Centennial Life Insurance Company
Lenexa, Kansas
Policyholder Information
Site Contents:
Company Overview - Background information on the company
Policy & Claims Administration - Information on how policies and claims are being handled
Contact Information - Contacts for more information concerning your policy or claim
Company Details - Additional information about the company
Frequently Asked Questions - Answers to frequently asked questions about the company and the insolvency process
Company Overview
Centennial Life Insurance Company was an insurer headquartered in Kansas. Prior to rehabilitation, the company was licensed in all states except Maine, New York, and Rhode Island and in the District of Columbia. It was previously licensed in Puerto Rico as well.

Centennial’s business was primarily group accident & health (predominantly major medical coverage) and group long-term disability, plus very small blocks of life and annuity business. Centennial was declared insolvent and ordered liquidated in mid-1998, with the state life and health insurance guaranty associations arranging for the payment of claims. The guaranty associations also helped arrange for two assuming insurers to assume certain of its policy obligations thereafter (see below).

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Policy & Claims Administration
Policies of an insolvent company are often transferred to a financially sound insurance company. If policies are not transferred to another company, the policies are continued and claims administered by either the guaranty associations or a third-party administrator (TPA) working on behalf of the associations. Please contact the company/TPA listed below or the guaranty association in your state of residence for more information about your policy.
Type of Policy Transferred to: Transfer Date
LTD policies
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT. 06089
888-747-8819
http://www.thehartford.com
December 31, 2000
Other Block
New Era Life Insurance Company
200 Westlake Park Blvd.
Suite 1200
Houston, TX. 77079-2663
800-713-4680
http://www.neweralife.com
More
April 20, 2000
NOTE: Other block: youth life, life conversion, hospital indemnity, and medical conversion policies
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Contact Information
Guaranty association coverage is coordinated on a state-by-state basis, with coverage usually being provided by the association in your state of residence, regardless of where you purchased your policy. Policyholders should contact their state guaranty association with any questions they have about their policies. The drop-down menu below will take you to your state association's Web site, which provides answers to frequently asked questions and contact information.
The liquidator, by court order, becomes the sole owner of the company's assets and administers the estate of the company.
If you are unsure who to contact with your questions, please e-mail us here, and we will forward your message to the appropriate party.
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Company Details
NAIC Number: 61654
An NAIC number is a five-digit number assigned to every insurance company by the NAIC (National Association of Insurance Commissioners). Because each company has its own unique number, the NAIC number can be used to identify a particular company.
Domiciliary State: Kansas
The domiciliary state is the state in which an insurance company is incorporated or organized.
Rehabilitation Date: February 04, 1998
Following the rehabilitation date, the insurance commissioner of the company's domiciliary state initiates a process whereby every attempt is made to help the company regain its financial footing.
Liquidation Date: May 27, 1998
The liquidation date is the date that the state court orders the liquidation of the company. The liquidator is the domestic state insurance commissioner, who appoints a deputy liquidator (also called a special deputy receiver) to marshal the company's assets and pay the claims asserted against the liquidated company according to the state's insurance receivership priority statute.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Insolvency FAQs
General FAQ's
The Insolvency Process
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