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Ivyifuzo vy'inyungu z'urupfu rwihutirwa, amakonti rusangi yafunzwe, n'amafranga y'abarokotse

Iyo uwo bubabakanye, umuvyeyi canke uwo bubabakanye apfuye ataco yiteze, abarokotse bari mu gahinda kenshi barahumwa amaso kubera ko amahera ahita ahagarara, ivyo bikaba bituma amahera yo gukodesha, yo gusuma n’ayo gushingura mu masaha makeyi adashobora gukoreshwa. Igihe banki ironka itangazo ry’urupfu ry’ubuhinga bwa none rivuye muri dosiye y’urupfu y’ubuyobozi bw’ubwiteganyirize bw’abantu (canke ivuye ku ncuti yiwe ifise intumbero nziza), banki irahagarika amakonti y’umuntu ku giti ciwe, igakuraho amakarata yose y’inguzanyo yemerewe gukoresha, kandi, iyo konti yari ifise uburenganzira butari bwo ata burenganzira bwo kurokoka, irashobora guhagarika mbere n’amahera y’inzu. Ico gihe nyene, iyo umuganga asuzuma Impamvu y’Urupfu ku cete c’urupfu ngo "Itohoza ririndiriwe / Ubumara burindiriwe," amashirahamwe y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima akenshi yanse gutanga amasheki y’inyungu z’urupfu mu kiringo c’amezi 3 gushika ku 6 gushika raporo ya nyuma y’ugupima umubiri isohotse.

Gufungura amafaranga y’abarokotse vyihutirwa no guhatira kwishura ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima vuba bisaba gutahura urubibi rukomeye rw’amategeko hagati ya Itunga ry’Isezerano Ritagira Igihugu (rirenga urukiko rw’Igihugu kandi rikaba ryawe ubwo nyene ushize ahabona icemeza urupfu) n’**Itunga ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu ry’Igihugu. itegeko Inyandiko y’Indahiro y’Itongo Rito canke Ikigega c’Umuryango).

