Property type · NAUPA IN03
Unclaimed proceeds due beneficiaries
- 38,834
- records of this type
- $384.1M
- total being held
- $4,633
- median record
- $751,228
- largest record
A life insurance payout, annuity or policy benefit that never reached the person entitled to it.
These are among the saddest records in the file. Often the policyholder died and the beneficiary never knew the policy existed, or the insurer had an address decades out of date.
What you will need to claim it
The policy number if known, the death certificate where the insured has died, and proof of your relationship to them.
Every claim also needs government photo identification and proof of your Social Security number, plus a document linking you to the address the property was reported under. That last item is the one that stops most people.
Who reported the most of it
| Company | Records |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Life Insurance | 9,875 |
| Prudential Insurance | 7,476 |
| American General Life Insurance | 2,479 |
| Transamerica Life Insurance | 1,497 |
| American National Insurance | 1,408 |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance | 933 |
Unclaimed proceeds due beneficiaries: common questions
What is unclaimed proceeds due beneficiaries?
A life insurance payout, annuity or policy benefit that never reached the person entitled to it. 38,834 such records are in our database, worth $384,078,589 in total, with a median of $4,633.
Why did this end up with the state?
These are among the saddest records in the file. Often the policyholder died and the beneficiary never knew the policy existed, or the insurer had an address decades out of date.
What proof will I need?
The policy number if known, the death certificate where the insured has died, and proof of your relationship to them. On top of that, every claim needs government photo ID and proof of your Social Security number.
Is unclaimed proceeds due beneficiaries still claimable after many years?
Yes. States hold unclaimed property indefinitely as custodian. There is no deadline and no point at which the state takes ownership — records from the 1980s are claimed regularly.
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Search your name — freeOther kinds of unclaimed property
- Checking Accounts56,311
- Cashier's Checks41,888
- Underlying Shares/Outstand Cer41,193
- Savings Accounts23,346
- Securities21,093
- Individual Policy Benefit/Clm20,326
- Accounts Payable18,684
- Misc Intangible Prop14,266
- Misc Outstanding Checks13,694
- Checking Accounts, Dmnd Depsit13,472
- Savings Accts/Crdt Union Shrs13,150
- Refunds Due12,565
- Mutual Fund Shares12,328
- Shares of Stock (rtrned by Po)12,193
- Proceeds-Policy Endow, Annuity11,684
- Outstanding Official Checks10,891
- Credit Bal - Accts Receivable10,862
- Escrow Accounts10,687
- Other9,961
- Dividends9,759
- Vendor Checks9,291
- Group Policy Benefit/Clm Pmts8,921
- Credit Balances8,792
- Matured CD Or Save Cert8,717
Counted from the California public unclaimed property file, refreshed weekly, covering records of $2,500 and above with no claim activity recorded. Category code IN03 follows the NAUPA standard property type list used by state administrators.
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