An accidental death policy offers protection when the insured dies as a result of an accident. Accidental death benefits may be found as part of a regular life insurance policy or as a separate contract. What Does Accidental Death And Dismemberment...

If your life insurance claim has been denied, you may feel confused and frustrated. After all, the essence of a life insurance policy is in the insurer’s promise to make a payout upon the insured’s death. Unfortunately, that promise is not always...

When a federal employee takes out life insurance coverage on his life, he may designate anyone to be the beneficiary of his policy. If he designates his spouse as the sole, primary beneficiary on the policy, the spouse will collect the Federal...

Life insurance is often discussed in family law cases because it is taken into consideration when people go through divorce and determine spousal support and child support. The proceeds of a VGLI policy may be included as an item in a divorce...

SGLI, or Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, is life insurance that covers eligible servicemembers. It is a federal government program controlled by federal laws. These laws take precedence over any conflicting state law or regulation. The law...

Questions about ex-spouses’ rights to the life insurance policy of their deceased former spouses come up very frequently in our practice. This area of law can be quite confusing to many people because there is no universal rule on who receives life...