Insurance in General Pension Fund Doverie

 

The insured person is entitled to:

 

Supplementary life-long pension - upon reaching the retirement age under article 68, paragraph 1 of the Social Security Code and when the amount of the funds in the individual account at the time of retirement allows to pay out a monthly amount no less than 15% of the minimum pension for periods of social insurance and old-age.

 

Depending on the accumulated amount, the pensioner is entitled to choose one of three types of pension:

- a life-long pension without additional conditions, or

- a life-long pension with a guaranteed period of payment (from 2 to 10 years), or

- a life-long pension, including a period of deferred payment of part of the funds in the account until the pensioner reaches a chosen age.

  

The specific amount of the life-long pension for each insured person is calculated on the basis of the amount accumulated in the individual account, technical interest rate – 0,35% and the "Mortality and life expectancy table" published by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the time of retirement. 

  

Deferred payment - upon reaching the retirement age under article 68, paragraph 1 of the Social Security Code and when the funds in the individual account, at the time of retirement, are no less than three times the amount of the minimum pension for periods for social insurance and old-age, but are insufficient for the payment of a life-long pension for old-age in the minimum amount set forth by the law.

  

One-off payment of the amount accumulated in the individual account - upon reaching the retirement age under article 68, paragraph 1 of the Social Security Code and for all those who, at the time of retirement, have funds in their account not exceeding three times the amount of the minimum pension for periods for social insurance and old-age. This means that until any change in the amount of the minimum pension, which, at present, is BGN 523,04, any insured person with accumulated amount not exceeding BGN 1569,12 shall receive an one-off payment.

 

  

Guaranteed amounts

 

The Company guarantees the payment of: 

  

1. Guaranteed pension amount calculated on the basis of the gross contributions. At the request of the pensioner, the company may guarantee the payment of a guaranteed pension amount, calculated on the basis of the (full) accumulated amount after applying a risk factor adopted by the company's Management board and approved by the FSC. 

  

2. A guaranteed deferred payment calculated on the basis of the amount of the gross contributions. 

 

Exercise of pension right

An insured person who has reached the required retirement age may exercise his/her pension rights in person, at an office of the company, by submitting an application form and identifying himself/herself with a valid ID.

 

After the submission of the application supported by the required documents, the company issues and submitts to the pensioner an order for payment of a life-long pension for old-age / one-off payment / deferred payment of funds. The pensioner shall receive a copy of the order and sign a pension contract or a deferred payment contract.

* Every last working day of the month, applications to exercise pension rights from the GPF are accepted until 17:00. 

  

Granting pension or determination of payment

  • life-long pensions are granted from the 1st day of the month following the month of the application;
  • deferred payments are granted from the 1st day of the month following the submission of the application;
  • the one-off payment is determined on the day of the application.

 

Payment terms

  • life-long pensions and deferred payments are paid between the 10th and 15th day of the month for which they are due.
  • one-off payments are paid within 5 working days from the date of the application.

 

Pension and deferred payments update

  • the life-long pensions are updated annually, from the 1st day of April, depending on the technical interest rate used to calculate their amount and the realised return on the investment of the funds of the Life-long Pension Fund Doverie.
  • the deferred payments are updated annually, from the 1st day of April, depending on the realized return on investment of the funds of the Deferred Pension Payment Fund Doverie. 

 

In case of continued employment and additional contributions after exercising  pension rights

  • Each insured person who has exercised pension rights will be provided with an account in GPF Doverie, for the accumulation of the additional contributions received after the date of exercising the pension rights.
  • An insured person with additional contributions received after the date of his / her retirement is entitled to a one-off or deferred payment of the funds from the account, or to a recalculation of the pension granted or of the deferred payment. 

 

Payment of up to 50 per cent of the funds in case of permanently reduced working capacity

An insured person may request an one-off or a deferred payment of up to 50 per cent of the amount in his/her individual account in the GPF Doverie in case of a permanently reduced working capacity exceeding 89.99 per cent determined in the expert decision of the Territorial Expert Medical Commission (TEMC) or the National Expert Medical Commission (NEMC).

