Sanchez v. Aetna Life Insurance

LEMMON, Judge.

This is a concursus proceeding to determine entitlement to the proceeds of a group life insurance policy issued to Alcide Sanchez. After Sanchez died in 1973, the proceeds were claimed by Mrs. Bertha Sanchez, his widow, and by Mrs. Dolores Jacobsen, his daughter from a previous marriage. The sole issue is whether Sanchez validly changed the policy beneficiary in 1971.

The policy contained the following pertinent provision:

“The Employee may change his designation of beneficiary as often as desired by written request filed at the Headquarters of the Employer or at the Home Office…