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Ala. Code § 43-7-5

Insurance Policies.

Known as the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act

The act spans §§ 43–43 (8 sections).

(Acts 1949, No. 542, p. 852, §4.)

Where the insured and the beneficiary in a policy of life or accident insurance have died and there is no sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than simultaneously, the proceeds of the policy shall be distributed as if the insured had survived the beneficiary.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.