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Benefit Plans

According to the Individual Capitalization Regime Benefit Plan the enrolled members who retire after the Worker Protection Law effectiveness term of ten years, could be eligible to choose Benefit Plans (or pension modes) which are diverse products offered by Complementary Pension Operators to deliver resources managed by the Complementary Mandatory Pension Regime (ROP for its Spanish acronym).  Retired individuals shall choose the benefit plan or withdraw total resource amount (ROP) depending on following conditions:

1.  Retired individual certificate indicates a “retired condition” as of February 19, 2010.

2. The monthly amount to be paid by the OPC shall be calculated under the Scheduled Withdrawal mode, explained hereinafter) and if amount results greater or equal to the 10% of the monthly amount paid by the Basic Regime (CCSS, or Magisterio or Judicial Power Regime) the, retired individual must choose its monthly pension mode. ,

3. If monthly amount to be paid by the OPC is lower than the 10% of Basic Regime, retired person may choose to withdraw total resources once or choose a pension mode for the applicable amount.

Pension Modes (or Benefit Plans) are: (*)

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Scheduled ROP Withdrawal

ROP Permanent Income

Scheduled ROP Withdrawal: (with Pension Operator)

Retired individual enjoys a monthly pension amount which is calculated based on life expectancy and technical interest rate, both indicators provided by SUPEN.  Through this mode, pension shall be paid until resources are available.  Retired individual may choose between two Scheduled Withdrawals:

  • Personal Scheduled Withdrawal: its calculation is based on 100% resources.  If retiree dies before resources are finished, beneficiaries will receive them.
  • Scheduled Withdrawal with Beneficiary Reserves: its calculation is based on the 80% of resources (as minimum) leaving a 20% reserve of resources so that beneficiaries may enjoy it. 

In both cases, after 12 months a recalculation of monthly pension shall be done.

ROP Permanent Income: (with Pension Operator)

Monthly pension shall be equal to the twelfth part of yield generated during last twelve months.  The pension amount shall be fixed along a year and each 12 months a re-calculation will take place.  Equity remains for beneficiaries.

 (*): In addition; retired individuals may choose a life income pension with some Insurance Entity authorized by the Superintendencia de Seguros.

 

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