Texas § 1104.021 TRUSTEE NAMED AS BENEFICIARY IN POLICY.

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§ 1104.021 — TRUSTEE NAMED AS BENEFICIARY IN POLICY.

Texas § 1104.021

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1104.021 (2026).

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Sec. 1104.021. TRUSTEE NAMED AS BENEFICIARY IN POLICY.

(a)An individual may make a trust agreement providing that the proceeds of a life insurance policy insuring the individual be made payable to a trustee named as beneficiary in the policy. The validity of a trust agreement or declaration of trust that is designated as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy is not affected by whether any corpus of the trust exists in addition to the right of the trustee to receive insurance proceeds.

(b)Life insurance policy proceeds described by Subsection (a) shall be paid to the trustee. The trustee shall hold and dispose of the proceeds as provided by the trust agreement.

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Sec. 1104.021. TRUSTEE NAMED AS BENEFICIARY IN POLICY. (a) An individual may make a trust agreement providing that the proceeds of a life insurance policy insuring the individual be made payable to a trustee named as beneficiary in the policy. The validity of a trust agreement or declaration of trust that is designated as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy is not affected by whether any corpus of the trust exists in addition to the right of the trustee to receive insurance proceeds.
(b) Life insurance policy proceeds described by Subsection (a) shall be paid to the trustee. The trustee shall hold and dispose of the proceeds as provided by the trust agreement.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (H.B. 2368 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.