 

The payment of funds shall be made upon submission of an application form, at the office of the company, personally or by a person authorised by the insured person, holding a notarized explicit power of attorney.

 

The application form shall be accompanied by:

  • a copy of the effective decision of the Territorial Expert Medical Commission (TEMC)/National Expert Medical Commission (NEMC); 
  • a copy of a bank account certificate;
  • a notarized explicit power of attorney, if the application is submitted by an attorney of the insured person.

 

Within 3 months after the submission of an application with attached required documents the company shall issue an order for the relevant type of payment of funds. If a deferred payment is granted, the person shall receive a copy of the deferred payment order and sign a deferred payment contract.

 

Rights of heirs of an insured person

In the event of death of a person insured in GPF Doverie, the heirs shall have inheritance rights under the law, according to the provisions of article 3, article 4, paragraph 1 and articles 5 - 10a of the Inheritance Act.
The funds due to the descendants of the deceased insured person who have died after him, shall be paid equally to their descendants and the closest descendants exclude the distant ones. The refusal of acceptance of inheritance of the deceased shall not disqualify his/her heirs from receiving the funds. The receipt of the funds by them shall not be deemed to be acceptance of the inheritance. 

 

Each heir is free to choose between an one-off payment and a deferred payment, up to the amount of his or her share. 

 

The payment of the funds shall be made upon submission of an application form, at the office of the company, personally by each heir, by his legal representative, or by a person authorised by him, holding a notarized explicit power of attorney. 

 

The application form shall be accompanied by:

  • a copy of the certificate of heirs;
  • a copy of the birth certificate of any heir under the age of 18;
  • a copy of the bank account certificate;
  • a notarized explicit power of attorney where the application form is submitted by the heir's attorney.

 

Additionally, a certificate of guardianship or custody, a certificate of marriage with the legator and/or a certificate of spouse and kinship of the heir may be requested.

 

Within 3 months after the submission of the application form supported by the required documents the company shall issue an order for the relevant type of payment.

When a deferred payment is granted, the heir shall receive a copy of the deferred payment order and sign a Deferred Payment Contract.

 

Rights of heirs of a pensioner

In the event of death of a pensioner the heirs shall have inheritance rights under the law, according to the provisions of article 3, article 4, paragraph 1 and articles 5 - 10a of the Inheritance Act.
The funds due to the pensioner's descendants who have died after him shall be paid equally to their descendants, and the closest descendants exclude the distant ones. The refusal of acceptance of inheritance of the deceased shall not disqualify his/her heirs from receiving the funds. The receipt of the funds by them shall not be deemed to be acceptance of the inheritance. 

 

Heirs of a pensioner have the following rights:

  • in the case of a life-long pension with a guaranteed payment period - during the guaranteed payment period.
  • in the case of a life-long pension with a period of deferred payment of part of the funds - during the period of deferred payment.
  • in case of deferred payment - for the duration of the agreement.

 

The payment of the funds shall be made upon submission of an application form, at the office of the company, personally by each heir, or by a person authorised by him, holding a notarized explicit power of attorney. 

 

The application shall be accompanied by:

  • a copy of the certificate of heirs;
  • a copy of the birth certificate of any heir under the age of 18;
  • a copy of the bank account certificate;
  • a notarized explicit power of attorney when the application form is made by the heir's attorney. 

 

Additionally, a certificate of guardianship or custody, a certificate of marriage with the legator and/or a certificate of spouse and kinship of the heir may be requested.

 

Within 3 months after the submission of the application form supported by the required documents the company shall issue an order for the relevant type of payment.

 

General rules

Upon submission of the documents at the office, the originals of all required documents or notarized copies thereof shall be provided, which, after verification by the company, shall be copied, and the originals or the notarized copies thereof shall be returned to the holder.