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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 is the possessive form of beneficiary?

The possessive form for the noun beneficiary is beneficiary's.


where is infomation on beneficiary?

where is infomation on beneficiary


What is the plural of beneficiary?

The plural of beneficiary is beneficiaries.The plural of the singular noun beneficiary is beneficiaries.


Can a beneficiary of an IRA name a successor beneficiary in the state of Colorado?

No. A beneficiary has no authority to name a beneficiary of another's property. Only the principal can name the beneficiary. Generally, if the primary beneficiary declines to accept the inheritance then the gift will lapse and the property will be included in the estate.


Why there is there a first beneficiary and second beneficiary?

Incase something happens to the first beneficiary. Such as: they pass away.


What does irrevocable beneficiary mean?

It means that if you want to change the beneficiary, the beneficiary themselves must sign off on it.


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.


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.


Do you have to change your will or can you just change a beneficiary for your life insurance?

As long as you did not make your beneficiary irrevocable, you can just change your beneficiary. If your beneficiary is irrevocable you are out of luck unless you can get them to authorize the change.


What is distinction between creditor beneficiary and incidental beneficiary?

A creditor beneficiary is one to whome the promisee owes a debt


Does your husband have to be your beneficiary on life insurance?

No. You can have anyone you want be the beneficiary. A trust, church, or any person you choose can be your beneficiary.