(a) In general. These rules (§§ 4022.101 through 4022.104) apply only if you die—
- (1) Required payments for future periods. Without having received all required payments for future periods under a form of annuity promising that, regardless of a participant's death, there will be annuity payments for a certain period of time (e.g., a certain-and-continuous annuity) or until a certain amount is paid (e.g., a cash-refund annuity or installment-refund annuity);
- (2) No surviving beneficiary. Without a surviving beneficiary designated to receive the payments described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and
(3) Time of death.
- (i) On or after the date we take over your plan (as trustee); or
- (ii) Before the date we take over your plan, to the extent that, by that date, the plan administrator has not paid any required payments for future periods.
- (b) Effect of plan or will. These rules apply even if there is a contrary provision in a plan or will.
- (c) Payments owed at time of death. See §§ 4022.91 through 4022.95 for rules that apply to benefits we may owe you at the time of your death, such as a correction for monthly underpayments.