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A beneficiary is a person, institution, charitable organization, or irrevocable or revocable trust named by you, the participant, to receive payment of benefits provided under the Plan in the event of your death. You may designate more than one Primary Beneficiary who will share in the Plan's death benefit.

The Plan Administrator/Sponsor is typically responsible for retaining the beneficiary designation forms; however, many may not realize it is their responsibility when the participants enroll electronically. It's important that the Plan Administrator is aware of their responsibility to avoid potential legal disputes.

Write only one beneficiary on each line. Make sure that you write the full names of all beneficiaries. For example, if you name you children as beneficiaries, DO NOT merely write children on one of the lines; instead write the full names of each of your children on separate lines.

Most beneficiary designations will require you to provide a person's full legal name and their relationship to you (spouse, child, mother, etc.). Some beneficiary designations also include information like mailing address, email, phone number, date of birth and Social Security number.

Yes, insurance companies and financial institutions often require the social security number of all beneficiaries to ensure that benefits are paid to the right person. If you don't want to provide that number, check with the company to see if they can assign you a identifying number.

Besides naming a spouse as beneficiary, a policyholder could choose another family member, such as an adult child, a business partner or even a boyfriend or girlfriend outside the marriage. ... Insurance companies don't make moral judgments about who is named as beneficiary.

Whom should I not name as beneficiary? Minors, disabled people and, in certain cases, your estate or spouse. Avoid leaving assets to minors outright. If you do, a court will appoint someone to look after the funds, a cumbersome and often expensive process.

Generally, you can name anyone with whom you have a relationship as beneficiary. However, in community-property states, your spouse typically would have to sign a form waiving rights to the money if you designate anyone else as beneficiary.

General InstructionsWrite only one beneficiary on each line. Make sure that you write the full names of all beneficiaries. For example, if you name you children as beneficiaries, DO NOT merely write children on one of the lines; instead write the full names of each of your children on separate lines.