If you've been a long time fan or client of wt360 you know we called for the coldest Summer in 5 years and wet-no drought in our forecast for the Eastern half of the U.S. this Summer. Hopefully that gives you a little hope that they can be totally wrong and not to panic on the Winter just yet.
A beneficiary is the person or entity you name in a life insurance policy to receive the death benefit. If you donât name a beneficiary, the death benefit will be paid to your estate. Two âlevelsâ of beneficiaries. Your life insurance policy should have both âprimaryâ and âcontingentâ beneficiaries. The primary beneficiary gets the death benefits if he or she can be found after your death. Contingent beneficiaries get the death benefits if the primary beneficiary canât be found.
Many professionals in the industry feel that the best or safest approach is to name a primary beneficiary and a contingent beneficiary on a life insurance policy. Revocable and Irrevocable Life Insurance Beneficiaries. There are two classes of beneficiaries known as revocable and irrevocable beneficiaries. 1  Revocable beneficiaries: The owner of the life insurance policy has the right to change the beneficiary designation at any time without the consent of the previously named beneficiary. Irrevocable beneficiaries: The owner of the life insurance policy cannot change the designation of the beneficiary without the consent of the original beneficiary.