Ivyo ubikore ubu

  1. Utegeke ivyemezo vy'urupfu vyemejwe "Long-Form" (Bifise Imvo y'Urupfu) na "Short-Form" (Bitagira Imvo y'Urupfu) ubwo nyene: Biciye ku muyobozi w'amaziko canke ibiro vy'Igisata c'Ubuzima c'Intara, tegeka 10 gushika kuri 15 vyemejwe Cpie Igihambaye cane, nimba umuganga w’umuganga canke umuganga atanga urutonde rw’Impamvu y’Urupfu ari "Itohoza ry’Ubumara Ritegerejwe," usabe ibiro vy’Igisata c’Ubuzima vy’Ivyandikano vy’Igihugu (biboneka mu bihugu nka Florida, New York, Texas, na California) na vyo nyene bitanga **Ivyemezo vy’Urupfu vyemejwe, Ivyemezo vy’Urupfu, Ivyemezo vy’Urupfu amashirahamwe y’ubudandaji, DMV, n’ibigo vy’ugutanga amahera iyo umuntu apfuye (TOD/POD) vyemeza guca bitanga amahera yo gusuzuma n’ayo gushiramwo amahera ata mezi menshi arindiriye kugira ngo umuntu amenye ubumara.
  2. HAGANIKA gukoresha Ububasha canke ikarita y’umuntu yapfuye, yo kwinjiramwo, canke ikarita y’inguzanyo y’umuntu yemerewe gukoresha ubwo nyene: Hakurikijwe Itegeko ry’Ububasha Bumwe (UPOAA) § 110(a)(1), Ububasha bwose burahera ku segonda nyayo y’urupfu. Kwinjira muri konti ya banki y’uwo mwubakanye canke y’umuvyeyi wiwe kugira ngo urungike amahera canke ukoreshe ikarita yiwe y’inguzanyo inyuma y’igihe c’urupfu, mbere no kwishura amahera y’amaziko canke y’ubukode bw’inzu, ni ukurenga ku mategeko y’ibanki kandi birashobora gutuma ugira uruhara rwiwe bwite ku myenda y’uwapfuye canke ibirego vy’itunga ryiwe ( gutakaza uwuronka amahera ya mbere).
  3. Suzuma ingene amakonti ya banki asangiye afise amazina ("Abakodesha bahurikiye hamwe bafise uburenganzira bwo kurokoka" vs. "Ivyishurwa ku rupfu"): Injira mw'ishami rya banki ufise icemeza ko umuntu yapfuye. Niwaba witwa Uwufise uburenganzira bwo kurokoka (JTWROS) canke Uwuronka inyungu ku rupfu (POD) / Ukwimurirwa ku rupfu (TOD), **100 kw’ijana vy’amahera ari muri iyo konti ni ayawe ubwo nyene biciye ku mategeko kandi utegerezwa gusubira gukodesha kuri banki, mu masaha 24 gushika kuri 72) ata tegeko ry’urukiko ry’uburenganzira canke Amakete y’Isezerano.
  4. Gufungura amakonti y'umuntu ku giti ciwe n'amasheki y'iherezo ata n'umwe akoresheje "Small Estate Affidavit" canke Itegeko ry'Umushahara w'Umurokotse: Nimba uwapfuye yari afise konti y'umuntu ku giti ciwe ata muntu afise inyungu ya POD, ntimukoreshe amadolari 5.000 mu gufungura umutungo w'urukiko w'ubutaka wuzuye nk'uko nimba uburenganzira bwabo buri hasi. threshold (ishobora kuva ku $50.000 gushika ku $184.500+ bivanye n’intara). Gushitsa Inyandiko y’Itongo ritoyi yemejwe n’umunyamategeko (inyuma y’igihe co kurindira c’imisi 30 gushika kuri 45 gitegekanijwe n’amategeko, canke ubwo nyene hakurikijwe amategeko y’ugurekura amaziko vyihutirwa) kugira ngo ushire hamwe amahera asigaye muri banki n’umushahara wa nyuma w’umukoresha ataco uhinduye.
  5. Ghatira amashirahamwe y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima kwishura ubwo nyene canke kwishura inyungu nyinshi zitegekanijwe n’amategeko (6% gushika kuri 18% APY): Ushiremwo ikirego cawe c’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima ubwo nyene ukoresheje Ikete ry’Uwusaba ry’ubwishingizi n’Icemezo c’Urupfu c’Urupapuro Rurerure cemejwe (KANDI uhamagare **Igisata c’Umukoresha c’Ubwishingizi bw’Ubwishingizi bw’Ubwishingizi Ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bw’umugwi w’ishimikiro n’ubw’inyongera, busanzwe busaba ko ata n’imwe itanga ubuvuzi). Iyo iyo polisi imaze imyaka irenga 2 (irenze Igihe c'Imyaka 2 co Guhangana n'Ukwiyahura), uwujejwe ubwishingizi ategerezwa kwishura naho imvo y'urupfu yoba ikiri "Ikirindiriye", kuko iyo iyo polisi y'imyaka 2 iheze, imvo canke uburyo bw'ubwishingizi bw'urupfu ntaco buvuze ku mategeko. Itegeko ry’ubwicanyi bw’umugendezi canke uwuronka inyungu rya AD&D riri mu kibazo).
  6. Ntukigere wishura amafaranga y’ikarita y’inguzanyo y’umuntu ku giti ciwe canke amafaranga y’ibitaro ku bwishingizi bwawe bw’ubuzima canke kuri konti zawe z’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima/POD: Abakozi b’imyenda barakunda guhamagara abo bubakanye bari mu gahinda n’abana bakuze basaba kwishura ikarita y’inguzanyo y’uwapfuye n’amafaranga y’ubuvuzi. Mu gihe c'Itegeko ry'Igihugu Itegeko ry'Imigenzo yo Gukuraho Imyenda mu buryo Bubereye (FDCPA, 12 C.F.R. § 1006.34) n'amategeko ya Leta agenga ivy'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima, amafaranga y'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima, amakonti ya 401(k)/IRA, amakonti ya POD/TOD, n'amakonti y'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima bw'abantu bose, n'amakonti y'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima busanzwe ni 1000. abafise umwenda. Ntukigere wishura idolari na rimwe ry’imyenda y’umuntu ku giti ciwe y’uwapfuye mu mufuko wawe canke amahera y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bwawe.
flowchart TD
    Death["Urupfu rw'uwo mwubakanye, umuvyeyi, canke uwo mwubakanye rutuma amahera ahita ahagarara"] --> AccountType{"1. Itunga ryose ry’ibanki, ry’ikiruhuko c’izabukuru canke ry’ubwishingizi rifise izina gute?"}
    AccountType -->|Joint With Right of Survivorship (JTWROS) or POD / TOD / 401k / IRA| NonProbate["Itunga ry’Isezerano Ritari ry’Ivyabona: Guca mu Masezerano y’Ivyabona Vyose | Utanga Icemezo c'Urupfu (N'aho coba ari mu rupapuro rugufi / Kirindiriwe) kugira ngo uhite wishurwa (Imisi 1-5)"]
    AccountType -->|Individual Bank Account or Final Paycheck (No Beneficiary Named)| SmallEst["Itunga ry’Ivyagezwe: Suzuma Nimba Itunga ryose ry’Ivyagezwe riri munsi y’Itunga ry’Igihugu ($50k gushika ku $184,500+)"]
    SmallEst -->|Yes: Under Cap| Affidavit["Koresha Ikete ry’Iziko ry’Ibanki + Ikete ry’Indahiro ry’Itongo Rito ryemejwe n’Itegeko (Nta Nkuru y’Igihugu y’Urukiko Ikenewe)"]
    SmallEst -->|No: Over Cap or Real Estate| Allowance["Ikirego c'Urukiko rw'Ivyabona vy'Ivyihutirwa vy'Umuryango / Ivy'Itunga Bisonerwa Vyashizwe ku ruhande n'Amakete y'Imbere"]
    AccountType -->|Life Insurance Policy (Individual or Employer Group Life)| InsCheck{"2. Mbega iyo polisi y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima yari imaze imyaka irenga 2 ikora?"}
    InsCheck -->|Yes: Over 2 Years (Incontestable)| DemandPay["Ivyagezwe vy'imyaka 2 vyo guhangana n'ukwiyahura vyarangiye: Saba ko umuntu ahita yishurwa amafaranga y'ishimikiro naho umuganga w'umubiri yotanga urutonde rw'impamvu nk'iyitegerejwe"]
    InsCheck -->|No: Under 2 Years (Contestability Window) or AD&D Rider| Coroner["Gusaba Ikete ryihuse ry'Umuganga w'Igihugu Rikuraho Ubwicanyi/Ukwiyahura & Gushitsa Inyungu y'Itegeko ry'Itegeko (6% gushika kuri 18% APY)"]

Gufungura amakonti ya banki yafunzwe n'imishahara ya nyuma ata rukiko rw'ivya kera

Iyo umukozi wo muri banki avuze ngo "Iyi konti irafunzwe kubera nyen'iyo konti yapfuye; ukeneye kutuzanira Amakete y'Isezerano avuye mu Rukiko rw'Ivyagezwe," banza usuzume nimba uwo mukozi akora nabi mu vy'amategeko. Abakozi bo muri banki bakunda gutera urujijo amakonti y’umuntu ku giti ciwe n’amakonti y’abarokotse/POD, kandi kenshi ntibitaho amategeko agenga ivy’ugutanga amafaranga y’ubutaka buto n’ay’amaziko.

