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I believe if you are the personal representative or executor of the will you would need to contact the life company providing them with original death certificate and probate papers and you ought to be able to find the worth out

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Q: When a person dies and has life insurance is there a way to find out how much money was left to the beneficiary if you are not the beneficiary?
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