Common use of DEATH BEFORE THE ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE Clause in Contracts

DEATH BEFORE THE ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE. Entitlement. a. proof, satisfactory to LNL, of the death; b. written authorization for payment; and c. all claim forms, fully completed. Due proof of death may be a certified copy of a death certificate, a certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the findings of death, or any other proof of death acceptable to LNL. All Death Benefit payments will be subject to the laws and regulations governing death benefits. Notwithstanding any provision of this Contract to the contrary, the payment of Death Benefits provided under the Contract must be made in compliance with Code Section 72(s) or 401(a)(9) as applicable, as amended from time to time.