My mother is in the hospital unable to communicate. Our family needs to know if she has life insurance. Is there some type of national registry that we can search?
Total Comments: 6
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 03:57 am Post Subject:
You may try searching in her files or phone-book. You may also consult with her friends or ex-colleagues who may have such information. Some times, such information are available with the past employers.
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 04:22 am Post Subject:
Going through her financial documents and files is not a bad idea. Even if you'd come across her agent information it's going to be of much help. Yes, I'd agree about her friends or colleagues, but to me it seems that there's more chance by checking out her financial files and papers if any.
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 04:38 am Post Subject:
I guess a national insurance directory would mean too much of personal information going public. You may also try out a couple of paid options to locate a policy eg. findyourpolicy.com or MIB policy locator service.
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 07:42 am Post Subject:
The MIB is the only think close to a registry, you'll pay a fee and the success rate is low, but it's all you really have.
Why don't people make others more aware of this stuff?
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:10 pm Post Subject:
Why don't people make others more aware of this stuff?
For the same reason no one above included the link to the MIB Lost Policy Locator Service:
http://www.mibsolutions.com/lost-life-insurance/
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 07:58 pm Post Subject: national registry
The only national registry I can think of is a company called: FindYourPolicy.com . It was created when the owners realized the difficulties in trying to find a missing life insurance policy. Register the 'company name only' which holds your policy. Then your beneficiary, with certainty, will be able to locate your policy when the time comes. Their goal is to eventually make missing policies a thing of the past. The site is well worth looking into.
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 03:57 am Post Subject:
You may try searching in her files or phone-book. You may also consult with her friends or ex-colleagues who may have such information. Some times, such information are available with the past employers.
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 04:22 am Post Subject:
Going through her financial documents and files is not a bad idea. Even if you'd come across her agent information it's going to be of much help. Yes, I'd agree about her friends or colleagues, but to me it seems that there's more chance by checking out her financial files and papers if any.
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 04:38 am Post Subject:
I guess a national insurance directory would mean too much of personal information going public. You may also try out a couple of paid options to locate a policy eg. findyourpolicy.com or MIB policy locator service.
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 07:42 am Post Subject:
The MIB is the only think close to a registry, you'll pay a fee and the success rate is low, but it's all you really have.
Why don't people make others more aware of this stuff?
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:10 pm Post Subject:
Why don't people make others more aware of this stuff?
For the same reason no one above included the link to the MIB Lost Policy Locator Service:
http://www.mibsolutions.com/lost-life-insurance/
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 07:58 pm Post Subject: national registry
The only national registry I can think of is a company called: FindYourPolicy.com . It was created when the owners realized the difficulties in trying to find a missing life insurance policy. Register the 'company name only' which holds your policy. Then your beneficiary, with certainty, will be able to locate your policy when the time comes. Their goal is to eventually make missing policies a thing of the past. The site is well worth looking into.
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