Pacific Life complaints

Pacific Life does not write enough business in the states we hold records for to be graded fairly. Small books produce complaint counts that are mostly chance, so the figures below are published without a letter rather than with a misleading one.

Pacific Life writes through 3 separate licensed companies. Regulators file complaints against each one individually; the figures here combine them, because that is what a customer of Pacific Life actually experiences. Every entity is listed at the bottom of this page.

By type of insurance

Coverage Grade Complaint index Complaints Business written
Health insurance
0.99 about market average raw 0.00
0 10,203
Life & annuity
1.28 1.3× the market rate raw 20.05
3 222,659
All lines
1.27 1.3× the market rate raw 10.71
3 232,862

What people complain about Pacific Life for

Reasons as recorded by the regulator on complaints it confirmed. A complaint is "confirmed" when the department found the company was at fault — not merely that someone was unhappy.

Misrepresentation 1
Delays (Policyholder Service); Premium Notice 1
Cust Srvc Policy Holder Srvcs; Refund Of Premium 1
Cust Srvc Policy Holder Srvcs; Health Privacy 1
Cust Srvc Policy Holder Srvcs; Delays (Policyholder Service); Premium Notice 1
Cust Service Claim Handling; Disclosure Of Benefits; Material Change To Contract; Notice Requirements 1
Cash Value; Delays (Policyholder Service); Refund Of Premium 1
Cash Value; Cust Srvc Policy Holder Srvcs; Refund Of Premium 1

Pacific Life state by state

Insurance is regulated state by state, and a company's record can differ sharply between them. Each grade below is relative to that state's own market.

State Grade Complaint index Complaints Most common reason
Texas
1.27 1.3× the market rate raw 10.71
3 Cancellation; Delays (Policyholder Service)

How to file a complaint against Pacific Life

Complaints are filed with your state department of insurance, not with us and not with the company. It is free, it is handled by a regulator with authority over the insurer's licence, and a complaint the department confirms is exactly what produces the numbers on this page next year.

Find your state's complaint form →

Licensed companies included in these figures

Published so the grouping can be checked. NAIC codes are the identifiers regulators use, and are the basis on which these entities were matched.

Where these figures come from

Figures cover 2023–2025. Grades are rebuilt when regulators publish new files.