Where the individual insured and the beneficiary designated in a life insurance policy or policy insuring against accidental death have died and there is not 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, unless otherwise expressly provided in the policy.
RCW 48.18.390
Simultaneous deaths—Payment of proceeds—Life insurance.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Estate of Egelhoff (1999)
Most recently applied in 139 Wash. 2d 557 - Egelhoff v. Egelhoff (November 1999)
1947 c 79 s .18.39; Rem
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.