Reporting the Death of a SERS Member or Benefit Recipient | SERS

Reporting the Death of a SERS Member or Benefit Recipient

Please complete the following information about the member, retiree, or benefit recipient whose death you are reporting.

SERS MEMBER INFORMATION

Name of Deceased Person(Required)

First Last

Date of Birth of Deceased Person(Required)

Last Four Digits of Deceased Person's Social Security Number

Or SERS Member ID

Date of Death(Required)

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Your Relation to the Deceased:(Required)

Please select an option in the dropdown.

HOW CAN WE REACH YOU?

Contact Email(Required)

Contact Phone Number

Contact Mailing Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP Code

Comments/Questions

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

When reporting the death of a SERS member or benefit recipient, please be advised that:

- Any benefits being paid to the deceased will stop. They are not eligible to receive any payments after the date of their death.
- If any overpayment has occurred, SERS will attempt to retrieve the payment(s) from the deceased person’s bank account or request the payment(s) be returned.
- If the deceased was enrolled in a SERS health care plan, all coverage ends with the date of their death. Any dependent health care coverage will terminate at the end of the month of the deceased person’s death.
- If any benefits are due to a beneficiary as a result of the death, we will contact the proper beneficiary(s) with any paperwork necessary to apply for the benefits.
- SERS will require a photocopy of the deceased person’s death certificate be returned with the benefit applications.
- Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for processing.

If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact our office at 1-800-878-5853.

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