§ 27008

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 803, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 2002.

Upon the death of a beneficiary who was receiving an annuity under this part due to the death of a participant, payment shall be made as follows:

(a)Upon the death of a beneficiary under a joint and survivor option, no amount shall be payable.
(b)Upon the death of a beneficiary who elected a single life annuity without a cash refund feature, no amount shall be payable.
(c)Upon the death of a beneficiary who was receiving a period certain annuity, the actuarial equivalent of the remaining balance of payments shall be paid in a lump sum to the estate of the beneficiary unless the beneficiary designated a payee to receive the remaining balance of payments as provided in Section 27004.

Other sections in Chapter 11 - Death Benefit

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