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

State Public Pensions in Virginia: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Virginia Retirement System (VRS) after a death in Virginia.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Virginia

varetire.org→

Administering agency

Virginia Retirement System (VRS)

Phone888-827-3847
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Notify VRS of the member's or retiree's death by calling 888-827-3847; if the deceased was an active employee, contact the employer first.
  2. Confirm the beneficiary designation on file and ask what survivor or death benefit is payable.
  3. For an active member: file the member contribution account claim and have the beneficiary choose between a lump sum and monthly payments where eligible.
  4. For a retiree: submit the survivor claim under the payment option the retiree elected, and file the group life insurance claim with Securian Financial separately.

Virginia Retirement System (VRS)

Phone: 888-827-3847

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Virginia Retirement System at 888-827-3847. VRS handles retirement, survivor, and death-in-service benefits for Virginia state employees, teachers, and most local government workers. For an active employee, contact the employer first to coordinate benefits.

The benefit that continues depends on the survivor option the retiree elected at retirement. A surviving beneficiary may receive a continuing monthly allowance, a period-certain payment, or nothing if the retiree elected a basic single-life benefit.

Yes. VRS pays the balance in the active member's contribution account to the named beneficiary as a lump sum. A spouse, minor child, or parent named as beneficiary may elect monthly payments instead. VRS group life insurance, if applicable, is administered separately by Securian Financial.

Public Pensions

Virginia

varetire.org→

Administering agency

Virginia Retirement System (VRS)

Phone888-827-3847
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026