Looking for old or lost life insurance policies?

Perhaps, you are an executor to a family member’s estate, and don’t know where to look for any policies.

Or perhaps, you know you purchased a policy light years ago, but cannot remember where it is.

Sweetie-pie, my poodle, would like to help you sniff out those policies too. But I think you have a much better chance with the Government office.

Where to start

If you know with which life insurance company your policy is with, you can give them a call and they will issue you a duplicate or a policy certificate for a nominal fee.

If you don’t know with which insurance company the individual may have insurance, then a good place to start would be The Financial Consumer Office of the Government of Canada – Ombudsman Service Office.

There is no central registry or database in Canada that has a policy listing of all life insurance policies in force.  Each life insurance company keeps their own records.

So you will need to give each insurance company a call.  The Ombudsman Office has a complete list of life insurance companies, with telephone and contact information on their website. I would start with the most well known life insurance companies first.

Follow the link to the Ombudsman Office  Insurance Finder button.

Much success in finding those old dusty, trusty policies.   🙂

Best Jane