In case you are the beneficiary of a deceased person’s life insurance policy, then you need to file for a death benefit arising from the policy. If you don’t file for these benefits and claims, then you will actually never see these monies come your way in the form of the policy benefits. The saddening or surprising fact is that a number of the beneficiaries to these claims and benefits actually fail to file for the claims and as such there is such a huge figure in unclaimed insurance claims that is being held by the authorities, figures estimated to have gone as high as to hit the $1 billion mark.
The reason that has been behind the failure by many not to file for these benefits has been as a result of the view that many have had. There are some who have had a view that filing for these claims is a sign of being greedy.
The reality is that a life insurance policy is basically designed and purposed to help the loved ones who will be left behind cope with the loss of the insured one, who may have been the provider to the family. This is considering the fact that there are lots of financial responsibilities that will devolve on the surviving family members and as such there is never to be seen any shame in pursuing the benefits that come and are provided for in a life insurance claim, this actually being the purpose for which the cover or plan was taken anyway. Here under is a look at some of the things to do and some of the steps to take so as to effectively make your file for these benefits arising from a deceased one’s life insurance policy as a beneficiary to the policy.
First and foremost, you need to get the policy details. This will as such call on you to have with you the policy document. Where you happen to be aware of where it is that the deceased person may have kept this document, in most cases they would be in such safe places like banks and the like, then it will make your work much easier. However, in the event that you happen to be unaware of where it would be that these were kept, then you may be well advised to get in liaison with the insurance agents or the human resource department from where your loved one worked to get the help you want when it comes to the need to trace this document and policy details.
Then you need to check other policies and as well contact the insurance agent.