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If no beneficiary has been designated by the employee, or if the death of the designated person occurs prior to the death of the member and another designation has not been made, the proceeds shall be paid to the persons surviving at the date of his death, in the same order of precedence as set forth in subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-162.\n\t\tPayment which otherwise would be made to the estate of an employee may be made in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 64.2-601 or 64.2-602.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280167,"text":"Any amount of group life, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance in force on any employee at the date of his death shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, to the beneficiary designated by the employee under the provisions of the Virginia Retirement System or other retirement system administered by the Board, unless the employee has designated and filed with the Board on a form prepared by the Board, a different beneficiary of his group life, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance. 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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 604 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 474; in 1990, chapter 832; in 2002, chapter 313<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 269<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61045,"section_number":"2.2-2817.2","catch_line":"Employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2817.2\/"},{"id":83648,"section_number":"51.1-502.1","catch_line":"Certain employees of teaching hospitals","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-502.1\/"},{"id":72342,"section_number":"51.1-502.3","catch_line":"Certain employees of the Virginia Port Authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-502.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68148,"section_number":"51.1-162","catch_line":"Death before retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-162\/"},{"id":57425,"section_number":"64.2-601","catch_line":"Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-601\/"},{"id":70982,"section_number":"64.2-602","catch_line":"Payment or delivery of small asset valued at $35,000 or less without affidavit","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-602\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236131,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78151,"identifier":"51.1-511","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-511","url":"\/51.1-511\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-511\/","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-511","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons entitled to payment of insurance on employee’s death","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-511","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any amount of group life, accidental death, and dismemberment<\/span> insurance in force on any employee at the date of his death shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, to the beneficiary designated by the employee under the provisions of the Virginia Retirement System<\/span> or other retirement system<\/span> administered by the Board<\/span>, unless the employee has designated and filed with the Board<\/span> on a form prepared by the Board<\/span>, a different beneficiary of his group life, accidental death, and dismemberment<\/span> insurance. If no beneficiary has been designated by the employee, or if the death of the designated person occurs prior to the death of the member and another designation has not been made, the proceeds shall be paid to the persons surviving at the date of his death, in the same order<\/span> of precedence as set forth in subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-162<\/a>.\n\t\tPayment which otherwise would be made to the estate of an employee may be made in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 64.2-601<\/a> or 64.2-602<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS ENTITLED TO PAYMENT OF INSURANCE ON EMPLOYEE’S DEATH (\u00a7 51.1-511)\n\nAny amount of group life, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance in force\non any employee at the date of his death shall be paid, upon the establishment\nof a valid claim therefor, to the beneficiary designated by the employee under\nthe provisions of the Virginia Retirement System or other retirement system\nadministered by the Board, unless the employee has designated and filed with the\nBoard on a form prepared by the Board, a different beneficiary of his group\nlife, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance. If no beneficiary has been\ndesignated by the employee, or if the death of the designated person occurs\nprior to the death of the member and another designation has not been made, the\nproceeds shall be paid to the persons surviving at the date of his death, in the\nsame order of precedence as set forth in subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-162.\n\t\tPayment which otherwise would be made to the estate of an employee may be made\nin accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 64.2-601 or 64.2-602.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 604, \u00a7 51-111.67:10; 1986, c. 474; 1990, c. 832; 2002, c.\n313; 2010, c. 269.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}