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Universe Life Insurance Company
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Lewiston, Idaho
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| Company Overview |
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| The Universe Life Insurance Company was an insurer domicilied in Idaho and licensed to operate in 24 states. The company offered non-participating ordinary life (including term and group) and group and individual hospitalization insurance; long term care; accident and health; and disability policies. The company was ordered into liquidation in December 1998. The following year, the state life and health insurance guaranty associations helped arrange for a number of companies to assume the policies of Universe Life (see below).
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| Policy & Claims Administration |
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| 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. |
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Type of Policy
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Transferred to:
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Transfer Date
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A & H
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December 28, 1999
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Individual Health, Accident, Disability
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July 01, 1999
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Long Term Care
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July 01, 1999
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| Contact Information |
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| 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. |
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| The liquidator, by court order, becomes the sole owner of the company's assets and administers the estate of the company. |
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| 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 |
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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. |
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The domiciliary state is the state in which an insurance company is incorporated or organized. |
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| Rehabilitation Date: |
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March 05, 1996 |
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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. |
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| Liquidation Date: |
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December 04, 1998 |
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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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© 2001-2008 All Rights Reserved. The National Organization of Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Associations |
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