Estate planning at Modern Woodmen
How to protect 15 Modern Woodmen accounts — manage beneficiaries online, fund a trust by mail, and file claims through Modern Woodmen's Members' Service Department (beneficiary changes, assignments)
Service Center
Modern Woodmen of America, P.O. Box 2005, Rock Island, IL 61204-2005 (street: 1701 1st Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201)
Members' Service Department (beneficiary changes, assignments)
Beneficiary changes (Form 948): Modern Woodmen of America, P.O. Box 2005, Rock Island, IL 61204-2005. Absolute assignments (Form 953): Modern Woodmen of America, Members' Service Department, 1701 1st Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
Claim Department
Modern Woodmen of America, Attention: Claim Department, 1701 1st Avenue, P.O. Box 2005, Rock Island, IL 61204-2005
Modern Woodmen offers 15 insurance products that play a central role in estate planning. Because policy proceeds pass directly to named beneficiaries—bypassing probate entirely—keeping designations current is one of the highest-impact steps policyholders can take.
Modern Woodmen lets account holders update beneficiary designations online, by mail, and by phone, typically taking 10-15 minutes online; 15-20 minutes by mail plus home-office processing. Trust funding is also available, allowing families to name a trust as the policy beneficiary or establish an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT).
Modern Woodmen provides specific procedures for both proactive estate planning and filing claims after a death.
Preparing your estate
Beneficiaries and trust funding
How to manage beneficiaries online, fund a trust by mail, and review 15 account types at Modern Woodmen.
View details →When someone dies
Death claim process
Contact Modern Woodmen's Members' Service Department (beneficiary changes, assignments) to file a claim. 6-step process, 7 required documents, and contact information for survivors.
View details →Modern Woodmen's Members' Service Department (beneficiary changes, assignments) can answer questions about beneficiaries, trusts, or death claims at 1-800-447-9811.
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Service Center
Modern Woodmen of America, P.O. Box 2005, Rock Island, IL 61204-2005 (street: 1701 1st Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201)
Members' Service Department (beneficiary changes, assignments)
Beneficiary changes (Form 948): Modern Woodmen of America, P.O. Box 2005, Rock Island, IL 61204-2005. Absolute assignments (Form 953): Modern Woodmen of America, Members' Service Department, 1701 1st Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
Claim Department
Modern Woodmen of America, Attention: Claim Department, 1701 1st Avenue, P.O. Box 2005, Rock Island, IL 61204-2005
Estate planning articles
Learn how to protect your Modern Woodmen accounts and other assets with trusts, beneficiary designations, and estate planning documents.
