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  Chapter IV Insurance Benefit Payments

   Section 7 Death Benefits

Article 80
When the parents, spouses or children of the insured persons are legally proclaimed death, the time of their death set by the count's formal decisions shall be regarded as the time of death referred to in Article 62 of the Act. The amounts of their funeral grants shall be calculated in accordance with the following stipulations:
1.If the time of death and the count's decision fall during the insurance coverage period of the insured persons, they shall be calculated according to the average monthly insurance salaries in the six months prior to the month the related decision is rendered by the court.
2.If the time of death falls during the insurance coverage period of the insured persons, and when the related decision is given by the court the insurance coverage is withdrawn, they shall be calculated according to the average monthly insurance salaries in the six months prior to the month the insurance coverage is withdrawn.
Article 81
In the event that when the applications for the payments of death benefit are submitted by beneficiaries or the person who pays for funeral expenses and the insured units affiliated fail to proceed with the process of withdrawing from insurance coverage, the insurer shall terminate insurance coverage directly and immediately.
Article 82
When the insured persons applying for funeral grants referred to in Article 62 of the Act, the following documents must be prepared:
1. Application forms for funeral grants and Receipt of payments.
2. Death certificates, written autopsy reports issued by the public prosecutors, or judgments of proclamation of death of a missing person.
3. Copies of valid household registration form with the registration of death listed and the National I.D. of the insured person or a copy of household registration form.
Those who have completed the registration of death may submit only the documents listed in subparagraph 1 of the previous paragraph.
Article 83
When applying for survivor pension benefits according to Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 2 of Article 63 to the Act , the calculation of marriage relationship lasting more than one year is counted from the date the insured persons die and counted backward continuously. When applying for survivor pension benefits according to Subparagraph 2 and 4 of Paragraph 2 of Article 63 to the Act , the recognition of students currently in schools shall resort the regulation in Article 72.
Article 84
When applying for funeral grants referred to Article 63 or Article 64 of the Act, the following documents must be prepared:
1.Application forms for death benefits and Receipt of benefit payments.
2.Death certificates, written autopsy reports issued by the public prosecutors, or judgments of proclamation of death of a missing person.
3.Certificates of whole household registration with the dates of death listed.
4.Proof or documents for the funeral expenses. However, if the person who paid the funeral expenses is also the first in line to receive a survivor pension or benefits, an affidavit may be used as a substitute.
Article 85
When applying for survivors' pension benefits according to Article 63, Article 63-1 or Article 64 of the Act , the following documents shall be prepared:
1.Application forms for death benefits and Receipt of benefit payments.
2.Death certificates, written autopsy reports issued by the public prosecutors, or judgments of proclamation of death of a missing person.
3.Certificates of whole household registration with the dates of death listed. If the beneficiary is the spouse, the dates of the marriage shall be recorded in the certificates; if the beneficiaries are the adopted children, the dates of the adoption shall be recorded. If the beneficiaries and the deceased are not under the same household registration, the household registration certificates for both the deceased and the beneficiary shall be submitted.
4.If the survivors are attending schools, the copy of Tuition Receipt or In-school certificate shall be enclosed, and those certificates and related proof shall be re-submitted to the insurer for checking every year before the end of September. If the information complies with the criteria after checking, the benefits would continue to be issued until the end of August of the next year.
5.For survivors who are unable to make their own living, a physical and mental disability manual or related proof or any proof of the dependents having been declared by a Court of law to be unable to manage their own assets shall be enclosed.
6.If the beneficiaries are grandchildren, brothers or sisters of the insured person, the related proof of being brought up by the insured person shall be enclosed
Article 86
When applying for survivors' allowance according to Article 63 or Article 64 to the Act , the following documents shall be prepared:
1.Application forms for death benefits and Receipt of benefit payments.
2.Death certificates, written autopsy reports issued by the public prosecutors, or judgments of proclamation of death of a missing person.
3.Certificates of whole household registration with the dates of death listed. In case the beneficiaries are adopted children, the dates of their adoption and registration shall also be listed. If the beneficiaries and the deceased are not under the same household registration, both household registration certificates shall be submitted.
4.If the beneficiaries are grandchildren, brothers or sisters of the insured person, the related proof of being brought up by the insured person shall be enclosed .
Article 87
When applying to claim the difference of a lump-sum disability benefits subtracting the pension already claimed according to Paragraph 2 of Article 63-1 of the Act , the following documents shall be prepared:
1.Disability Benefit Difference Payment Application form and Receipts of Benefit Payment.
2.The documents required in subparagraph 2 to 4 of the previous Article.
The object and order for claiming the above difference payment shall be resorted to Paragraph 1 of Article 63 and Paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 65 of the Act .
If the survivors of previous paragraph have the same claiming order, the regulations in Paragraph 2 of Article 63-3 of the Act shall be resorted.
Article 88
When applying to claim difference of the one time old-age benefits subtracting the pension already claimed according to Paragraph 2 of Article 63-1 of the Act, the following documents shall be prepared:
1.Old-age Benefit Difference Payment Application form and Receipts of Benefit Payment.
2.The documents required in subparagraph 2 to 4 of Article 86.
The regulations in Paragraph 2 and 3 of previous Article shall be resorted in the payment of the benefit in previous paragraph of this Article.
Article 89
If the beneficiaries of the benefits in previous four Articles are minors, the application forms and payment receipts should be signed or sealed by the legal representatives of the beneficiaries.
Article 90
The fail to reach agreement referred to in Paragraph 2 of Article 63-3 means the applications unable to reach an agreement and submit the agreement within 30 days as indicated in insurer's written notification.
The regulations in previous paragraph shall also apply to those who claim for difference payment according to Article 87 and Article 88.
Article 91
If there are more than two survivors in the same claiming order and reach agreement according to the proviso in Paragraph 3 of Article 63-3 of the Act , the insurer shall inform the applicants in writing to reach an agreement within 30 days and ask the applicants to submit the proof of the agreement. If an agreement is unable to be reached within the deadline, the insurer could directly issue survivors' pension benefits and the survivors could not ask to change.
Article 92
In the event that after the insured persons died and their beneficiaries are minors and cannot apply for the payments of insurance benefits as referred to in Article 89, the insured units they are affiliated with shall notify the insurer immediately. Under such circumstances, except the payments of funeral grants may be processed in accordance with Article 84, their survivors' subsidies shall be deposited by the insurer and receive interests. The subsidies shall be paid at the time their beneficiaries are qualified to apply and received.