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PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY


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Beneficiary
Person to whom the proceeds of a life policy are payable when the insured dies. The various types of beneficiaries include:
  • Primary beneficiaries - Those first entitled to proceeds
  • Secondary beneficiaries - Those entitled to proceeds if no primary beneficiary is living when the insured dies
  • Tertiary beneficiaries - Those entitled to proceeds if no primary or secondary beneficiaries are alive when the insured dies.