life insurance beneficiaries

Unclaimed Property: Is Missing Money Looking for You?

There's a lot of "lost" money out there in America waiting for people to find it: Some $33 billion in unclaimed property and cash, in fact. And whether it comes a from relative who left an unclear will, a long-forgotten 401(k), or a disused bank account, some of it could be yours.

Found Money: Life Insurers Start to Seek Out Missing Beneficiaries

Odd thing: Just being the beneficiary of a life insurance policy doesn't mean you'll get the money when the policyholder dies. Turns out, you have to ask for it. And people failing to ask has led to as much as $1 billion going, not to people's heirs, but to the states. Thankfully, that's changing.