BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY ANNOUNCES SPECIAL OUTREACH TO POLICYHOLDERS AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANES
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
CHICAGO (September 28, 2005) - Bankers
Life and Casualty Company today announced a series of initiatives
to provide special help to its policyholders in Alabama, Louisiana
and Mississippi that have been affected by the hurricanes, as
requested by the state insurance departments:
- We are providing a grace period until January 1, 2006, for
premium payments due from affected policyholders. We will take no
actions on premiums due, overdue, or cancellations until after that
date, and policyholders may disregard any premium notices that may
be automatically generated before that date.
- After January 1, 2006, we will work with individual affected
policyholders on a case-by-case basis to bring their premiums
current in a method financially feasible for them.
- For the foreseeable future, we will process - on an expedited
basis, before all other pending business - any requests for loans,
withdrawals, or cancellations from affected policyholders.
- At all times, we will make every effort to modify our normal
administrative practices to accommodate affected policy
owners.
- We have established a special team to respond to service
requests from the affected areas. If you have a Bankers insurance
policy and you have questions or concerns about billing, claims or
any other service issue, please call us toll-free on the Gulf Coast
policyholder hotline, 1-800-843-9085, Monday
through Friday between the hours of 7am-7pm, CST.
Or send us an email at our special address: worldclass@banklife.com
Established in 1879 in Chicago, Bankers Life and Casualty
Company focuses exclusively on the financial security needs of
seniors. The company, a subsidiary of Conseco, Inc., offers a broad
portfolio of health and life insurance and retirement savings
products designed especially for seniors. Visit us online at www.bankers.com.
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