Death Master file News

Pennsylvania Reclaimed $185M for Insurance Consumers in 2015

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller announced that the state’s Insurance Department reclaimed $185,055,050 for insurance consumers throughout the state during 2015. The commissioner said that throughout 2015, the state’s Insurance Department helped 12,307 consumers around Pennsylvania receive some form of …

Two California Insurers Agree to Change Use of Death Master File

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced multi-million dollar settlement agreements with Guardian Life and Pacific Life related to their use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File database. Both insurers agreed to reform their business practices and use the …

MetLife to Pay States $500 Million in ‘Death Master’ Probe

MetLife Inc., the largest life insurer in the United States, will pay $500 million to settle a multi-state investigation into claims payment practices, the office of California’s state controller said on Monday. The investigation related to the use of the …