Preretirement Survivor Annuity. 1847 Effective January 1, 1988, the Employer will provide a qualified, preretirement survivor annuity to active employees vested in the Xxxxxx Permanente Southern California Employees Pension Plan at no cost to the employee. This benefit provides an annuity to the spouse of an employee who dies prior to retirement. The spouse will receive a benefit calculated as if the employee retired the day before death and elected a joint survivor annuity with a fifty percent (50%) continuation to the survivor. The benefit is payable to the spouse at the earliest time the employee would have qualified to commence benefits. 1848 Effective January 1, 1999, pension plan survivor benefits will be payable to an eligible domestic partner. This benefit provides an annuity to the surviving eligible domestic partner of an active employee who dies and is vested in the pension plan. The surviving eligible domestic partner will receive a benefit calculated as if the employee retired the day before death and elected a Joint and Survivor Annuity with a fifty percent (50%) continuation to the survivor. The benefit is payable to the domestic partner no later than one year following the employee’s death.
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