Pre-Retirement Spouse Death Benefit Sample Clauses

Pre-Retirement Spouse Death Benefit. Upon the death of a participant at least age 55 with 15 years of service who was an active employee at the time of his death and who was married at least one year at the time of his death, in lieu of a refund of the deceased employee's contributions, his spouse shall be entitled to a monthly retirement benefit calculated as if the participant had retired on his date of death and elected a 50% (100%) joint and survivor option. Such computation shall include the adjustment for early retirement and the election of the joint and survivor option, the spouse would then receive 50% (100%) of such reduced amount. An "active employee" for purpose of this section is an employee actively at work, on Weekly Indemnity benefits, on L.T.D. benefits or on W.C.B. benefits.
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Pre-Retirement Spouse Death Benefit. In the event the Participant dies after attaining age 55 but before benefits commence, payments will be made to the Participant's spouse in the form of a pre-retirement survivor benefit. This pre-retirement survivor benefit would commence on January 1, 2006 and would be payable for the life of the spouse only, with no rights of survivorship. This benefit will be calculated as if the Participant had left the employ of the Company prior to December 31, 2005. The pre-retirement survivor benefit shall be the same as a pre-retirement survivor benefit under SERIP. This benefit would be actuarially adjusted to the 50% Joint and Survivor option under SERIP. The Participant's spouse may, prior to the Participant's death, file with the Company a written election that, if the Participant's death occurs before commencement of benefits hereunder and before January 1, 2006 and the Participant is survived by such spouse, payments to the spouse would commence before January 1, 2006 at such time as is designated by such spouse, in which case payments shall commence at such earlier time as is designated by the spouse, the amount of such benefit to be reduced from the amount determined pursuant to the preceding provisions of this paragraph in the same manner that pre-retirement spouse benefits are reduced under Section 3.9 of SERIP on account of commencement before normal retirement age under SERIP. To be effective, an election pursuant to the preceding sentence must be filed with the Company either within the thirty-day period beginning on the date of the execution of this Agreement, or at least twelve months before the Participant's death. The Participant's spouse may file a revised election. The latest effective election shall control.

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  • Pre-Retirement Death Benefit 4.1 (a) Normal form of payment. If (i) the Director dies while employed by the Bank, and (ii) the Director has not made a Timely Election to receive a lump sum benefit, this Subsection 4.1(a) shall be controlling with respect to pre-retirement death benefits. The balance of the Director=s Retirement Income Trust Fund, measured as of the later of (i) the Director=s death, or (ii) the date any final lump sum Contribution is made pursuant to Subsection 2.1(b), shall be annuitized (using the Interest Factor) into monthly installments and shall be payable for the Payout Period. Such benefits shall commence within thirty (30) days of the date the Administrator receives notice of the Director=s death. Should Retirement Income Trust Fund assets actually earn a rate of return, following the date such balance is annuitized, which is less than the rate of return used to annuitize the Retirement Income Trust Fund, no additional contributions to the Retirement Income Trust Fund shall be required by the Bank in order to fund the final benefit payment(s) and make up for any shortage attributable to the less-than-expected rate of return. Should Retirement Income Trust Fund assets actually earn a rate of return, following the date such balance is annuitized, which is greater than the rate of return used to annuitize the Retirement Income Trust Fund, the final benefit payment to the Director=s Beneficiary shall distribute the excess amounts attributable to the greater-than-expected rate of return. The Director=s Beneficiary may request to receive the unpaid balance of the Director=s Retirement Income Trust Fund in a lump sum payment. If a lump sum payment is requested by the Beneficiary, payment of the balance of the Retirement Income Trust Fund in such lump sum form shall be made only if the Director=s Beneficiary notifies both the Administrator and trustee in writing of such election within ninety (90) days of the Director=s death. Such lump sum payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of such notice. The Director=s Accrued Benefit Account (if applicable), measured as of the later of (i) the Director's death or (ii) the date any final lump sum Phantom Contribution is recorded in the Accrued Benefit Account pursuant to Subsection 2.1(c), shall be annuitized (using the Interest Factor) into monthly installments and shall be payable to the Director's Beneficiary for the Payout Period. Such benefit payments shall commence within thirty (30) days of the date the Administrator receives notice of the Director=s death, or if later, within thirty (30) days after any final lump sum Phantom Contribution is recorded in the Accrued Benefit Account in accordance with Subsection 2.1(c).

