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# `beneficiary_designation_not_found`

`beneficiary_designation_not_found`

## Description

The policy exists and is accessible, but it has no current beneficiary
designation.

## HTTP Status

`404 Not Found`

## `doc_url` Format

The `doc_url` value is an absolute URL and changes by environment:

`<docs-base-url>/errors/beneficiary_designation_not_found`

## Typical Causes

* No beneficiary designation has been set for the policy.
* The designation projection has not caught up yet.

## How To Fix

1. Confirm the policy identifier.
2. Set a beneficiary designation if none exists.
3. Retry after the designation projection is current.