If you are the named beneficiary then of course you can claim it!
No.
If the wife is not named as a beneficiary then she would have no claim on the policy proceeds.
Under normal circumstances the named beneficiary collects the proceeds from a life insurance policy without court intervention.
Under normal circumstances, no. A life insurance company will pay the proceeds to the named beneficiary.
The person named beneficiary is the sole recipient, the ex-spouse would not have a supportable claim to any portion of the death benefit.
Legally and contractually the named beneficiary is the beneficiary.
If the insured has died the proceeds from the insurance will be paid AS STATED IN THE POLICY. The proceeds of the claim are not part of the assets of the deceased's estate.
No, the spouse is not. The beneficiary is named. There are laws that require the spouse to sign an acknowledgement that there is life insurance that she is not the beneficiary of.
No, the insurance money goes to the beneficiary named in the policy. If the beneficiary is not named, or the estate is named, it will go into probate.
No. Life insurance is paid the the beneficiary named in the policy, your creditors have no claim against the insurance proceeds EXCEPT if the proceeds are paid to your estate.
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.
if someone died and left an insurance policy and named me beneficiary how can i find out