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SteveDallas · 10-09-2010, 05:51 PM

We received a letter today from a life insurance company, stating that they are in receivership and are asking for assistance locating a policy holder (namely my wife's father) so that they can settle a financial obligation owed to their client and/or client's beneficiaries.

The thing is, he died 17 years ago. So we're a little suspicious. Of course we googled the name of the company and the name of the lawyer on the letter. And got web sites which looked nice & official, which I personally could fake in about five minutes.

What's the best way to verify this is (or is not) legit before we reply? Licensing? Court records?

10-09-2010, 05:51 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Help me check this out... We received a letter today from a life insurance company, stating that they are in receivership and are asking for assistance locating a policy holder (namely my wife's father) so that they can settle a financial obligation owed to their client and/or client's beneficiaries. The thing is, he died 17 years ago. So we're a little suspicious. Of course we googled the name of the company and the name of the lawyer on the letter. And got web sites which looked nice & official, which I personally could fake in about five minutes. What's the best way to verify this is (or is not) legit before we reply? Licensing? Court records?