Ubwoko bw'umutungo / konti Mbega Bica Mu Nzira y’Ivyagezwe? Inyandiko nyayo isabwa kugira ngo ufungure amahera Urutonde rw'igihe n'amategeko yihariye
1. Konti rusangi n’uburenganzira bwo kurokoka (JTWROS) canke ubukode n’Umuntu wose OYA. Ica 100% hanze y’itegeko ry’uburenganzira bw’umuntu (Itegeko ry’Ikonti z’Abantu Benshi ry’Igihugu). Icemezo c’urupfu cose cemejwe (Short-Form canke Long-Form) + indangamuntu yawe y’ifoto ya leta. Ubwo nyene (Umusi umwe gushika ku misi 3 y’akazi): Iyo banki ifunze konti y’ukuri ya JTWROS iyo umwe mu bubabakanye apfuye, usabe Umuyobozi w’Ishami n’Igisata c’Ivyagezwe gukuraho iyo konti ubwo nyene (kiretse iyo hariho ukurenganurwa kw’umusoro w’iragi rya Leta gudasanzwe, nk’uguhagarika igice ca 50% ku kimenyetso ca NJ For des-8m).
2. Ukwishurwa-ku-urupfu (POD) / Mu-kwizigira-ku (ITF / Totten Trust) / Ukwimurirwa-ku-rupfu (TOD) Konti OYA. Ica 100% ataco ihinduye ku muntu yitiriwe hanze y’uburenganzira bwo gutora. Icemezo c’urupfu cemejwe + ifoto y’uwuronka inyungu + urupapuro rwa IRS W-9. 1 gushika ku misi 5 y’akazi: Banki ifunga konti y’uwapfuye igatanga sheki canke wire y’umucungezi w’amahera ataco ihinduye ku muntu yitiriwe POD/TOD, ataco akora rwose ku bafise umwenda w’uwapfuye.
3. Ukwishura amafaranga y’amaziko bivuye kuri konti y’umuntu ku giti ciwe (Ubwongereza, Canada, n’intara nyinshi za Amerika) Irengagiza amafaranga y'amaziko. Icemezo c’urupfu cemejwe (canke icemezo c’agateganyo c’umuganga w’umubiri) + Ifagitire y’inzu y’amaziko. Ubwongereza: Amabanki yose yo mu Bwongereza ahita asohora amahera ataco akoresheje kuri konti imwe gusa yafunzwe kugira ngo yishure invoice y’umuyobozi w’amaziko iyo abonye icemeza urupfu n’invoice.
Canada: Amabanki arekura amahera ataco akora ku mafagitire y’amaziko n’ay’ukuzigama ivy’ubutunzi.
Intara za Amerika: Intara nyinshi (nk’akarorero, NY SCPA § 1310 iyo umuntu apfuye ataco arindiriye, PA 20 Pa.C.S. § 3101 gushika ku madolari 10.000, FL, TX) ziremeza ko umuntu ashobora gusohora amahera y’uwo bubabakanye/y’amaziko.
4. Konti ya Banki y'umuntu ku giti ciwe iri munsi ya Leta "Inyandiko y'Indahiro y'Itongo Rito" Cap NTA gitabu c'urukiko gikenewe. Ikete ry’Indahiro ry’Itongo Rito (harimwo n’Ikete ry’Urupfu ryemejwe) ryerekanywe ataco rihinduye ku idirisha rya banki. Ishobora gukoreshwa inyuma y’igihe gito co kurindira gitegekanijwe n’amategeko (mu bisanzwe imisi 30 gushika kuri 40 inyuma y’urupfu; ubwo nyene iyo umuntu apfuye ku madolari ashika ku 15.000 ku wo bubabakanye akiriho i New York hakurikijwe SCPA § 1310). Ivyiyumviro vya Leta: Californie (amadolari 184.500+), Illinois (amadolari 100.000), Texas (amadolari 75.000), Washington (amadolari 100.000), Oregon (amadolari 75.000), **Florida (amadolari 00.000)
5. Umushahara wa nyuma utarishwe n'ikiruhuko c'umukoresha w'uwapfuye Irengagiza Probate hakurikijwe amategeko ya Leta y'abarokotse umushahara. Icemezo c’urupfu cemejwe + Ikete ry’indahiro ry’umukoresha. Amategeko menshi yerekeye abakozi (nk’akarorero, NY SCPA § 1310, Itegeko ry’Igihugu ca Cal. § 13600 gushika ku madolari 18.450, **PA 20 Pa.C.S. umushahara wa nyuma w’umukozi yapfuye kandi PTO yirundanijwe ataco ihinduye ku uwo bubabakanye canke abana bakiriho ubwo nyene ata kurindira ko bamuha uburenganzira bwo gutanga uburenganzira.
6. Probate "Ivyiza vy'Itunga Bisonerwa" & "Ivyiza vy'Umuryango" Amahera y’Imbere y’Imbere y’Igihugu (Akubita Abafise Imyenda Bose). Ikete ryoroshe ry’urupapuro 1 ry’ugusaba infashanyo y’umuryango / umutungo usonerwa ryishikirijwe umunyamabanga w’ivy’ubutaka. Mu Itegeko ry’Ivy’Ivyagezwe (UPC §§ 2-402 gushika kuri 2-404) n’itegeko ry’Ivy’Ivyagezwe ry’Igihugu cose (nk’akarorero, NY EPTL § 5-3.1, rihita rishira ku ruhande $25,000 mu mafaranga hamwe n’imodoka ishika ku madolari0/05 y’abana bakoresha amadolari00/5. uwo bubabakanye n’abana basigaye bafata ayo mahera mbere y’imisoro, amafaranga y’ubuvuzi, canke abamufitiye umwenda baronka isenti.

