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31Death Benefit — The amount on a life insurance policy or pension that is payable to the beneficiary when the annuitant passes away. Also known as survivor benefit . A death benefit may be a percentage of the annuitant s pension. For example, a beneficiary might… …
32Target benefit plan — A target benefit plan is a type of pension plan that contains features of a defined contribution plan but is made to appear like a defined benefit plan. It is similar to defined benefit plan in that the annual contribution is determined by a… …
33death benefit — n: money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased as a benefit (as under a policy of life or accident insurance or a pension plan) ◇ The right to death benefits is generally terminated in cases of fraud, as when an insured commits suicide after… …
34Self-invested personal pension — A Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is the name given the type of UK government approved personal pension scheme, which allows individuals to make their own investment decisions from the full range of HM Revenue Customs (HMRC) approved… …
35defined benefit plan — A type of occupational pension in which the pension provision is defined (e.g., a fixed monthly amount for each year of service) and guaranteed. The employer has to make up the difference if the scheme fails to perform as well as expected.… …
36Unit Benefit Plan — An employer sponsored pension plan that provides retirement benefits based on a dollar amount or, more typically, a percentage of the employee s earnings for each year of service. A unit benefit plan is usually based on a percentage ranging from… …
37Money-Purchase Pension Plan — A pension plan to which employers and employees make contributions based on a percentage of annual earnings, in accordance with the terms of the plan. Upon retirement, the total pool of capital in the member s account can be used to purchase a… …
38Overfunded Pension Plan — A company retirement plan that has more assets than liabilities. In other words, there is a surplus amount of money needed to cover current and future retirements. Although the surplus can legally be recorded as company income, it cannot be paid… …
39old age pension — old age pensions also old age pension N COUNT An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work. [BRIT] Syn: state pension (in AM, use social security benefit, social security …
40defined-contribution pension scheme — DC scheme A pension scheme in which the benefits are based on the value of the contributions paid in by each member. The rate of contribution is normally specified; the amount of pension an individual will receive will depend on the size of the… …
