Washington Statutes
§ 48.18.390 — Simultaneous deaths—Payment of proceeds—Life insurance.
Washington § 48.18.390
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Wash. Rev. Code § 48.18.390 (2026).
Text
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.
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Related
Egelhoff v. Egelhoff
139 Wash. 2d 557 (Washington Supreme Court, 1999)
In Re Estate of Egelhoff
989 P.2d 80 (Washington Supreme Court, 1999)
Matter of Estate of Egelhoff
968 P.2d 924 (Court of Appeals of Washington, 1998)
Legislative History
[1947 c 79 s .18.39; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 45.18.39.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 48.01.010
Short title.§ 48.01.020
Scope of code.§ 48.01.030
Public interest.§ 48.01.035
"Developmental disability" defined.§ 48.01.040
"Insurance" defined.§ 48.01.050
"Insurer" defined.§ 48.01.053
"Issuer" defined.§ 48.01.060
"Insurance transaction" defined.§ 48.01.070
"Person" defined.§ 48.01.080
Penalties.§ 48.01.100
Existing officers.§ 48.01.110
Existing licenses.§ 48.01.120
Existing insurance forms.§ 48.01.130
Existing actions, violations.§ 48.01.140
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