Death
What to do in the event of a death
If an employee dies, the survivors and beneficiaries receive a pension and/or a lump-sum death benefit, depending on the pension plan in your contract.
Please notify us of the death in writing. Send the notification, including the official death certificate, by letter or e-mail to:
Zurich Switzerland
Scanning BVG
P.O. Box
8085 Zurich
bvg@zurich.ch
We will contact you as soon as we get your message in order to discuss how to proceed.
Please notify us of the death of an employee with the Notification of death form.
Notification of death Vita Classic
Notification of death Vita Invest
Notification of death Vita Relax
Notification of death Vita Plus
Notification of death Vita Select
As soon as we have received your notification, we will contact the survivors and take care of all further arrangements.
Zurich Switzerland
Scanning BVG
P.O. Box
8085 Zurich
bvg@zurich.ch
Vita pays survivors' benefits according to the legal and regulatory requirements. At the same time, every notification concerning the nomination of beneficiaries submitted by your employee is recorded (subject to the mandatory legal order of beneficiaries according to BVG).