Does A Will Supercede A Life Insurance Beneficiary? 
In almost no cases does a will supercede the contractual designation of the beneficiary of a life insurance policy . However , you often hear about people updating their wills , while it is not so common to think about updating their life insurance policies . Do n't accidentally leave your policy to an ex-husband rather than a current one , to your parents rather than your own children , etc , by forgetting to change the beneficiaries on your life insurance policy . Your will can not undo the mess that would be created by leaving a big part of your estate to the wrong person . 