Life Joint Policy Owners advantages/disadvantages

margaret1

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My husband and I have a Life Insurance policy whereby there are 2 policy owners and only one Life Insured. In general is there any advantage or disadvantage to having 2 named policy owners?
 
advantage is obviously to the SURVIVING spouse as s/he will collect. Disadvantage is that the DECEASED spouse cannot spend the money!
 
It doesn't go through probate, so you get the money quicker.

Thank you. It was possibly an unusual situation. Initially we had intended setting up the policy with joint owners/joint lives covered but there was a medical delay with one applicant so we went ahead with a sole life cover but the paperwork determined the outcome that the policy then had joint ownership. I was going to get the policy amended so there was only one owner but I think having received this answer I will leave it as it is.

Would it be advisable then, in general, particularly with spouses, to have joint owners on sole life cover to avoid it going to probate.
 
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