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Find a Location

Federal Life Insurance Company has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Federal Life Insurance Company

      3750 W. Deerfield Road Riverwoods, IL 60015-3565

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Federal Life Insurance Company

      PO Box 17879 Clearwater, FL 33762

    • Federal Life Insurance Company

      PO Box 163 Arnold, MD 21012

    Business ProfileforFederal Life Insurance Company

    Life Insurance
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.04/5stars

    Average of 96 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    48 complaints closed in last 3 years

    42 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 4/1/1952

    Years in Business: 124

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Federal Life Insurance Company specializes in life insurance, annuities, health insurance and retirement planning. 

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Federal Life Insurance Company has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Federal Life Insurance Company

        3750 W. Deerfield Road Riverwoods, IL 60015-3565

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Federal Life Insurance Company

        PO Box 17879 Clearwater, FL 33762

      • Federal Life Insurance Company

        PO Box 163 Arnold, MD 21012

      Location of This Business
      3750 W. Deerfield Road, Riverwoods, IL 60015-3565
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1952
      Years in Business:
      124
      Business Started:
      9/8/1899
      Business Started Locally:
      9/8/1899
      Accredited Since:
      4/1/1952
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Federal Life
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
      T:
      7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
      W:
      7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
      Th:
      7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
      F:
      7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
      Sa:
      Closed
      Su:
      Closed
      Business Management
      • Knut Olson, CEO
      • Kenneth Wallach, Administrative Officer
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Knut Olson, CEO

      Customer Contact

      • Kenneth Wallach, Administrative Officer
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (847) 850-3304
        Primary Fax

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: How to buy life insurance

      Customer Complaints

      48 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/07/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I signed up for an insurance policy with an effective date 06/01/2023 with an agent of this carrier over the phone, who told me the insurance was PPO insurance provided by MultiPlan (the largest PPO insurance provider in the market) . 12 days after signing the policy, I received the insurance card in the mail only to find out that Multiplan is not the insurance provider. I then contacted this agent office again about the fact that I feel lied to since I made it very clear that I did not want to have an insurance carrier that we will struggle to use because of it being new or not known by providers. The person I spoke to re-assured me that, that the limited benefit is just a discounted network and that we should not have any issues assessing medical service providers from network.In October, 2023 we decided to get our annual check only for us to find out that our primary health provider who is in network does not accept our insurance. The same month, I went to go see a sleep specialist who is in network. They accepted my insurance but had to place $225 on my debit card because they were not sure about the insurance company. I was later told by the provider that a claim has been filed and they will let me know of any development.Claim numbers 223-001054742-00(for specialist visit) was for $170. This claim is pending and has not been paid. The provider has sent the bill which would charge to my card because insurance has not paid them. The Claim number 223-0001017026-00 (cpap device) is showing in the system as denied. I have already paid for this.My wife went to see an OBGYN in the same month and that claim is also pending in the system. Claim number 223-0000981838-00. This claim shows in the insurance portal as $396 billed amount, but the provider just sent us a bill of $651.25 because our insurance has not paid any of their claims. We would have to pay out of pocket before this goes into collections. Such a horrible experience. I need all premium refunded.
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      Customer Reviews

      96 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Clifton T

      1 star

      04/18/2024

      0 STARS! This is not insurance!I found out the hard way yesterday while trying to get my husband medical help. This is only health discount. After finding out through the doctor ******* I called to try to speak to a representative. It is almost impossible to get an answer or call back. Every month Federal Life takes money out of my account. I never even get an receipt. I never get anything at all. They are getting free money. Almost $400 a month. When selling the what you think is health insurance when it's no more than an discount card

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