Estate planning at Pekin Life
How to protect 17 Pekin Life accounts — manage beneficiaries by phone, fund a trust by mail, and file death claims
Pekin Life
Subsidiary of Pekin Insurance (Farmers Automobile Insurance Association)
pekininsurance.com→
Policy Services - Life Insurance
Pekin Life Insurance Company, 2505 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61558-0001
Policy Services - Life Insurance
Pekin Life Insurance Company, 2505 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61558-0001
Life and Annuity Claims
Pekin Life Insurance Company, 2505 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61558-0001
Pekin Life offers 17 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.
Beneficiary designations at Pekin Life can be managed by mail and by phone, typically taking 15-20 minutes to complete; 2-4 weeks for processing. Trust funding is also available, allowing families to name a trust as the policy beneficiary or establish an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT).
Pekin Life has documented procedures for both preparing accounts during your lifetime and handling claims when an account holder passes away.
Preparing your estate
Beneficiaries and trust funding
How to update beneficiaries by phone, fund a trust by mail, and review 17 account types at Pekin Life.
View details →When someone dies
Death claim process
4-step process, 6 required documents, and contact information for survivors.
View details →Pekin Life operates in select states, so estate planning procedures may vary by location. Confirm availability in your state before initiating trust funding or account changes.
Frequently asked questions
Pekin does not publish a downloadable beneficiary change form and the policyholder login at mypireg.pekininsurance.us does not carry a beneficiary function, so this is a paper transaction. Call Policy Services at 800-322-0160 (Monday-Friday, 7:45am-4:15pm CT) and ask for the Life Insurance division, send the Policy Services - Life Insurance message form at https://www.pekininsurance.com/message/policy-services---life-insurance, or ask your independent Pekin agent. Do not use extension 2718 for this: on Pekin's Contact Us page that extension is Life Insurance billing, not policy service. Return the signed paperwork to Pekin Life Insurance Company, 2505 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61558-0001.
Sources
Data sourced from Pekin Life primary sources (18 pages reviewed). How we research.
Pekin Life
Subsidiary of Pekin Insurance (Farmers Automobile Insurance Association)
pekininsurance.com→Policy Services - Life Insurance
Pekin Life Insurance Company, 2505 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61558-0001
Policy Services - Life Insurance
Pekin Life Insurance Company, 2505 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61558-0001
Life and Annuity Claims
Pekin Life Insurance Company, 2505 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61558-0001
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Learn how to protect your Pekin Life accounts and other assets with trusts, beneficiary designations, and estate planning documents.
