Consumers United Insurance Company
Wilmington, Delaware
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
Consumers United Insurance Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Consumers United Group, Inc., a Delaware holding company with 100% ownership by a trust established for the benefit of the employees. The company concentrated on not-for-profit association group programs--group life, annuities, and accident and health products, as well as employee benefit plans. Consumers United was licensed in the District of Columbia and all states except Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

An order of liquidation was issued in mid-2004. The state life and health insurance guaranty associations helped arrange for two assuming insurers to assume its policy obligations (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
Term Life Policies
Combined Insurance Company of America
5050 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL.
800-225-4500
http://www.combined.com/
May 01, 1995
Life & Annuity
Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company
P.O. Box 5000
Syracuse, NY. 13250-5000
800-836-7100 ext 7024
http://www.unity-life.com
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February 15, 1995
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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: 62278
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: Delaware
The domiciliary state is the state in which an insurance company is incorporated or organized.
Rehabilitation Date: February 09, 1993
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 05, 1994
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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