It can memorialize a person or event, as in a virtual archive
of snapshots
of tattoos showing
names and faces
of deceased loved ones (I attended a presentation
of the archive by two academics in Toronto last year).
If a life insurance company that held your policy (or the policy
of a
deceased loved one) has changed and you no longer know who the life insurance policy is, you can contact your state commissioners office by finding the office in your state, and they will be able to provide you with information and records
of the life insurance company's current
name, if there have been any mergers
of insurance companies, and who to contact to get the information you need about the new life insurance policy, claims or payments.