10. Death

The benefits payable upon the death of a HOOPP member are different depending on whether or not the member dies before or after retirement, and whether or not the member is survived by a qualifying spouse.

Notifying HOOPP

When you learn of the death of a current employee, please notify HOOPP immediately by initiating a Death Before Retirement event through HOOPP Insight. HOOPP will require the following information:

Next of kin contact information
Final weeks and contributions
Pension adjustment
Annualized earnings (if member completed a contribution waiver prior to January 2013)
Leave of Absence information (if applicable)
Contributory leave information (if applicable)
Retroactive contributions (Important! Retro contributions should be provided to HOOPP through the Remittance process before you submit the final data)

If you are notified of the death of a former employee or a retired member, please refer the person reporting the death directly to HOOPP or report the information to HOOPP yourself through a HOOPP Insight secure message.

Remember to:

✔ Notify HOOPP by submitting notice of death if one of your employees has died ✔ Notify anyone who informs you of a member’s death to contact HOOPP directly

✔ Notify HOOPP by submitting notice of death if one of your employees has died ✔ Notify anyone who informs you of a member’s death to contact HOOPP directly