Kubera iki udashobora kwigera ukoresha Konti rusangi ATA ‘Uburenganzira bwo kurokoka’ (Abakodesha muri rusangi)

Mu bihe bikeyi, konti ya banki yafunguwe n'ababiri batarongoranye canke umuvyeyi n'umwana yasuzumwe mu mpanuka ko ari "Abakodesha muri rusangi" canke "Konti y'ubufasha / ububasha" aho gusuzumwa "Abakodesha bahurikiye hamwe bafise uburenganzira bwo kurokoka (JTWROS)." Niba Konti y'abakodesha bahuriyeko ni ata burenganzira bwo kurokoka, umugabane w’uwapfuye (canke 100% wa konti y’ubufasha) urakonja iyo apfuye maze ugaca uba igice c’itongo ry’umuhungu. Saba umuyobozi wa banki akureho Ikarata y’Umukono wa Konti y’umwimerere kugira ngo asuzume neza akazu k’ukurokoka.


Uko wotsinda umutego w'Ikete ry'Urupfu ry'"Impamvu y'Urupfu Itegerejwe" ku bijanye n'ibirego vy'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima

Iyo urupfu rutari rwitezwe rubaye hanze y’ibitaro, canke rushimikiye ku muntu akiri muto, impanuka, ikintu gitunguranye c’umutima, canke urupfu rudasanzwe, Umuganga w’Intara canke Umuganga w’Igihugu akunda gutegeka ko umuntu akora ibipimo vy’ubumara n’ivy’imitsi bifata indwi 8 gushika kuri 20 kugira ngo bigaruke. Hagati aho, Umuganga atanga Icemezo c'Urupfu ca mbere kirimwo urutonde rw'Impamvu y'Urupfu nk'"Itohoza Ritegerejwe" canke "Irasubitswe," maze ishirahamwe ry'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima rikarungika ikete rivuga ngo: *"Ntidushobora gukora ikirego cawe c'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima gushika utanze Icemezo c'Urupfu Cahinduwe c'Urupfu n'Ikoreshwa."

Ehe ingene woca iyo nzira y’amezi menshi maze ugahatira kwishura ubwo nyene:

1. Itegeko ry'imyaka 2 ry'"Ingingo y'Ukudashobora guhakanwa n'Ukwiyahura" (Inguvu zica zitanga amahera y'ishimikiro)

Hakurikijwe itegeko ryo mu bihugu vyose 50 vyo muri Amerika, intara zo muri Kanada, Ubwongereza na Ostraliya, ubwishingizi bwose bw’ubuzima burimwo amasaha abiri akomeye y’imyaka 2 guhera ku musi ubwishingizi bwasohotseko (canke itariki ya nyuma yo gusubiramwo):

  1. Ingingo y’Ukutagira Ubwishingizi bw’Imyaka 2: Iyo ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bumaze gukora mu kiringo c’ubuzima bw’uwishingiwe mu myaka 2 (umwaka 1 mu masezerano amwe amwe), ishirahamwe ry’ubwishingizi ribujijwe n’amategeko guhakana ko ubwishingizi bukora canke gukora itohoza ku mateka y’ubuvuzi bw’uwishingiwe kubera amajambo atari yo yo gusaba.
  2. Ingingo y’Ukwiyahura y’Imyaka 2: Iyo politike imaze imyaka 2 ikora (igabanywa ikaba umwaka 1 n’itegeko mu bihugu nka Colorado, Missouri, na North Dakota), iyo ngingo yo kwiyahura irahera burundu.

Kubera iki ivyo bifungura amahera yawe mu gihe c'isuzuma ry'umubiri "Pending": Nimba ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima bw'uwo ukunda busanzwe bufise imyaka irenga 2 KANDI wewe (uwuronka inyungu yitwa) utari uwukekwako ubwicanyi, nta ndwara, canke ukunywa imiti irenze urugero, canke kwiyahura bishobora gutuma umuntu agira ubwicanyi. inyungu. Rero, iyo umuhinga mu vy'ubwishingizi yanse kwishura inyungu y'ishimikiro ku mpapuro z'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima bw'imyaka 5 kubera gusa ko ubumara buri "Burindiriwe", wohereze ikete ry'ugusaba (akarorero kari musi) ryerekana ko iyo mpapuro z'ubwishingizi zidashobora guhakanwa, ko igihe c'imyaka 2 co kwiyahura caraheze, kandi usabe Umuganga w'Ubwishingizi ashire umukono /2 Ikete ry'Ivyemezo"** rivuga ko uwuzoronka inyungu yitwa atariko aratohozwa ku bijanye n'urupfu.

