Google actually provides this service: https://myaccount.google.com/inactive?pli=1

At this point I've moved almost everything off Google and basically now only use my Gmail account for logins on websites I don't want to give my real email address to and to keep Inactive Account Manager setup to send the necessary info to get into my 1Password account to my brother if I die.

I have a will setup with all my financial details and have set beneficiaries everywhere but this feels like a good backup in case I forget to update it with something or my family has trouble gaining access using other means.

That’s a helpful link! Do you know if google allows access to Gmail once inactivity is triggered? Ideally my contacts could use it to recover access to my password manager.

You have the option to allow that yes. When you add people to be contacted you're able to granularly decide what parts of your google account they get access to and can optionally add a personal message as well.

> The setting you are looking for is not available for your account.

Google Apps strikes again...

Step 1: Kidnap $target

Step 2: keep for N+1 days

Step 3: …*

Step 4: profit!

* where “…” just means “wait”

Kidnapping $target works for just about every contingency once you include $hammer.

Why bother waiting!?

https://xkcd.com/538/