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If the life insurance policy has been put into Trust it should name who will receive the money, and the insurer will respect this. If there is no Trust, a life insurance payout will form part of the deceasedโ€™s estate. A legal process, called Probate, will determine how the life insurance payout is distributed. Having a valid Will can influence the decision; without a Will the payout will likely be distributed to the policyholderโ€™s next of kin.

For terminal illness and critical illness claims, the payout will usually be sent to the legal policy holder, unless a Trust is in place which specifies whether some or all of the payout is retained or gifted.