Depends on the state in which you reside. If you live in a community property state such as California or Washington, the spouse has to have signed off and had the signature notarized for the spousal rights to be waived.
Beneficiary = benefits from Benefits from the execution of a will / payout from an insurance policy etc.
If the insurance policy owner did not specify a beneficiary or the beneficiary is deceased, then the life insurance proceeds go to the insured's estate.
If he put you in as the beneficiary, then Yes. Look at the policy and find where it says beneficiary to make sure.
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Beneficiary
Your beneficiary can collect benefits from your insurance policy if you commit suicide if, 1. Your policy provisions for payout in the event of suicide. 2. Your waiting period has been satisfied if stipulated by your insurance carrier and policy. Read your policy carefully and contact your policy carrier for assistance and clarity as it relates to your policy.
Life insurance is usually governed by beneficiary information on the policy. In other words, whoever the beneficiary is on the policy will the one to collect. You may want to consult a local lawyer to confirm this.
If the insurance policy is older than two years of contestability period, then a benefit will be paid to the beneficiary.
The beneficiary is the only one that can collect benefits unless otherwise specified in the policy such as a rider.
The insurance policy and a certified, original copy of the death certificate. If the policy has been lost or misplaced, the insurance carrier can provide the appropriate "lost policy" form.
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.
Questions that must be considered: (1) Who died first, your father, or your brother? If they both died simultaneously then your brothers's insurance policy wouuld go to your father's estate UNLESS a secondary beneficiary had been named. (2) Who are the named beneficiaries on your brother's insurance policy? It actually makes no difference what their marriage status was, it is the NAMING of a beneficiary that counts, NOT their family status. If no other beneficiary of the policy was named you may have to hope that your father's will included you.
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.
Whoever is the named beneficiary on the policy will collect the death benefit.
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.
Yes, you can have a secondary beneficiary on your life insurance policy. If the primary beneficiary is no longer living when you pass away, the secondary beneficiary would receive the proceeds from your life insurance policy.
The beneficiary of a life insurance policy is the person or entity designated by you when you apply for the policy and when it is issued by the insurer.