Unclaimed property (sometimes referred to as abandoned) refers to accounts that have had no activity generated or contact with the owner for a given period of time, usually 1-5 years or longer. The rightful owner of unclaimed property can be an individual or a corporation. Common forms of unclaimed property include savings or checking accounts, stocks, uncashed dividends or payroll checks, refunds, travelers checks, trust distributions, insurance payments or refunds and life insurance policies, annuities, certificates of deposit, customer overpayments, utility security deposits, mineral royalty payments, and contents of safe deposit boxes.