how do i find information on old insurance companies?
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Well to find old information on insurance companies you would have to check the archives that are within that company or you can check with the city the company was or is located in and seek archive information through the city if the company no longer exists.
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suggestion: try logging into an antiquity site.. sometimes the people there can help you and give you an estimate and document your items for insurance purposes.
193829
If I recall correctly, most phone companies have records of this sort.  You can use their records to obtain this information.
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You could also check with her bank to see if she had a safety deposit box.   Bank records (like statements) might show a payment that was made to the insurance company.\n\nIf you've exhausted all the options that you can do yourself (digging thru her papers), you could pay someone to do the search for you.  I found this site  when I googled your question.  \n\nhttp://www.searchint.com/policy.htm\n\nI have no affiliation with this company, I assume they charge you for their efforts.\n\nGood Luck
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Try doing a search for their personal websites, they may have the info you need there.
137362
Here is some info on life insurance: http://www.insuremylife.org/info.html
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Can you give me an idea how long ago so I know where to start searching...;
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You can do a search online. There are a number of sites that rate insurance companies, as well as other companies.
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* Go through canceled checks or contact your deceased relative's bank for copies of old checks. If he or she wrote checks to pay premiums, the insurer's name should be listed on the checks. \n\n* Check old credit card statements. Your relative may have paid premiums by credit card. \n\n* Check probate court records for details of your relative's estate. If the estate has gone through or is in probate court, a life insurance policy could show up as an asset. \n\n* Contact any past employers to see if your relative had group life insurance. \n\n* Contact other family members (i.e., brothers, sisters, or children) who may have been privy to your relative's finances. Perhaps they will know if he or she had insurance and from whom it was purchased. Also ask your relative's lawyer, banker, or accountant. \n\n* Track down your relative's auto or home insurance agents. They may have sold him or her a life insurance policy or at least know from whom it may have been purchased. The agent can also query the home office of the company to determine if there is a policy on file for that client. Under the new HIPPA guidelines, there may be legal requirements before any information can be released, but you will know what the policy is there to make the request. \n\n* If your relative bought life insurance fairly recently, there might be a trail of the companies to which he/she applied. The Medical Information Bureau maintains a database that might show if insurers requested your relative's medical information within the past seven years. Record searches can be requested through the Disclosure Office of the MIB and cost $8.50.\n\nLife Quotes: http://www.insureme.com/landing.aspx?Refby=614500&Type=life\n\nTake care, \nRon @ InsureMe
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Not very many newspapers, the Sacto Bee included, have converted their old articles to searchable databases. I believe you can still go down to the Bee's offices (assuming you are in Sacramento, or nearby) and search their microfilm records. The Sacramento Public Library might also be a good source.
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Online from 1991 is doubtful, considering those records would be considered "old" in the internet history.  Try contacting ACT/College Board?
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The local property assessment office should have those records.\n\nYou should always consider Title Insurance before buying, however.
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You are probably going to be out of luck unless you can find one of the requested documents.  Reclaiming unclaimed property is a real pain and unless it;'s a substantail amount of money, not worth the time.  I have the same type problem with an insurance company from 8 years ago, and now they want a copy of the policy.\nYeah, right!  So unless you can provide what they want, you are pretty much out of luck!
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old newspapers.  Try the library
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Try the very old and well-established Better Business Bureau.\nHere you can find complaints, track record, and reliability.\nIf this isn't enough, don't simply google the company name because you'll get advertisements, false reviews, and a lot more irrelevant stuff.\nWord of mouth is useful too, if it's possible to obtain.
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You could always look back in your checkbook to see how much you wrote the check for.  Best to call the old brokerage firm though and see if they still have the info in their databases.
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Try this http://www.whitepages.com or http://www.yellowbook.com those websites you can search for the company name of whom you are looking for and get their number that way.