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.
There are two basic types of life insurance beneficiaries: Primary beneficiary: The primary beneficiary is the person (or persons) who will receive the proceeds of the life insurance policy when the insured person dies. Contingent beneficiary: This is also known as the secondary beneficiary.