Life Insurance Policy Provisions, Options, and Riders

What follows from naming the insured's estate, rather than a person, as the beneficiary of the policy?

Answer and explanation
Answer: A. Proceeds payable to the estate join the probate estate, so they are delayed by administration and reachable by the decedent's creditors, which is what naming a person avoids. The income tax exclusion is not lost, and distribution follows the will rather than an equal split.Source: PSI — New York DFS Insurance Candidate Information Bulletin — Outline, estate as beneficiary

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