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Life · Chapter 6 · Beneficiaries

Primary Beneficiary

Definition
First in line to receive proceeds, income-tax-free. Multiple primaries can share in designated percentages; if one dies first, the surviving primaries split the proceeds (unless per stirpes applies).
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