To Assist Those Impacted by Disastrous Midwest Storms and Floods in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, Five AXA Financial Insurance Com
June 26 2008 - 12:22PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to assist in the
relief for victims of the Midwest flooding disaster, five AXA
Financial, Inc. insurance companies announced today that they have
relaxed the grace period for policy premiums for those impacted by
the extreme storms and severe flooding in the counties declared as
disaster areas by the states of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Details
of this and additional actions being taken by the insurance
companies follow below. The five companies are: 1) AXA Equitable
Life Insurance Company (formerly known as The Equitable Life
Assurance Society of the U.S.) 2) AXA Life and Annuity Company
(formerly The Equitable of Colorado, Inc.) 3) MONY Life Insurance
Company 4) MONY Life Insurance Company of America 5) U.S. Financial
Life Insurance Company The companies listed above will extend, by
60 days, the grace period for payment of life premiums and policy
loan interest when the normal expiration of the grace period occurs
from June 16, 2008 through September 1, 2008. During this period,
policyholders may delay their payments by as many as 60 days
without penalty. In addition, the five insurers have also made
special arrangements during this emergency period to process policy
loan requests within a 24 to 48-hour period to support policy
owners who may have emergency needs as a result of the storms. All
claims that occur from the floods will be given prompt attention.
On an individual claim basis, every effort will be made to limit
the needed requirements to expedite the disbursement of funds. For
Illinois Consumers: The Illinois Division of Insurance advises that
Illinois consumers may contact the Division for information on
filing a complaint regarding any disaster-related dispute or issue
at a toll-free complaint hotline: 1-866-445-5364. They also may
file a complaint online at
http://www.idfpr.com/doi/Complaints/Complaints.asp All
policyholders of the five companies listed above are advised to
contact their financial professional or call the following
toll-free number for expedited customer service: 1-866-254-0149,
prompt 2 (Hours of Service are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET); or
policyholders can send email messages to . About AXA Financial AXA
Financial, Inc. is one of the premier U.S. organizations providing
financial protection and wealth management through its strong
brands: AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, AXA Advisors, LLC,
AXA Distributors, LLC, AXA Life and Annuity Company,
AllianceBernstein, L.P., and the MONY family of companies,
including MONY Life Insurance Company, MONY Life Insurance Company
of America and U.S. Financial Life Insurance Company. AXA Financial
is a member of the global AXA Group. GE-44835 (6/08) DATASOURCE:
AXA Financial, Inc. CONTACT: Jo Ann Tizzano, AXA Equitable,
+1-212-314-2979, Web site: http://www.axa-equitable.com/
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