life insurance agent. In addition, look for correspondence with a family attorney.

Step 2

Look through the items you collected for evidence of correspondence with, or payment to an insurance company. Separate and list items that can possibly lead you to an existing life insurance policy. Look specifically for the names of insurance agencies, notes or memos that identify a payment as an insurance premium, brochures and business cards. On tax returns, look for interest income from an insurance company.

Step 3

Contact each company, attorney and former employer on your list by phone or by mail. Be prepared to provide the person’s full name, date of birth and social security number. If there is an existing life insurance policy, you will receive further instructions regarding how to file for benefits.

Perform an External Investigation
Step 1

Contact the deceased person’s bank to see if they had a safe deposit box.

Step 2

Check with the unclaimed property division for the state or states you believe the person purchased a life insurance policy. Most states provide online access for searching an unclaimed property database and instructions for recovering property you find.

Step 3

Get a list of insurance companies from your state insurance department for the state or states you believe the person purchased a life insurance policy. Narrow the list by area and contact each agency to find existing life insurance policies.

Step 4

Contact a policy locator service if efforts to locate an existing life insurance policy fail and you still believe one exists.

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