(Iciyumviro: Nimba iyo polisi yitarashika ku myaka 2, CANKE nimba uriko urasaba Urupfu rw’Impanuka n’Ugucika kw’Impanuka (AD&D) Double-Indemnity Rider, itarimwo indwara zisanzwe n’ukwiyahura ataco ifatiye ku myaka y’iyo polisi, uwujejwe ubwishingizi arafise uburenganzira bwo kubonana n’umuganga w’ubwishingizi. itangazo imbere yo kwishura).

2. Gukoresha Inzu y'Iziko "Igikorwa c'Ubwishingizi" kugira ngo Ubone Amahera y'Iziko Ubwo nyene

Niba udafise amadolari 8.000 gushika ku madolari 12.000 muri banki yo kwishura inzu y’amaziko uno musi mu gihe urindiriye sheki y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima, baza umuyobozi w’amaziko nimba ushobora gushirako umukono ku gice c’Igice c’amahera y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima ku bijanye n’amahera nyayo y’amahera y’amaziko (canke ukoreshe funeral reputance a). Ico gihe nyene, usabe ko ishirahamwe ry’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima risohora Imbere y’amaziko (amadolari 10.000 gushika ku madolari 25.000), ayo amashirahamwe menshi akomeye (nka MetLife, Prudential, New York Life, na Northwestern Mutual) azorungika mu masaha 48 ku rupapuro rudashobora gushikirizwa.

3. Kurondera amasezerano y'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima "yazimiye" canke atazwi n'inyungu z'umugwi w'abakoresha

Imiryango iri mu gahinda isiga ku meza amamiliyaridi y’amadolari y’inyungu zitavuzwe kubera ko itazi ko hariho politike. Suzuma aya masoko ane ku musi wa mbere:

  • Ishirahamwe ry'igihugu ry'abakomiseri b'ubwishingizi (NAIC) Ishirahamwe ry'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima (eapps.naic.org/life-policy-locator): Ububiko bw’amakuru y’ubuntu, buzwi n’ubutegetsi bw’intara 50, 100 kw’ijana. Injira izina ry’uwapfuye, DOB, na SSN; ishirahamwe ryose ry’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima n’iry’umwaka ryo muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika riri muri iyo nama risabwa n’amategeko gushakashaka mu nyandiko zaryo no kuguhamagara ata guca ku ruhande nimba uri uwuronka inyungu.
  • Impapuro z’inyungu z’abakozi (Ubuzima bw’ishimikiro, ubuzima bw’inyongera, AD&D, n’Impanuka y’urugendo rw’ubucuruzi): Naho umukozi yoba atigeze agura ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bwite, benshi mu bakoresha b’igihe cose baca batanga **1x gushika kuri 2x Umushahara w’umwaka mu Ubwishingizi bw’Itsinda ry’Umukozi n’Ubwishingizi bwa AD&D ku zero unpa, P amahera, n’inyungu z’abarokotse 401(k)/pansiyo. Hamagara umuyobozi w’inyungu z’abakozi w’umukoresha ubwo nyene.
  • Ikarata y’inguzanyo, ingwati, ishirahamwe ry’inguzanyo, n’amategeko y’urupfu rw’impanuka y’ishirahamwe/ishirahamwe: Suzuma nimba uwapfuye yari uwo mw’ishirahamwe ry’abakozi, ishirahamwe ry’abahinga, AAA, canke ishirahamwe ry’inguzanyo (ivyo akenshi birimwo amategeko y’urupfu rw’impanuka y’amadolari 2.000 gushika ku 10.000 ku buntu ku bwanje).
  • Ivyiza vy’abarokotse vy’ubwiteganyirize (1-800-772-1213) n’Indishi y’Ubwishingizi bw’Igihugu (DIC): Hamagara Ubwishingizi bw’Igihugu ubwo nyene (ntutegereze gusaba kuri internet, kuko inyungu z’abarokotse zisubira inyuma akenshi ziboshe n’itariki yawe yo kwishura $25) Ivyiza vy’ukwezi ku kwezi kw’uwo bubabakanye akiriho (guhera ku myaka 60, imyaka 50 iyo afise ubumuga, canke ku myaka iyo ari yo yose iyo uriko urabungabunga umwana w’uwapfuye ari munsi y’imyaka 16), na Ivyiza vy’ukwezi ku mwana akiriho (ivyo akenshi bitanga $1,200 ku kwezi gushika kuri $200. 19/18).

Gutorera umuti amatati y’abaronka inyungu: Abahoze bubakanye, ERISA Preemption, n’Iterabwoba ry’ababuranira

Bimeze gute iyo ubonye ko uwo mwubakanye canke umuvyeyi wawe yapfuye yibagiwe guhindura urupapuro rwiwe rwo guhabwa inyungu kuva mu myaka 12 iheze, kandi Uwahoze ari uwo mwubakanye (canke incuti yiwe yapfuye, canke uwumurera amugirira nabi yahinduye uwuronka inyungu mu kwezi guheze) akaguma ari ku rutonde rw’abaronka inyungu mu kwezi guheze)?

