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Home→Agencies→Public Pensions→Connecticut→When someone dies

State Public Pensions in Connecticut: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Connecticut State Employees Retirement System (SERS) — Office of the State Comptroller after a death in Connecticut.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Connecticut

osc.ct.gov/retirement/sers→

Administering agency

Connecticut State Employees Retirement System (SERS) — Office of the State Comptroller

Phone860-702-3528
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was a member of SERS (state employee) or CTRB (public school teacher).
  2. Report the death — to the Office of the State Comptroller for SERS, or to the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Board for CTRB — so pension payments stop.
  3. Confirm the beneficiary designation and payment option on file and ask what survivor or death benefit is payable.
  4. File the survivor or death-benefit claim with a copy of the death certificate and any other documents the system requires.

Connecticut State Employees Retirement System (SERS) — Office of the State Comptroller

Phone: 860-702-3528

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

For a state employee, contact the Office of the State Comptroller, which administers the State Employees Retirement System; the Retirement Payroll Unit is reachable at 860-702-3528. For a public school teacher, contact the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Board at 1-800-504-1102.

The benefit that continues depends on the payment option the retiree elected at retirement. A surviving spouse or named beneficiary may receive a continuing monthly survivor annuity, a lump-sum distribution, or nothing if a maximum single-life option was elected.

Yes. CTRB pays monthly benefits to statutory survivors — a spouse and minor children — and may also pay a lump-sum death benefit. The amount depends on the member's years of service and whether the death occurred before or after retirement eligibility.

Public Pensions

Connecticut

osc.ct.gov/retirement/sers→

Administering agency

Connecticut State Employees Retirement System (SERS) — Office of the State Comptroller

Phone860-702-3528
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026