Can you elect COBRA if you have other coverage?

Can I elect COBRA continuation coverage if I already have other coverage? Qualified beneficiaries who are entitled to elect continuation coverage may do so even if they have other group health plan coverage or are entitled to Medicare benefits on or before their continuation coverage election date.

Who should be secondary beneficiary?

In the event your primary beneficiary dies before or at the same time as you, most policies also allow you to name at least one backup beneficiary, called a “secondary” or “contingent” beneficiary. If the primary beneficiaries are all deceased, the secondary beneficiaries receive the death benefit.

Do employers have to offer COBRA?

Q3: Which employers are required to offer COBRA coverage? COBRA generally applies to all private-sector group health plans maintained by employers that had at least 20 employees on more than 50 percent of its typical business days in the previous calendar year.

Can you leave your life insurance to anyone?

Generally speaking, the owner of a life insurance policy has the right to name anyone he or she wishes as a beneficiary. Of course, a spouse is usually the foremost individual that is selected as a beneficiary; however, other individuals that a policy holder may leave a life insurance policy to might include: A child.

Can you contest a beneficiary on a life insurance policy?

Any person with a valid legal claim can contest a life insurance policy’s beneficiary after the death of the insured. Often, someone who believes they were the policy’s rightful beneficiary is the one to initiate such a dispute. Only courts have the power to overturn a life insurance beneficiary.

How do you designate a life insurance beneficiary?

Your primary beneficiary is first in line to receive your death benefit. If the primary beneficiary dies before you, a secondary or contingent beneficiary is the next in line. Some people also designate a final beneficiary in the event the primary and secondary beneficiaries die before they do.