1. Amategeko agenga ugukuraho ubutane n'uburenganzira bwa ERISA (Itegeko rya Egelhoff / Sveen)

Uko uwo yahora bubakanye ashobora kuguma afise amahera y’uguhembwa igihe uwapfuye yibagiwe kuyakuraho inyuma y’ukwahukana bivana n’uko iyo politike igenwa n’Itegeko rya Leta canke Itegeko rya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika (ERISA / FEGLI):

  • Ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bw’umuntu ku giti ciwe, IRA z’abantu ku giti cabo, n’amakonti ya banki ya POD/TOD (Ategekwa n’Itegeko rya Leta: Uwahoze ari uwo bubakanye arakurwako mu bihugu vyinshi): Intara zirenga 35 zo muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika zashizeho Itegeko ry’ugukurwako-ku-gutana (rishingiye ku Prode-8ni4ld Urukiko Rukuru rwa Amerika mu rubanza Sveen na Melin, 584 U.S. 811). Mu gihe c’ayo mategeko, itegeko rya nyuma ry’ukwahukana rikuraho ubwo nyene gutorwa kw’uwahoze ari uwo bubabakanye nk’uwuronka inyungu ku masezerano y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bw’umuntu ku giti ciwe, IRA, n’amakonti ya POD/TOD hakurikijwe itegeko, rifata uwo yahora bubabakanye nk’aho yoba yarapfuye imbere y’uwufise ubwishingizi, ku buryo amahera ahita agenda uwo mwubakanye/itongo (kiretse iyo itegeko ry’ukwahukana risaba mu buryo butomoye ko uwo yahora bubabakanye aguma kuri iyo polisi, canke uwufise ubwishingizi asubiye gutora uwo yahora bubakanye inyuma y’itariki y’ukwahukana).
  • Ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima buterwa inkunga n'umukoresha 401(k)s n'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima bw'umugwi w'abakoresha (bugenzurwa na ERISA ya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika: "Itegeko ry'inyandiko z'umugambi"): Mu ngingo z'urukiko rukuru rwa Amerika mu rubanza rwa *Egelhoff v. 285). Mu gihe ca ERISA, umuyobozi w’umugambi ategerezwa kuriha uwo wese avugwa ku rupapuro rw’abaronka inyungu ruri muri dosiye, HARI IKINTU KImwe KININI KURI 401(k)s N’AMAPENSION:
  • Itegeko ry’Ukurinda Uwo Mwubakanye rya ERISA (29 U.S.C. § 1055 / REA): Niba wari wararongowe n’uwapfuye mu buryo butegekanijwe n’amategeko igihe bapfa (kenshi na kenshi nibura umwaka 1 hakurikijwe umugambi), **itegeko rya ERISA ry’igihugu ryemeza ko uwo mwubakanye akiriho ubu azoronka pansiyo 100 kw’ijana, nimba10k) uwahoze ari uwo bubabakanye canke uwundi muntu aracari yanditswe ku rupapuro rwa kera rw’uwuronka inyungu, kiretse wewe (uwo bubakanye ubu) washize umukono ku Spousal Waiver yemejwe n’umunyamategeko uheba uburenganzira bwawe.

2. Uko wohagarika amahera y’ugutanga impaka imbere y’uko uwujejwe ubwishingizi ariha umuntu atari we

Nimba uwo mwahora mwubakanye, incuti yiwe, canke umukozi wa POA w’umunyaruyeri yahinduye amahera y’ubwishingizi ku munota wa nyuma ariko aragerageza gusaba amahera y’ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima canke y’ikiruhuko c’izabukuru, utegerezwa gushiramwo itangazo ryanditse ry’ishirahamwe ry’ubwishingizi IMBERE y’uko baca sheki. Igihe umuhinga mu vy’ubwishingizi aronse itangazo ryanditse ry’ikirego c’amategeko kiriko kirahiganwa (avuga ko hariho Inkurikizi zidakwiriye, Ubukene bwo mu mutwe, Ukwihenda, Ugukuraho Ukwahukana hakurikijwe UPC § 2-804, canke Ukwizigira kwubaka hakurikijwe Itegeko ry’Ukwahukana risaba ko uwapfuye agumana ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bw’abana batoyi), uwo muntu azotanga ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima bw’abana batoyi). abasaba guhangana imisi 30 gushika kuri 60 kugira ngo bavugane ku bijanye n’ugutorera umuti imbere yo gutanga urubanza Interpleader Action (aho uwujejwe ubwishingizi ashira amahera ku munyamabanga w’urukiko kugira ngo umucamanza agafata ingingo y’uwuyafise).


Ivyitegererezo vy'Ikete ry'Ibisabwa: Ikirego c'Ubwishingizi bw'Ubuzima Butevye & Guhagarika Abaronka Inyungu

Igishushanyo ca 1: Gusaba mu buryo butegekanijwe ko umuntu yishura ubwishingizi bw’ubuzima n’inyungu zitegekanijwe n’amategeko (ERISA / Ivyerekeye Leta mu gutanga ibirego bitari vyo)

Niba sosiyete y'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima yahagaritse ikirego cawe haciye imisi 30 (canke yanse kwishura ubwishingizi bw'imyaka 2+ butagira aho bugarukira kubera icete c'urupfu "Kirindiriwe"), shira ivyo usaba biciye ku Certified Mail and Email:

SUBJECT: FORMAL DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFIT AND STATUTORY INTEREST
Policy Number: [Insert Policy #] | Claim Number: [Insert Claim #]
Insured Decedent: [Full Legal Name of Deceased] | Date of Death: [Date]
Policy Issue Date: [Issue Date - Over 2 Years Ago] | Face Amount: $[Amount]
Claimant / Named Beneficiary: [Your Full Legal Name, Address, Phone, Email]

To the Life Claims Department, ERISA Plan Administrator, and Regulatory Compliance Office of [Insurance Company Name]:

I am the sole primary beneficiary under Policy #[Number] insuring the life of [Decedent's Name], who passed away on [Date of Death]. I submitted a complete Proof of Loss claim package and certified Death Certificate on [Date Submitted]. More than [Number] days have elapsed without payment.

