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Which option for universal life allows the beneficiary to collect both the death benefit and cash value upon the death of insured?
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What if no beneficiary is named on a life insurance policy and they have a spouse what happens?
If an insured has a policy where there is no named beneficiary, or the named beneficiary is deceased, then the benefit will be paid to the insured's estate.
Can the beneficiary collect insurance proceeds if the insured collect illegal rebating from agent?
Though paying rebate to insured by agents is prohibited, that does not hinder in the way of getting insurance proceeds.
If the insured dies and the beneficiary dies a month later without collecting the money who does it go to the beneficiarys heirs or insured heirs?
In that case the benefit would be paid into the beneficiary's estate, though that doesn't necessarily mean their heirs will receive it. However, if there is a contingent (secondary) beneficiary they would receive the benefit.
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.
Can you use a certificate of marriage to collect on life insurance?
A certificate of marriage is not required to collect on life insurance. Life insurance proceeds will be paid only to the named beneficiary/beneficiaries on the policy. If all beneficiaries are deceased, then the benefit will be paid to the deceased insured's estate.
Does the beneficiary have to pay bills left by the insured?
Beneficiary's obligationThe beneficiary has no legal obligation to pay the bills solely in the name of the insured.
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.
If I'm the beneficiary of life insurance policies of my brother and who named me as beneficiary prior to his marriage and during his marriage do I still have legal rights to this life insurance?
You will receive the death benefit unless your brother has changed the beneficiary. Regardless of marriage, divorce, life changes, etc; unless the insured contacts their insurance company and changes their beneficiary, the money will go to the specified beneficiary; FYI- your brother would not be required to notify you as current (or ex) beneficiary if he changed the policy. Also, many life insurance policies have a primary and a successor beneficiary; the successor is the person who would receive the benefit if something were to happen to both the insured and the primary beneficiary.
What happens to insurance when beneficiary dies before insured person?
generally nothing. Insured person can name another beneficiary.
Will the insurance company pay the beneficiary if the beneficiary kills the insured?
Not if they found out.
Can an insured person also be the beneficiary on an insurance policy?
Yes, there is no bar in the insured person being beneficiary on another insurance policy.
Does a secondary beneficiary only receive funds from a life insurance policy if the primary beneficiary has already passed?
Yes. A secondary beneficiary only becomes beneficiary if the primary beneficiary dies before the insured. Say the insured and primary beneficiary are involved in a fatal auto accident but the insured dies an hour before the primary beneficiary. The insurance proceeds would not go to the secondary beneficiary but to the estate of the primary beneficiary. If the primary beneficiary dies an hour before the insured then the secondary beneficiary receives the proceeds. If an insured wants both to receive monies they can name more than one person as primary beneficiary and in what percentage for each person. They could also leave it to their estate and handle distribution by a will.
