My former husband passed away, I have an insurance policy from Prudential 1980 with Holmes Protection Inc. he worked more then 28 yrs. The carrier changed over to United States Life in 1983 and most recently Holmes Protection merged with ADT. I have a certificate stating this information and want to know how do I put in a claim? I cannot find United State Life, the other half of the policy was given over to American International Life Assuranc Company, I've called numerous #'s, all connected to each other and NO ONE can give me essential information. Can someone help me? Thank you for reading this! Veronica XXXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX
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ANSWER: Yes. First of all, please allow me to take a moment and say that I am genuinely sorry for all you have been through with this ordeal. I mean every word of that, and I deeply regret the obvious serious obstacles occasioned by this situation. Here is how this works. You have certainly been more than diligent. I share your confusion in a certain sense on account of the following information. The United States Life Insurance Company as it exists today falls under the umbrella of American General Life Companies. But, whatever the case, you are trapped in the bureaucracy and need some outside help, at least in my opinion; otherwise, you are likely to get no results. That means going to the government, namely the New York State Department of Financial Services. In fact, I am pleased to say that there is a fairly recent program designed just for folks in shoes similar to yours: Lost Policy Finder. I realize that technically you have not lost the policy per se, but nevertheless this is where I would turn for help and it represents my very best recommendation. I offer my condolences to any affected by the loss.
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Am not able to scan death certificate to attach to Lost Policy form as you suggested. Can someone walk me through this because I have the ability to fax, print, scan & copy on printer.
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