1. EXPIRATION OF 2-YEAR CONTESTABILITY AND SUICIDE EXCLUSION PERIODS:
Please take notice that Policy #[Number] was issued on [Issue Date] and has been continuously in force during the insured's lifetime for more than two (2) years. Accordingly, both the statutory two-year contestability period and the two-year suicide exclusion clause have expired as a matter of law.
[If Death Certificate lists Cause of Death as "Pending":] Because this base life insurance policy is incontestable and past the suicide exclusion period, and as confirmed by the attached written verification from the [Medical Examiner / Investigating Detective] confirming that I am not a person of interest in any criminal investigation, neither the final medical cause of death nor pending toxicology can legally alter [Insurance Company]'s obligation to pay the base death benefit of $[Amount]. Refusing to pay an incontestable claim based on a pending autopsy report violates state Unfair Claims Settlement Practices statutes.

2. MANDATORY STATUTORY INTEREST AND REGULATORY ESCALATION (30-DAY DEADLINE):
Under state insurance prompt-payment statutes [and/or federal ERISA regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1], insurers must pay or issue a lawful written determination within 30 days of receiving proof of loss, and must pay mandatory statutory delayed-settlement interest (ranging from 6% to 18% per annum from the date of death/claim) on delayed proceeds.

DEMAND:
I demand that [Insurance Company Name] release payment of the full $[Amount] death benefit plus all accrued statutory interest within ten (10) business days of this notice. If payment is not issued by [Date], I will immediately file formal enforcement complaints with the State Department of Insurance Commissioner [and the US Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) if an employer ERISA plan] and pursue all statutory bad-faith penalties and attorney's fees.

Sincerely,

[Your Signature]
[Your Printed Name]
Enclosures: Copy of Certified Death Certificate, Claimant Statement, and Coroner/Detective Confirmation (If Applicable)

Igishushanyo ca 2: Itangazo ry'Ivyihutirwa ry'Ikirego kibi co guhagarika kwishura uwudakwiriye

Wohereze biciye ku Fax, Overnight Courier, na Email kuri Sosiyete y’ubwishingizi canke Igisata c’Ivy’Itegeko / Ivy’Ibirego Bibi c’Umuyobozi w’Itegeko rya 401(k) uno musi:

SUBJECT: URGENT NOTICE OF ADVERSE CLAIM AND DEMAND TO FREEZE BENEFIT DISBURSEMENT
Policy / Account Number: [Insert Number] | Decedent Name: [Name], Date of Death: [Date]
From: [Your Full Legal Name, Relationship to Decedent, Address, Phone, and Email]

To the Claims Legal Department and Plan Administrator of [Insurer / Financial Institution]:

PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE FORMAL NOTICE that I hereby assert a competing legal and equitable claim to the death benefits / account proceeds of [Decedent's Name] under Policy/Account #[Number], and demand that you place an IMMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE FREEZE on any disbursement of funds to [Name of Disputed Beneficiary].

GROUNDS FOR ADVERSE CLAIM:
[Select Applicable Legal Ground:]
- [Ground A - Fraud / Undue Influence / Lack of Capacity / Invalid POA Change:] The purported beneficiary change dated [Date] naming [Disputed Person] is void ab initio because [Decedent] lacked mental capacity due to [dementia/illness] on that date [or the change was executed under undue influence / unlawfully signed by an agent under a Power of Attorney lacking express statutory authority under UPOAA § 201(a)].
- [Ground B - Statutory Revocation on Divorce (UPC § 2-804) / Divorce Decree Violation:] [Disputed Person] is the former spouse of the Decedent pursuant to a Final Judgment of Divorce entered on [Date], which automatically revoked their beneficiary status under state statute [or which ordered the Decedent to maintain this policy in constructive trust for the benefit of (Your Name / Minor Children)].
- [Ground C - ERISA Surviving Spouse Rights (29 U.S.C. § 1055):] As the lawful surviving spouse of the Decedent, I never executed a valid notarized Spousal Waiver and am entitled to 100% of these ERISA plan benefits by federal statute.

Please confirm in writing within 48 hours that all funds under Policy/Account #[Number] have been frozen pending resolution of this adverse claim, so that your institution does not incur double liability for wrongful payment after notice.

Sincerely,

[Your Signature]
[Your Printed Name]

Ibibazo bikunda kubazwa

Can a bank take money out of a deceased person's checking account to pay off a credit card or loan at that same bank ("Right of Offset")?

It depends on how the account is titled and the type of debt. First, under federal Truth in Lending Act / Regulation Z rules (12 C.F.R. § 1026.12(d)), a bank is strictly prohibited from using an automatic "Right of Offset" to take money out of a deposit account to pay off a consumer credit card debt without a court judgment or an explicit security agreement. Second, if the checking account was a Joint Account with Right of Survivorship (JTWROS) or had a named Payable-on-Death (POD) beneficiary, ownership of those funds vests in the surviving joint owner or POD beneficiary at the instant of death, generally defeating the bank's attempt to offset the deceased person's individual unsecured debts.

