Generally, no. They are disposed of by their beneficiary designations. An exception would be in the designated beneficiary was a decedent's estate, in which case the assets would pass by the terms of the Will. However, they would not be tangible assets (e.g., furniture, cars, silver, jewelry -- things you can touch). They would be intangible assets. Mutual funds generally do not have beneficiary designations. They might, however, be disposed of in a joint tenancy with right of survivorship or payable on death designation.
FDIC insurance is the insurance that covers your money in a bank up to a specific amount for all of your accounts. It has nothing to do with beneficiaries.
or at least minor accounting?
No if their names are on the accounts then it is their money already.
You do not need to get insurance on your high-yield accounts. The FDIC automatically provides insurance for up to $250,000 on all accounts. You can get insurance but it is usually not need considering the FDIC will cover up to $250,000. You can find coverage though by visiting www.investopedia.com.
nominal accounts
In order to collect a follow up outstanding accounts within designated timelines you will need to contact the debtors. You can reach out to them by phone calls to attempt to collect the outstanding accounts or send mail notifying the debtor of the balance that is owed.
It should go into the estate to be distributed appropriately. The executor will submit the plan to the court for approval.
Insurance companies provide only life insurance facilities to its customers. They do not provide savings accounts facilities to customers. Only banks can provide saving accounts to customers and not insurance companies.
no
insurance expense
State Farm is not a bank and does not offer bank accounts. State Farm is an insurance company and can help you to get various kinds of insurance products such as automobile or home insurance.
Accounts payable is a liability. All payable accounts are considered a liability because it is something you owe another person/company.