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            Business ProfileWoodmenLife

            Insurance Companies
            Multi Location Business
            BBB accredited business

            Contact Information

            1700 Farnam St

            Omaha, NE 68102-2022

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            (402) 342-1890

            Business hours

            7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
            Business Hours
            7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
            7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
            7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
            7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
            7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
            Closed
            Closed

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            Customer Reviews

            1.5/5

            Average of 8 Customer Reviews

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            Customer Complaints

            8 complaints closed in last 3 years

            5 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            BBB Rating & Accreditation

            BBB accredited businessA+

            Accredited Since: 10/1/1960

            Years in Business: 133

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            Products & Services

            WoodmenLife provides sales of insurance products including whole life, universal life, cancer, disability, accident, hospital supplements, long term care, dental and critical illness. They also offer Medicare supplements, annuities, mutual funds and individual IRAs.

            Business Details

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              Location of This Business
              1700 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102-2022
              BBB File Opened:
              12/1/1936
              Years in Business:
              133
              Business Started:
              6/6/1890
              Business Incorporated:
              3/4/1891
              Accredited Since:
              10/1/1960
              Licensing Information:
              This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
              Type of Entity:
              Corporation
              Alternate Business Name
              • Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
              Hours of Operation

              Primary

              M:
              7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
              T:
              7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
              W:
              7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
              Th:
              7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
              F:
              7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
              Sa:
              Closed
              Su:
              Closed
              Business Management
              • Ms. Lynne Barr, Director of Core Operations Compliance and Customer Support
              • Mr. Patrick L. Dees, President/CEO
              Contact Information

              Principal

              • Mr. Patrick L. Dees, President/CEO

              Customer Contact

              • Ms. Lynne Barr, Director of Core Operations Compliance and Customer Support
              • Mr. Patrick L. Dees, President/CEO
              • Ms. Kerry Heinrich, Director of Marketing & Communications
              • Mr. Barb Miller, Communications Manager
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              Customer Complaints

              8 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              03/19/2024

              Complaint Type:
              Billing Issues
              Status:
              Answered
              In 2023 my family borrowed against my life insurance policy, using it as a loan which we would pay back with interest. We have been making monthly payments as agreed. In February I received a 1099R reporting the loan as taxable income after I had filed our taxes. Upon reaching out to my agent we discovered my life insurance, which we had updated in 2020, had been placed in a Modified Endowment Contract. Neither my agent nor my family knew this had happened, nor that we would have to count my loan as income. My agent has been working tirelessly to figure this out but continues to get conflicting information from the home office. This additional tax that I will have to pay (even though we have made consistent monthly payments) will cause significant hardship for my family. Had we known that we would have to pay taxes ($6,000) plus pay back the "loan" with interest we NEVER would have done so. My agent and I had lengthy discussions before taking out the loan and I was always assured this would not be counted as income as long as I paid it back monthly. I need some help and don't know what else to do.
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              Most Recent Customer Review

              mitchell . S

              02/07/2024

              years ago it was a good company , but after many years my whole life policy was changed to flex life . it has now run out of money and in a few months i will have no coverage . this was done with out my consent and it is just an under handed way to skim all the money out of the policy instead of paying the benifit that was promised . my policy was sold to me in 1977 and presented as a way to prepare for retirement . the woodmen execs. will have a good retirement , i have nothing. woodmen insurance is just a run of the mill ins. company now , i would not recommend to anyone . I have 3 other policies on my family that i will cancel and try to get what little cash value is left . they have adopted a very dishonest method of doing bussiness.

              WoodmenLife Response

              02/15/2024

              We would like to discuss your concerns with you. Please give call our Customer Service Team at 402-225-3108, or if you choose, you can submit your concerns in writing and mail to: WoodmenLife 1700 Farnam Street Omaha, NE 68102 Thank you.
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