What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington State
My husband worked for a major corp. He and I married in 89. He retired in 92. As part of the processing of his retirement he had to go through insurances, etc. We had just had a baby so the HR person came to the house with papers. Over the past 17 years our papers were destroyed when water damaged our house. Meanwhile, after nearly 20 years marriage he died in March. The insurance company says I'm not the beneficiary when I remember clearly us making this designation. The company maintained management of benes until 2005. They then turned management of them to Fidelity. In mid 2008 Fidelity then turned just the life insurance over to Metlife to administer. Met claims to have ordered my husbands file from the corp he worked for and finds NOTHING as far as beneficiary updates since 1981. I find it so hard to believe. We married in 89. He retired in 92. I remember sitting with HR and making all the designations with my husband. I believe his exwife whom he was only married to 7 years, who had an affair on him and she divorce him....will bet the money. But Metlife also refuses to tell me who the beneficiary is. I was married nearly 20 years, gave up career to care for him the past 5 years all the while taking some consolation that there would be life insurance to help me get through the rough spot. What can I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My husband worked for a major corp. He and I married in 89. He retired in 92. As part of the processing of his retirement he had to go through insurances, etc. We had just had a baby so the HR person came to the house with papers. Over the past 17 years our papers were destroyed when water damaged our house. Meanwhile, after nearly 20 years marriage he died in March. The insurance company says I'm not the beneficiary when I remember clearly us making this designation. The company maintained management of benes until 2005. They then turned management of them to Fidelity. In mid 2008 Fidelity then turned just the life insurance over to Metlife to administer. Met claims to have ordered my husbands file from the corp he worked for and finds NOTHING as far as beneficiary updates since 1981. I find it so hard to believe. We married in 89. He retired in 92. I remember sitting with HR and making all the designations with my husband. I believe his exwife whom he was only married to 7 years, who had an affair on him and she divorce him....will bet the money. But Metlife also refuses to tell me who the beneficiary is. I was married nearly 20 years, gave up career to care for him the past 5 years all the while taking some consolation that there would be life insurance to help me get through the rough spot. What can I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?