Do I have to pay my deceased spouse's or parent's medical bills and credit card debts out of my life insurance check?

No, never. Life insurance proceeds paid to a named beneficiary (other than "the Estate"), retirement accounts (401(k)s and IRAs) with named beneficiaries, Payable-on-Death (POD) bank accounts, and Joint Survivorship property bypass probate completely and are 100 percent protected from the deceased person's unsecured creditors. If the deceased left behind no separate probate assets (or an insolvent estate after subtracting your statutory Family Allowance and Exempt Property set-aside), their individual credit cards and medical bills simply die with them and must be written off by the creditors. The only exception is if you personally co-signed the loan as a joint borrower (not merely an "authorized user" on a credit card) or live in one of the 9 Community Property states (AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX, WA, WI) where certain debts incurred during marriage, or "necessaries of life" like last-illness hospital bills under state Doctrine of Necessaries statutes, may have limited community liability.

Why is the life insurance company offering to put my payout into a "Retained Asset Account" (checkbook) instead of sending me a lump-sum check or wire?

Insurance companies often default to placing your death benefit into an insurer-controlled "Retained Asset Account" (sending you a "checkbook" while the insurance company keeps your $250,000 invested for its own profit, paying you a tiny 0.5 percent interest rate that is not even FDIC-insured in the traditional sense). You have an absolute legal right to reject a Retained Asset Account and demand a single 100 percent lump-sum wire transfer or check, or, if the insurer already opened a Retained Asset Account, you can write one single draft for the entire 100 percent balance on Day 1 and deposit it into your own FDIC-insured bank or high-yield Treasury account.

How long does a life insurance company legally have to pay a valid claim after receiving the death certificate?

In most US states, Unfair Claims Settlement Practices statutes require a life insurance company to pay a clean, undisputed claim, or issue a specific written explanation of what additional information is needed, within 30 calendar days (and in some states 15 to 60 days) after receiving your Proof of Loss form and certified Death Certificate. In addition, nearly every state requires the insurer to pay statutory interest on the death benefit starting from the date of death (or 30 days after claim receipt) until the day the check is cut, often at penalty interest rates of 8 to 18 percent per year if the insurer delays beyond the statutory window.


Amasoko yasuzumwe

  • Komisiyo y’Itegeko Rimwe (Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika): Itegeko rimwe ry’Ivy’Ivyagezwe (Ingingo ya II ya UPC: §§ 2-402 gushika kuri 2-404 Ivy’Itunga n’Ivy’Umuryango Bisonerwa; § 2-804 Gukuraho Ivy’Ivyagezwe n’Ivy’Ivyagezwe Bitari Ivy’Ivyagezwe n’Uwutanye; Ingingo ya Multison &ODP: Itegeko ry’Iyandikisha).
  • Igisata ca Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika kijejwe abakozi, Ishirahamwe ry’Umutekano w’Ivyiza vy’Abakozi (EBSA) n’Urukiko Rukuru rwa Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika (Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika): Amategeko agenga uburyo bwo gusaba ibirego vya ERISA (29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1), Itegeko ry’Umwaka w’Umurokotse w’Umugabo canke Umugore (9.S.0k) 1055), Egelhoff na Egelhoff (532 U.S. 141), na Sveen na Melin (584 U.S. 811).
  • Ishirahamwe ry’Igihugu ry’Abakomiseri b’Ubwishingizi (NAIC) n’Itegeko ry’Ubwishingizi rya Leta (Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika): Itegeko ry’Icitegererezo ry’Imigenzo y’Ubuzima, Impanuka n’Ubuzima Bitari vyo, Itegeko ry’Ubwishingizi bw’Ubuzima ry’Igihugu, n’Itegeko ry’Ubwishingizi bwa Leta n’Ukwishura Vuba (*NY Ins,332w. Itegeko ry’Igihugu § 10172.5, Itegeko ry’Igihugu § 1101.011).
  • Ibiro vy’Ukurinda Ivy’Imari vy’Abaguzi (CFPB) n’Ubuyobozi bw’Ubwiteganyirize bw’Igihugu (Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika): Itegeko ry’Imyenda y’Abapfuye rya FDCPA (12 C.F.R. § 1006.34), Itegeko ry’Ingwati y’Inyungu y’Uwo Bubabakanye & Uwuzomukurikira mu Nyungu (Itegeko C2., X1. 1024.38), na Igitabu c'Ivyiza vy'Abarokotse SSA.
  • Guverinoma ya HM, Ivy’Imari y’Ubwongereza, n’Igisata c’Akazi n’Ivy’Impembo (Ubwongereza): Ivyishyurwa vy’Infashanyo y’Ubupfuye, Tubwire Igihe kimwe, na Itegeko ry’Imari y’Ubwongereza ry’Ubupfuye n’Ivy’Iziko ry’Ubwongereza.
  • Leta ya Canada na Komisiyo y'Ivy'Imigabane n'Ishoramari ya Australiya (Canada / Australia): Impembo y'Umurokotse n'Ivy'Urupfu vy'Umukozi wa CPP na ASIC MoneySmart Ishobora Gushikira Amahera Iyo Umuntu Apfuye.

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