Contact the agents of all life insurance companies, or the life insurance companies directly, as soon as possible for claim forms. Life insurance policies may provide for some advance payment before probate of a will. Examine all policies closely, including lapsed policies, to check for any extended coverage. Survivor's life insurance policies naming the deceased as beneficiary should be changed immediately. Contact the agent for deceased s car and property insurance to notify them of the death and ensure that the estate is covered.
Vehicles automatically become a part of the estate when the deceased is the sole owner.
For information regarding the transfer of title contact the DMV or a lawyer. If the deceased was paying into a Group Retirement Savings Plan, the amount in the account will go to the beneficiaries. Contact the local office of the Department of Veterans Affairs for additional information. Subject to certain limits, Social Services will provide a basic funeral and cemetery services for a welfare recipient who dies without assets. Within certain limits, W.C.B. will also offset the costs of transporting the deceased's body for interment.