Key legal question
Did the 24 May 2000 policy change the beneficiary clause in favor of the insured's children?
Extracted holding
No. The new policy only changed the investment fund; the beneficiary arrangement was not altered.
Extracted reasoning
The beneficiary designation is a unilateral, revocable declaration by the policyholder and not part of the insured-insurer contractual agreement. The lower court found, bindingly, that the insured did not intend to change the beneficiary clause when requesting the new policy.