As beneficiary, am I responsible for making good on the life insurance company’s overpayment because of their error?
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As beneficiary, am I responsible for making good on the life insurance company’s overpayment because of their error?
Dad was 82. Passed away. Funeral home catered his funeral to amount of life insurance he had. They filed ins. As beneficiary payment was mailed to me, check made out to me. I deposited it, wrote a check and paid funeral home. Now ins. company is calling me telling me they made an over-payment because they just discoverd he had an outstanding loan. Want to be repaid their overpayment. Am I responsible for this? Or since the funeral home has been paid will they just have to file a claim against his estate?
Asked on July 13, 2012 under Insurance Law, North Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If the insurance check was paid out to you in error you are legally responsible for making up the deficiency concerning the payment.
Since you used personal funds for your father's funeral, his estate in the end is responsible for reimbursing the money that you are ultimately out of pocket with respect to clearing up the over payment issue with the insurance company on the life insurance policy that you father had on his life.
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