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Naming a Trust as Your Beneficiary

This explainer covers naming a trust as life insurance beneficiary: why families do it, how the designation must be worded, trustee costs, and where it fails.

Aug 20, 2026 · 32 min readRead the guide →

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Policy Basics

How to Choose Beneficiaries for Life Insurance

Choosing a beneficiary for life insurance takes six steps: primary vs contingent roles, multiple beneficiaries, trusts for minors, and splits that total 100.

Jul 23, 2026 · 26 min read