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 Why do I have to pay for my health insurance when I was hurt at work?
I was injured at work on May 5, 2007. I have been out of work since then collecting workers comp. I recieved a letter in the mail saying if I dont repay the past insurance expenses it will be ...


 Health insurance?
Dear friends, I was an international student in the past spring semester and my health insurance is still valid until the end of this summer. Thankfully I have not used my insurance at all and I was ...


 What is the best Texas Health Insurance Plan?
I have looked at a lot of plans. I am sick of people trying to sell me discount plans. I want real health insurance with co-pays on prescriptions and dr's office ...


 Can i get health insurance for only two months?
Hello i just got hired with a police department and in 2 weeks will be attending a police acadamy. The insurance plan I have now is kicking me off i 2 weeks becuase im too old( I was under my moms ...


 What happens if I don't pay my ER bill and come back to Europe?
Hi. I am a European student and I currently live and study in the US. Few months ago I had to go the hospital for an emergency and got a terribly high bill. Since I am not familiar with the US ...


 Health insurance question?
i was employed at a nursing home and got insurance through 1199 and i quit how long am i still covered for does it stop instantly ? thank ...


 Asked about diabetic insurance,called a PPo co.they want me to send them money first...is this legitimate?
i saw a number on tv for insurance..medical insurance..i talked to this lady and she said i could be covered for diabetes..but i had to send in 259 to get the process started...then it would be 150 a ...


 Lost health insurance?
My wife lost her job and she carried the insurance. I work for myself so no benefits. Is it better to assume COBBRA while she is job searching or to take a short term health insurance from some one ...


 How can i file an insurance claim without provider info like social and date of birth?
My ex husband was ordered to provide health insurance for our two small children. His new wife then added the kids onto their insurance policy and sent me a card to use. The problem i have run into ...


 What's the best health insurance company for individuals without coverage at their work place?
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 A question about gender and insurance?
I know guys pay more for car insurance, but on average how much more a year?

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 What would 58% be?
I just got my daughters hospital bill in the mail from when she was in there for a week with RSV. The bill is 11,360. But insurance is paying 58% of it. It doesnt say what the final price I have to ...


 How will the finance people know if you dont have FULL coverage insurance or the dealership?
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 Does it include escrow and insurance yet in the mort. rate table? Ex, it say 15 fixed year, it is $ 2,001. 50?
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 Legally speaking, do you have to exhaust all severance pay before you can collect unemployment?
A friend of mine recently became unemployed. His company offered him severance pay. But, in order to receive severance, he had to sign paperwork agreeing not to sue the company. He was supposed to ...


 Where can I get life insurance for a person with a mental disability?
I need to get life Insurance for my husband (42 yrs. old) who has a mental disability called Paranoid Schizophrania. We had life insurance for him before, but when he got sick, and had to leave his ...


 Is it better to pay out of pocket or file an insurance claim for body damage on a car?
I recently bumped my car into a wall and have some body damage and got an estimate of $1200. I have a deductible of $500....


 House robbed does insurence pay for it all?
okay me house was robbed and thay took 2 thousand dollars in the closet my laptop and my moms jewlery were stolen does the insurence pay for the stuff that was stolen and if they do what if we dont ...


 Car was financed sold to new company...is it legal to increase my loan for lack of insurance?
I have a loan for 12k. I have had insurance but shopped for a better rate. My intentions was to add to my homeowners policy. the company increased my rate by $2000.00. and added that i was ...


 If health insurance isn't offered through your work can you have an hsa?
I won't have hsa offered through work. But I want it, can it be done? Tell me what you know about hsa's. Thanks....



Ronald G
My grandfather passed away. My mom and I are clueless on pension?
My grandfather just passed away unexpectantly. He received a US Steel pension but that is about all we know.
He was 89. I am trying to research and help her determine any benefits left or how it works. I personally do not know much on pensions. Is there a set time on how long your allowed to get one? months/years of payments until it runs out? Does it just one day stop coming?
Thanks for any advise
                     
 




mbrcatz
The employee gets it for life. The spouse, if the spouse survives the employee, gets partial pension. It's a lifelong benefit for employee & spouse.

The US Steel pension isn't inheritable - My grandfather worked there, too, and had HIS Pension through them. Once the employee and spouse are deceased, that's it.

HOWEVER, he could very well have had a bunch of stock. So she'll have to search the assets to see if she's got any of that sitting around somewhere.


kittana
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Pension will come to the ones who were dependent on ur grandfater for some number of years the firm allocates. Since he received the pension who was the person he nominated as a dependent in his office records? If it's ur mom then she will get the pension for some 5-8 yrs or whatever period the firm has reserved. But I'd say why don't u go to ur grandfathers firm and ask for ur self...go to the pension department and enquire, it's always better to do that in person. If ur grandfater hasn't mentioned ur mothers name or ur fatehrs name then it's likely that the pension will cease to come as hez no more. It automatically clears the data with the death of the employee with no dependencies. U'll have to chk out with the firm itself. Try finding the documents ur grandfather kept of his employment and all the pension records he has been getting over the yrs, take it along with u to the firm and if need be show it to the authority, but never give them the originals just like that take photocopies with u if at all u need to submit the documents.


Expert Realtor
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The pension payments and all benefits associated with it, stop when someone dies. Some of them will transfer to a spouse or maybe a minor child, but the minor child issue is rare.

Your mother is not entitled to any of the pension benefits because she is an adult.


Judy1
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Survivor benefits for pensions are normally just for spouses unless the person has dependent children, so there is probably nothing available from his pension unless he died very soon after he started to receive it, then there might be but probably not, and if he was 89 that probably wouldn't be the case anyway. There might also be some sort of death benefit available. If you know where his pension was coming from, call them and ask.


dimples_in_nj
Start looking through the paperwork when he seperated with the company. There are a magnitutude of options that were available and you will need to validate the same.

Most likely, the company purchased an anuity on his behalf. This anuity payment is what is funding is current pension. The anuity has multiple options therefore will have to be independently validated.

Depending on the type of pension, there may or may not be survivor benefits.

Also, you may want to reach out to a co-worker of his, union rep and or the companies HR department. They should be able to steer you in the right direction.


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