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 other than simultaneously, the proceeds of the policy shall be distributed as if the insured had survived the beneficiary.
Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 10-804
Known as the Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (7 sections).
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.