Delaware Statutes

§ 704 — Insurance policies

Delaware § 704
JurisdictionDelaware
Title12
PartDescent and Distribution; Escheat
Ch. 7SIMULTANEOUS DEATH

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Del. Code tit. 12, § 704 (2026).

Text

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.

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Legislative History

45 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 4 ; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 704

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