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If no beneficiary is listed on an insurance policy the proceeds will be paid to the decedent/owner's estate.

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Can the 1st listed beneficiary deny receiving the death payment If so will the 2nd listed beneficiary receive the money?

If the first person who is listed as the beneficiary does not want the payment it will go to the second person listed. If there is no second person listed it will go to the spouse.


If you are the beneficiary listed on an insurance policy how can a person or persons not listed on the policy contest the claim if a change of benefit form was requested but never submitted?

Legally and contractually the named beneficiary is the beneficiary.


Person listed as beneficiary?

A person listed as a beneficiary is the receiver of any proceeds from an insurance policy. They are normally named in the policy document or can be named in a will.


If you are not listed as a beneficiary on your fathers life insurance policy are you entitled to anything?

You are entitled to no proceeds from the life policy if the beneficiary or contingent beneficiary is still alive.


What is the adjective form for beneficiary?

The word beneficiary is a noun but is also used as an adjective. Examples: Noun: You are listed as the beneficiary on your Aunt Alice's life insurance. Adjective: The beneficiary result of saving your money is that you can afford that vacation.


If the person that dies listed a beneficiary instead of a son do the benefits go to the beneficiary or the son?

For an insurance policy and/or retirement benefits it goes to the beneficiary designated. For a will, there could be grounds to contest it.


Does the beneficiary listed on a bank account override the will?

Yes, the benefciary overrides a will.


Is beneficiary information on life policy a public record?

No it is not. The beneficiary information is listed on the policy and with the home office of the insurance company, but there is no reporting of it elsewhere.


What does it mean when the beneficiary of a life insurance policy is the employer but there's a surviving spouse who is not listed as a beneficiary?

Generally, the proceeds will be paid to the named beneficiary. However, the survivor should discuss the situation with an attorney.


Can you be listed as a beneficiary even if your Social Security number is not written on the policy?

Yes


Can ex-spouse collect deceased husbands insurance if first deceased wife name is still listed as beneficiary?

No, an ex-spouse can't collect a deceased husbands insurance if the first wife is listed as beneficiary even if the fist wife is now deceased. The money will go to the beneficiary's heirs.


If the person listed beneficiary on a life insurance policy is deceased will it automatically go to the current wife?

It will go to the alternate beneficiary, if one is listed if not it will be paid to the estate to be distributed in the same way as any other money in the estate.