DISTRIBUTION AT DEATH definition
DISTRIBUTION AT DEATH. REQUIREMENTS Any Beneficiary who is a natural person entitled to a death benefit may, within one year after the date of an Owner's death, elect to receive the death benefit in the form of an annuity payment option. If an annuity payment option is selected, it may not extend beyond such Beneficiary's life or life expectancy and the payments must begin within one year after the date of death. If an annuity payment option is not elected or the Beneficiary is a non-natural person, the entire death benefit will be distributed in a lump sum no later than five years after the date of death.
DISTRIBUTION AT DEATH. REQUIREMENTS Any Beneficiary who is a natural person entitled to a death benefit may, within one year after the date of an Owner's death, elect to receive the death benefit in the form of an annuity payment option. If an annuity payment option is selected, it may not extend beyond such Beneficiary's life or life expectancy and the payments must begin within one year after the date of death. If an annuity payment option is not elected or the Beneficiary is a non-natural person, the entire death benefit will be distributed in a lump sum no later than five years after the date of death. DEATH ON OR AFTER THE MATURITY DATE If an Owner dies on or after the Maturity Date and there is no surviving Owner, any remaining certain period annuity payments will be paid to the Beneficiary under the annuity payment option in effect on the date of death. If there is a surviving Owner, the payments continue as if there had been no death. Payments to the Beneficiary or surviving Owner may not be deferred or otherwise extended. If the Annuitant and Joint Annuitant(s), if any, die and are survived by any Owner, any remaining certain period annuity payments will be paid to such Owner. Payments will continue under the annuity payment option in effect at the date of death and may not be deferred or otherwise extended.
Examples of DISTRIBUTION AT DEATH in a sentence
DISTRIBUTION AT DEATH If the Owner/Annuitant dies before the REQUIREMENTS Maturity Date, then the Annuitant's Beneficiary must elect within 60 days of Our receipt of due proof of death to receive the death proceeds in a lump sum or elect to apply the death proceeds due under a Payment Option, provided that the payments begin within one year of the date of death of the Annuitant.