What death benefits does TRS provide?
TRS pays two death benefits: a refund of your accumulated contributions and survivor benefits. Each benefit may be paid to separate beneficiaries or both benefits may be paid to the same beneficiaries. Your completed Member Information and Beneficiary Designation (MIBD) form determines how death benefits are distributed. If we do not have a MIBD form on file and no dependent beneficiary survives you, we will pay the death benefits to your estate.
