TruStage Outage: What Policyholders Need to Know

The short version: TruStage is not shut down, and if you have a TruStage policy, it is still in force. But the company was hit by a serious cyberattack in July 2026, took its own systems offline for weeks to contain it, and is still restoring services. Here's what actually happened, what it means for you, and what to do — and not do — right now.

What Actually Happened

In mid-July 2026, TruStage Financial Group — the Madison, Wisconsin insurer formerly known as CUNA Mutual Group, which provides insurance to millions of credit union members — detected a cyberattack on its network. In response, TruStage deliberately shut down its own systems to contain the threat. That containment step is why phone lines, claims processing, and online account access went dark for weeks: the company pulled the plug on itself to stop the attackers, not because it went out of business.

The outage stretched on for over a month. By late July, more than a dozen class-action lawsuits had been filed over the disruption. Understandably, a lot of policyholders got scared — and some bad actors have been taking advantage of that fear.

Where Things Stand Now (Late August 2026)

• Phone lines are back. TruStage's consumer insurance, retirement, and annuity contact centers reopened in mid-August and handled tens of thousands of calls in their first week back.
• Claims are partially restored. Claims submission, processing, and payouts are coming back online in stages. Some pre-outage claims have resumed paying.
• Policies were never canceled. The outage hit computer systems — not the legal status of your coverage.
• The data question is still open. TruStage says it may take two to three months of analysis to determine whether customer data was actually stolen.

For official updates, go directly to TruStage's own outage page at trustage.com/outage — not to anyone who calls you claiming to represent them.

Should You Cancel or Replace Your TruStage Policy?

Not because of the outage alone — and never, ever cancel an existing life insurance policy before a replacement is fully issued and in force. Here's what replacing coverage actually costs you:

1. The contestability clock restarts. New policies have a two-year window during which the insurer can investigate and contest claims. Your current policy may already be past it.
2. You're older now. Life insurance is priced by age and health at issue. A replacement policy is almost always more expensive per dollar of coverage than the one you bought years ago.
3. You may lose accumulated value. Permanent policies build cash value and some carry surrender charges for cashing out early.
4. New underwriting. Health changes since your original policy could mean higher rates — or a decline.

That said, there are legitimate reasons to review your coverage: your family or finances have changed, your policy is expiring term coverage, you don't actually know what you own, or — after this incident — you simply want an independent professional to lay out your options. A review costs nothing and doesn't commit you to anything. If a replacement ever is in your interest, a licensed professional is required by state law to complete replacement disclosure forms comparing old and new coverage — walk away from anyone who skips that step.

A Practical Checklist for TruStage Policyholders

1. Keep paying your premiums, and keep proof of every payment made during the outage window.
2. Locate your policy documents — policy number, coverage amount, beneficiaries. If you can't find them, request copies once servicing is fully restored.
3. Verify before you share. If someone contacts you about your policy, hang up and call the number on your policy documents or the official TruStage line instead.
4. Monitor your credit. Until the data investigation concludes, treat your personal information as potentially exposed: watch statements, and consider a free credit freeze with the three bureaus.
5. Get an independent review if you're unsure. Not from someone with a script and a quota — from someone who will tell you if the policy you already have is the one you should keep.