  • Pre-Retirement Death Benefits Should the Executive die while --------- ----------------------------- in the service of the Bank and prior to the occurrence of his 55th birthday, the Bank will pay $2,070 per month for a continuous period of 120 months to the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries of the Executive. The first such monthly installment payment shall be made on a date to be determined by the Bank, but in no event later than the first day of the sixth calendar month following the calendar month in which the Executive died. In the event of the death of the last living Beneficiary before all installment payments shall have been made, the balance of any payments which remain unpaid at the time of such Beneficiary's death shall be commuted on the basis of eight percent (8%) per annum compounded interest and shall be paid in a single sum to the estate of the last Beneficiary to die. In the absence of any such beneficiary designation, or if no Beneficiary survives the Executive, any payments remaining unpaid at the Executive's death shall be commuted on the basis of eight percent (8%) per annum compounded interest and shall be paid in a single sum to the Executive's estate.

  • Post-Retirement Benefits The present value of the expected cost of post-retirement medical and insurance benefits payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to its employees and former employees, as estimated by the Borrower in accordance with procedures and assumptions deemed reasonable by the Required Lenders is zero.

  • Death Benefit Should Employee die during the term of employment, the Company shall pay to Employee's estate any compensation due through the end of the month in which death occurred.

  • Accrued Benefit 1.05 1.16 Nonforfeitable ............................................. 1.05 1.17 Plan Year/Limitation Year .................................. 1.05 1.18 Effective Date ............................................. 1.05 1.19 Plan Entry Date ............................................ 1.05 1.20

  • Supplemental Retirement Benefit In addition to the foregoing, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan maintained by Cleco Utility Group Inc. or such other supplemental retirement benefit plans which the Company or its Affiliates may adopt, from time to time, for similarly situated executives (the "Supplemental Plan").

  • Early Retirement Benefit If the Executive terminates employment after the Early Retirement Date but before the Normal Retirement Date, and for reasons other than death or Disability, the Bank shall pay to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.2.

  • Normal Retirement Benefit Upon Termination of Employment on or after the Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death, the Company shall pay to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.1 in lieu of any other benefit under this Agreement.

  • Death, Retirement or Disability Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death or Retirement during the Employment Period. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean normal retirement as defined in the Company’s then-current retirement plan, or if there is no such retirement plan, “Retirement” shall mean voluntary termination after age 65 with ten years of service. If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability of Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to Executive written notice of its intention to terminate Executive’s employment. In such event, Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such written notice by Executive (the “Disability Effective Date”), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of Executive’s duties. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean a mental or physical disability as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with standards and procedures similar to those under the Company’s employee long-term disability plan, if any. At any time that the Company does not maintain such a long-term disability plan, “Disability” shall mean the inability of Executive, as determined by the Board, to perform the essential functions of his regular duties and responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, due to a medically determinable physical or mental condition which has lasted (or can reasonably be expected to last) for twelve workweeks in any twelve-month period. At the request of Executive or his personal representative, the Board’s determination that the Disability of Executive has occurred shall be certified by two physicians mutually agreed upon by Executive, or his personal representative, and the Company. Failing such independent certification (if so requested by Executive), Executive’s termination shall be deemed a termination by the Company without Cause and not a termination by reason of his Disability.

  • Supplemental Retirement Benefits The terms and conditions for the payment of supplemental retirement benefits are set forth in a separate written agreement between the parties.

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