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When an insured purchases an insurance policy they pay the insurance company money for the insurance coverage. This money the insurance company collects is called insurance "premiums". The insurance company, using the law of large numbers, collects more money in premiums than it pays out in claims. The insurance also makes alot of its money by taking the money earned from premiums and then investing it. As we all know that Life insurance policy cash values are accessed through withdrawals and policy loans. However, withdrawals are taxable to the extent they exceed basis in the policy. Loans outstanding at policy lapse or surrender before the insured's death will cause immediate taxation to the extent of gain in the policy and hence benefits the company.
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a man that stands at the toll gate and collects the money
When an owner has unlimited liability and collects all of the profits for the business they are considered a sole proprietor. They can make all of the decisions about the business without dealing with a partner.
A cashier, someone who collects payments from customers
who collects the life insurance in a marriage when one spouse dies and theres no beneficiary on file
Under normal circumstances the named beneficiary collects the proceeds from a life insurance policy without court intervention.
If the beneficiary of a policy has died, the estate of the beneficiary can still collect the insurance payment, assuming that the beneficiary does have an heir or heirs of some kind (as most people do). Note that this is a fairly unusual situation, because normally when a beneficiary dies, a new beneficiary is named. There is no reason to allow the policy to have no living beneficiary, unless the insured and the beneficiary happen to die at about the same time, and there is no time to name a new beneficiary.
In order to ensure that a wife collects her deceased husband's insurance policy, it is beneficial to transfer the beneficiary of the policy while the husband is still alive. If the beneficiary of the policy is also deceased, it would be wise to seek legal help.
hopefully the beneficiary had a trust or a will
The California Department of Insurance has many jobs, such as auditor, as well as being a person that collects the insurance money from the various people.
Any life insurance policy has a "beneficiary" - the person who gets the money when the insured person dies. If your ex-husband is still your beneficiary, then he gets the money if you die. If you don't want your ex to get the dough, then you ought to change your insurance policy to name someone else - your new boyfriend, your kids, your parents, your best friend from elementary school - whoever you want to get the money when you cash in your chips. Everyone - married, divorced, living together, EVERYONE - should review their wills and life insurance policies at least every few years to make sure that they are still correct. And correct them if they are wrong.
Yes! If she has a state-funded insurance also, the husband's coverage will be secondary.
Yes. The company or investor will then become the beneficiary to the policy, pays the premiums and collects the face value of the policy after the original policy holder dies.
When an insured purchases an insurance policy they pay the insurance company money for the insurance coverage. This money the insurance company collects is called insurance "premiums". The insurance company, using the law of large numbers, collects more money in premiums than it pays out in claims. The insurance also makes alot of its money by taking the money earned from premiums and then investing it. As we all know that Life insurance policy cash values are accessed through withdrawals and policy loans. However, withdrawals are taxable to the extent they exceed basis in the policy. Loans outstanding at policy lapse or surrender before the insured's death will cause immediate taxation to the extent of gain in the policy and hence benefits the company.
Life insurance is insurance on a human life. In its most basic form, the insurer agreed to pay a stated sum, specified in the policy, upon the death of the person whose life is insured. There are a variety of permutations of life insurance, but the main types are term insurance and whole life insurance. Term insurance might be characterized as "pure insurance". That is, the beneficiary collects the proceeds if the insured dies during the term of the policy. It does not have a savings component, and expires and is rendered of no monetary value if the insured does not die while it is in force. Whole life differs somewhat from term. Incorporated in it is a term policy and a savings plan. Part of every premium payment is applied to pay the term insurance cost, and another part goes into the savings element of the plan (called "cash value). When the policy is fairly new, most of the premium goes toward the cost of the insurance, and very little goes into the savings element.
Perfectly legal. However, I don't see how anyone can buy something as important as an insurance policy without reading it and see what it covers.