How do I get through the phone menu to a real live person?
GetHuman researchers routinely call this Prudential - Life Insurance phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Press 3 then 0# at each prompt until transferred
Below are some clips we've found from Prudential - Life Insurance's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
Heard when the phone system first answers
"Thank you for calling Prudential Life Insurance.
Please note, ten ninety nine tax forms are mailed throughout the month of January.
If you haven't received your form by February fourteenth, you may contact us for a replacement.
Most tax and information can be accessed here on our twenty four hour speech activated system through our tax information prompt and on the Internet at w w w dot prudential dot com.
Please stay on the line to continue with our speech activated system.
Before we proceed, are you a financial professional?
Please say yes, no, or repeat.
Please say yes, or press one, no, two, or repeat, pound."
Excerpt from a call with Prudential - Life Insurance
Friday, January 5, 2024 9:04 PM
They may ask your reason for calling (instead of a menu)
"Thank you for calling Prudential Life Insurance.
Please note, most tax information, including request for duplicate ten ninety nine forms, can be accessed here on our twenty four hour speech activated system through our tax information prompt and on the Internet.
At w w w dot prudential dot com.
Please stay on the line to continue with our speech activated system.
Before we proceed, are you a financial professional?
Let's get started. If you're calling about a claim, say new claim.
For tax information, including due duplicate ten ninety nine, say tax information.
If you'd like to make a payment on your life insurance policy using a bank account, say payment.
For any other service on your life insurance policy, say
Please let us know why you're calling. If you're calling about a claim, say new claim or press one."
Excerpt from a call with Prudential - Life Insurance
Friday, April 12, 2024 12:25 PM
The first phone menu
"Thank you for calling Prudential Life Insurance.
Please note, most tax information, including request for duplicate ten ninety nine forms, can be accessed here on our twenty four hour speech activated system through our tax information prompt and on the Internet.
At w w w dot prudential dot com.
Please stay on the line to continue with our speech activated system.
Before we proceed, are you a financial professional?
Let's get started. If you're calling about a claim, say new claim.
For tax information, including due duplicate ten ninety nine, say tax information.
If you'd like to make a payment on your life insurance policy using a bank account, say payment.
For any other service on your life insurance policy, say
For any other service or questions on an existing life insurance policy, including the status of a service request, say my life policy.
For all other products, including annuities or Prudose Securities Command or investor accounts, say other Prudential products.
Or press five.
Please let us know why you're calling. If you're calling about a claim, say new claim or press one.
For tax information including duplicate ten ninety nine, say tax information or press two."
Excerpt from a call with Prudential - Life Insurance
Friday, April 12, 2024 12:25 PM
What are the hours and when should I call?
Prudential - Life Insurance operates the call center for this 800-778-2255 phone number Mon-Fri 8am-8pm ET.The short answer is that you should call on a Wednesday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 90 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this Prudential - Life Insurance phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like Prudential - Life Insurance staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call Prudential - Life Insurance is Wednesday.The most busy day to call is Tuesday, which averages 213% more phone calls by comparison.Again, this is based on a sample of 90 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
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The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Tuesday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Monday.
The best time to call
In summation, the best day to call Prudential - Life Insurance is Wednesday.This is not the day with the shortest wait on hold in the phone system, but we still recommend it for its ideal combination of low call volume and short hold times. Plus we believe that Prudential - Life Insurance staffs the call center well on Wednesday.
Why call this Prudential - Life Insurance number?
Below is a sample of recent calls to Prudential - Life Insurance, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Address verification for policy: "I'm trying to verify that my new address was entered on my Prudential Whole Life policy."
- From a call lasting 5m 23s , Jan 25, 2024 4:24 PM
Conclusion and closing notes
This is Prudential - Life Insurance's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Prudential - Life Insurance agent. This phone number is Prudential - Life Insurance's best phone number because 10,098 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 800-778-2255 include Setup an account, Question, Complaint and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call Prudential - Life Insurance first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone. In total, Prudential - Life Insurance has 1 phone number. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Prudential - Life Insurance representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.
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