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title: "What is the difference between a beneficiary and a contingent beneficiary?"  
description: "What is the difference between a beneficiary and a contingent beneficiary?"  
author: "Erick Wilsom"  
published: 2023-11-10  
updated: 2023-11-10  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/107234/what-is-the-difference-between-a-beneficiary-and-a-contingent-beneficiary  
category: "life insurance"  
tags: ["life insurance"]  

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# What is the difference between a beneficiary and a contingent beneficiary?




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