ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A beneficiary is a person (or entity) named to receive the advantages or guaranteed death benefit of your insurance policy. A beneficiary can be anyone who you trust and holds a financial interest in your life. This means a legal representative; an institution or bank can be a beneficiary.

Detailed explanation-2: -A beneficiary is the person or entity that you legally designate to receive the benefits from your financial products. For life insurance coverage, that is the death benefit your policy will pay if you die. For retirement or investment accounts, that is the balance of your assets in those accounts.

Detailed explanation-3: -A primary beneficiary is the person (or people or organizations) you name to receive your stuff when you die. A contingent beneficiary is second in line to receive your assets in case the primary beneficiary passes away. And a residuary beneficiary gets any property that isn’t specifically left to another beneficiary.

Detailed explanation-4: -This means that if a person dies intestate (i.e., without a will), his or her heirs are the people who may be legally entitled to inherit the deceased’s estate – their spouse, children, and so forth1. One or more heirs are usually named as beneficiaries on a life insurance policy, but they don’t have to be.

Detailed explanation-5: -A life insurance policy can be an effective way to pass money to your heirs. The death benefit goes directly to the policy’s beneficiaries and is typically tax-free.