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A.R.S. § 20-1127

Simultaneous deaths

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Craig (2001)

Most recently applied in Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Craig (July 2001)

Where the individual insured or the annuitant and the beneficiary designated in a life insurance policy or policy insuring against accidental death or in an annuity contract have died and there is not sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than simultaneously, the proceeds of the policy or contract shall be distributed as if the insured or annuitant had survived the beneficiary, unless otherwise specifically provided in the policy or contract.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.