I cannot find out what life insurance company a policy was written on.
My dad had a life insurance policy, with me as the sole beneficiary. I was not aware of it until after his death, when my daughter and a close family friend reminded me. They remembered him talking about it but didn't know what insurance company. My nephew was the executor. When my dad died my nephew and my brother took all my dad's papers that would be needed after his death (his death was expected, after a long illness). It is highly possible they (especially my brother) would know of the policy and not admit it. I have payment rec'ts and other proof of insurance policies as far back as the 1940's but a lot of the companies cannot be found, either long-gone or changed names. I cannot find policy information on anything that wasn't already known about at the time of his death. How can I investigate to find out what company this policy might have been with?