Advocates: Life insurers potentially missing millions of deaths annually
June 24, 2026 by John Hilton
Consumer advocates are urging life insurance regulators to strengthen death-claim searches, warning that relying on the federal Death Master File may be missing millions of deaths each year.
Richard M. Weber, a 59-year veteran of the life insurance industry, told regulators Monday that only about 16% of U.S. deaths are now captured in the Social Security Administration’s limited-access Death Master File, the primary federal database insurers are required to check under many state unclaimed life insurance laws.
Originally Posted at InsuranceNewsNet on Jun 17, 2026 by John Hilton.
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