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At the end of the movie “The Sixth Sense” Bruce Willis’ character learns to his surprise that he’s dead.
Something similar has happened to George Johannesen, except in his case he’s very much alive — at least to everyone but his insurance company.
According to the Toronto Sun, 59-year-old Mr. Johannesen was puzzled to recently receive a letter from the Winnipeg-based Manitoba Public Insurance Corp. addressed to “The Estate of George Johannesen” informing him that he had died sometime in October.
That was certainly news to him. “I can’t figure it out,” he said.
Unfortunately, the whole situation has led to complications for Mr. Johannesen. The insurance company told him his driver’s license had been canceled the previous month, and he is worried all this may result in other complications, including cancellation of his pension and other government benefits.
The insurance company spokesman said the mix-up is unrelated to the company, but for confidentiality reasons could not shed light on how the mistake occurred.
Meanwhile, Mr. Johannesen said he has spent several hours at his insurance broker this week trying to straighten the mess out. While his pension checks have arrived as expected so far, he still is concerned future ones may not.
“I don’t know what could happen now,” he said.
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