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If the beneficiary of a life insurance died before the policy holder and there was no contingent beneficiary does the life insurance go the next of kin or to the estate?
Wdneal
The life insurance proceeds must enter the estate, The Executor of the estate will then determine how, when and to whom it should be dispersed.
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What happens if the beneficiary of a life insurance policy is deceased?
Generally, if the beneficiary is deceased, the proceeds go to the contingent beneficiary, or if none, to the estate of the insured. An attorney must be consulted to direct you on how to handle this in your state. It depends on whether the beneficiary predeceased the insured. If the beneficiary died before the insured then the proceeds go the the contingent beneficiary. If there is not a contingent, check the contract, it probably is paid to the Owner of the Estate of the Insured. If the Beneficiary died after the Insured, the proceeds go to the Beneficiary's Estate. It is important to have a contingent beneficiary specified in your life insurance policy. This way, if the beneficiary passes away, the contingent beneficiary will benefit. If there is no contingent beneficiary, and the beneficiary has deceased, the proceeds of the life insurance policy, go to the estate and is distributed according to the Will.
If the beneficiary of a life insurance died before the policy holder do you need a copy of the beneficiary death certificate?
Yes. If there is a contingent beneficiary, the insurance company will need proof that the primary predeceased the principal in order to pay the contingent beneficiary. If there was no contingent beneficiary named the insurance company will pay the proceeds to the principal's estate.
Can an estate be a contingent beneficiary?
Yes.
What happens if there is no contingent beneficiary for a life insurance policy in Oregon?
In most cases the proceeds will be paid into the estate.
Does life insurance become part of the estate?
The proceeds of a life insurance policy become part of the deceased's estate under limited circumstances: 1. If the named beneficiary on the policy is the estate of the insured; 2. If the named beneficiary and any contingent beneficiary(ies) predecease the insured or otherwise relinquish their interest in the proceeds.
If the beneficiary of life insurance policy dies and there was no contingent beneficiary who does the insurance go to?
The death benefit would go to the Estate of the insured. This would create a taxable event and would be part of the estate probate. In some cases as with Fraternal Companies, the death benefit would be paid to the decedents of the beneficiary.
Who receives the benefits or money from a life insurance policy upon the death of the insured?
The beneficiary designated on the policy application is the recipient. Usually, a secondary ("contingent") beneficiary is also named in the event that the primary beneficiary dies before the insured. The estate of the deceased can also be the beneficiary if it is named as such or if there are no named beneficiaries or if all of them die before the insured. In that event, the insurance proceeds become a part of the estate and are distributed according to the insured's Last Will and Testament. If the insured dies without a Will, the estate, including the insurance proceeds, pass according to state law according to the laws of intestate succession.
Should my husband who has his life insurance payable to his 'estate' change it to named heirs?
Yes. He should name you as the beneficiary and your children as contingent beneficiaries. That way it will not become part of his probate estate.
Who receives the money from life insurance if the beneficiary is deceased the insured or the heirs and there is no contingent beneficiary named?
If there is no living beneficiary when the insured dies then payment of proceeds from a life insurance policy would be paid to the estate of the insured. If the insured had a will then the will provides who receives payment of estate assets. If no will is present then state law will provide how and to whom the assets are paid to. If the estate is very large then estate tax could be due on some of the proceeds of the life insurance policy because they become assets of the estate.
What if your fathers girlfriend leave the estate to the father but father dies before policy holder does the estate got to children of the father?
If the girlfriend is still alive then she can change her beneficiary. If she died and didn't change her beneficiary then you may have a claim if her estate went to your father. You should speak to an attorney. You refer to a "policy holder" in your question as well as an "estate". If the subject is a life insurance policy and your father was the beneficiary but was deceased when the insured died then be aware that the girlfriend probably named a contingent beneficiary on her policy.
Is life insurance considered as the estate of the deceased?
only if there is no beneficiary named on the policy, or if the beneficiary(ies) deceased before the insured.
Is life insurance consideredpart of the estate?
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.
