Arizona § 20-1127 Simultaneous deaths

Arizona Statutes

§ 20-1127 — Simultaneous deaths

Arizona § 20-1127

Title 20Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 5THE INSURANCE CONTRACT

Art. 1In General

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Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 20-1127 (2026).

Text

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.

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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.