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Can the beneficiary on a life insurance be changed after the person has died if a new form has been found?
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∙ 12y ago
This would be very tricky and probably involve legal issues. A "new form" found after death changing beneficiary would always bring about suspicions. Did the owner intend to change the policy or not? They did not complete the transaction by filing the change with the insurance carrier. It is my opinion that the court would rule in favor of the beneficiary currently listed on the policy at the time of death. You could never prove the intent of the policy owner to change the beneficiary if they did not file the change of beneficiary form which is a very easy process to do.
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Will the insurance company pay the beneficiary if the beneficiary kills the insured?
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You should contact the legal department of the insurance company and ask for its advice. The company may initiate a search for the beneficiary with the resources at its disposal.
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A beneficiary is a third party to a contract between and insurance company (insurer) and an insured (customer). Since the contract allows the beneficiary to be changed at any time (revocable beneficiary), there is no way for any attorney to know in advance whether any one person is named as a beneficiary on a contract of life insurance. If someone you know has died, your first step is to determine if any life insurance exists. This can be accomplished by going through important papers, contacting employers, looking through bank statements for payments to insurers, etc. Once located, contact the insurer to file a claim. The insurer is required in most states to provide claim forms within 30 days. Once a proof of loss (claim form) is received, the insurer will begin the process of locating and paying beneficiaries. If no beneficiary can be found (alive or otherwise), the insurer will pay the estate of the decedent. Unfortunately, paying the estate can open the claim to creditors of the decedent and probate, depending on the rules of your specific state.
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If the primary or secondary beneficiaries cannot be located, and there is no residuary clause (the safety net), then it is as if there were no will at all, and the local laws of intestacy would apply. If none of the relatives listed (spouse, children, parents, grandparents, cousins, etc) can be found, or if they have pre-deceased the testator, then the estate escheats to the state treasury. This could take years; making certain nobody else can be found.
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