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A 4-step process for Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) after a death in Texas.
Administering agency
Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Phone: 877-275-4377
Visit the agency website →Contact the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) at 877-275-4377 for a state agency employee, or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) at 1-800-223-8778 for a public educator. Each system handles survivor and death-benefit claims for its members.
The benefit that continues depends on the payment option the retiree elected at retirement. A survivor option continues a monthly benefit to the named beneficiary, while a maximum single-life or period-certain option may pay a lump sum or end at death.
ERS and TRS may pay a death benefit or survivor allowance to the designated beneficiary when an active member dies before retirement. The amount depends on the member's service and the system's rules.
Administering agency
Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)