Where the insured and the beneficiary in a policy of life or accident insurance have died and there is no sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than simultaneously the proceeds of the policy shall be distributed as if the insured had survived the beneficiary.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 42. Descent and Distribution
Article 5. Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
§42-5-1. No Sufficient Evidence of Survivorship
§42-5-2. Beneficiaries of Another Person's Disposition of Property
§42-5-3. Joint Tenants or Tenants by the Entirety
§42-5-5. Article Not Retroactive
§42-5-6. Article Does Not Apply if Decedent Provides Otherwise
§42-5-7. Uniformity of Interpretation