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Well, in practice, I hope you see the problem with this arrangement: by the time it matters who the beneficiary is, the insured is dead. This presents a conundrum.
Legally, any property of the deceased ... including, I suppose, life insurance benefits ... would become the property of the deceased's estate, and that would be distributed according to the will and/or relevant law. So it's not an insurmountable problem.
It is more often best that the beneficiary be someone other than the insured. Whenever possible, it is best to keep assets out of your estate.
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What about any life ins or death benefits?
Life Insurance is the same thing as Death Insurance, If you are insured, and you die, your beneficiary receives the proceeds of the life policy.
Can anyone else but the insured change the beneficiary on a life insurance policy?
Only the POLICY OWNER can change the beneficiary on a life insurance policy. In most cases, the insured is also the policy owner, but it's not a general rule. The policy owner can be another person who is paying the premium (for example, a parent or guardian, spouse or other family member), or a bank, or a business. If the policy owner is not the same person as the insured, then the insured has no control over who the beneficiary is on the policy.
What happens if a person dies and leaves no beneficiary for his life insurance policy but there is a will?
In Canada, if there is no beneficiary of the life insurance policy, the proceeds go into the estate of the owner. This person is often the same as the life insured but doesn't have to be (eg a father buying life insurance on his son. The father is the owner and the son is the life insured). The proceeds form part of the owner's estate and are distributed according to the instructions in the will after all debts have been satisfied.
Can anyone but the insured of a life insurance policy change the beneficary on a life insurance policy?
Yes, the policy owner can change the beneficiary. Sometimes, the person insured and the policy owner are not the same person, if someone else pays the premium for the insurance policy. For example, a parent or guardian taking an insurance policy on spouse or children. Some insurance policies are assigned to cover bank loans, and even if the insured may pay the premium, the bank can be assigned as the owner of the policy; in that case the bank decides who the beneficiary is going to be (usually in this scenario, the bank will also be the beneficiary).
Who collects the life insurance if the policy holder and beneficiary have died?
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.
Is it legal to have two insurance policies for the same contract but for the same beneficiary?
It is totally illegal to have two insurance policies against same contract and same beneficiary. This is a serious contravention of law and in case any claim arises, the insured's claim will be summarily rejected and will be liable for explanation for such misrepresentation of facts.
When someone has a life insurance policy on you does this mean when you die they get the money?
If there is a policy on your life the person currently listed as the beneficiary will be paid upon your death. The person listed as the owner of the policy is the only one who has the right to change the beneficiary. Usually the owner and insured are the same person but not always. You may wish to check on this and change the beneficiary if your situation has changed.
What are the odds of the same woman being the beneficiary to three separate life insurance policies?
Actually the odds could be 100% if the woman's husband owned three different life insurance policies naming her as the primary beneficiary for each of the policies. Or, perhaps her parents each owned life insurance policies, as well, and named her as the primary beneficiary.
How do you change insurance beneficiary?
Only the owner of the policy can change the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or make any other changes to the policy. Most of the time the owner and person insured is the same person but not always. The owner is usually the one who paid the premiums. If you are the owner, changing the beneficiary is a simple completion of a change form. Most insurance companies have a change form that has places for several different types of changes on one sheet of paper. After the change in beneficiary is processed the company will send you a certified copy to place in your policy.
How do you collect your deceased parent's life insurance?
== == Do you know what companies they were insured with? All you need to do is call the agent or the insurance co claims department and start the process. Of course in order for you to collect you would have had to of been named the beneficiary. You will need the death certificate. It's that simple. Here's basically the same information from the Insurance Institute of America http://www.iii.org/individuals/life/help/fileaclaim/
Must a spouse be beneficary of life insurance policy in virginia?
No state law will require whom the beneficiary is on a life insurance policy. This is up to the owner of the policy. it may be changed by the owner of the policy if they choose to do so as well. Remember that the owner and the insured is usually the same person but they don't have to be. Such as with a minor child. A parent would want to be the owner of the policy while the child is the insured. This is the same with any policy. The owner has ultimate control over the policy and is the only one who can make changes or cancel the policy. The insured has no say after the policy is issued to do anything with it.
Are life insurance procees taxable if the employer paid the premiums?
No. Life insurance benefits are not eligable for taxation unless the insured passed away without assigning a beneficiary. In this situation the benefits are paid into the deceased's estate and are subject to any back taxes or child support owed by the deceased, or the would be inheritor. Cash value is not the same as an insurance benefit and may be taxable in some situations. Group (employment) insurance has no cash value.
