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A primary beneficiary is the first person you name to receive the proceeds from your insurance policy upon your death. You can designate 100% of the proceeds to one primary beneficiary or you can divide the proceeds among multiple primary beneficiaries.

If you decide to have more than one beneficiary, you will allocate a percentage of the death benefit for each, so that the total allocation equals 100%. A simple example of this would be allocating 50% to your partner, and 25% to each of your two children, for a total of 100%.

When deciding upon beneficiaries, the more specific you are, the better. Describe beneficiaries by name instead of by group. For example, if you want all your children to inherit, name them individually. Stepchildren aren't beneficiaries unless they're specifically named in your will or other estate documents.

Spouse, partner, children, parents, brothers and sisters, business partner, key employee, trust and charitable organization.