An Act Regarding Maine Public Employees Retirement System Life Insurance Policies Approved for introductiori by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to J,Oint Rule 203.
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1657
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: HOBBINS
Amends: 5 MRSA §18057

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124th MAl E LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1657 
S.P.622 
In Senate, December 21, 2009 
An Act Regarding Maine Public Employees Retirement System Life 
Insurance Policies 
Approved for introductiori by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to J,Oint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator HOBBINS of York. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §18057, as amended by PL 1991, c. 480, §5, is further amended -
to read: 
§ 18057. Payments on death 
Any amount of group life insurance and group accidental death insurance in force on 
any employee at the date of hls the employee's death sflal-l must be' paid, upon the 
establishment of a valid claim, in the following order of precedence. 
1. 
Designated beneficiary. 
First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries whom the 
employee designated in writing, if the written designation was received in the retirement 
system office or postmarked before the employee's death. 
I-A. Executor, personal representative or conservator. Second, if there is no 
beneficiary qualifying under subsection 1, to the employee's duly appointed executor, 
personal representative or conservator for distribution according to the provisions of a 
lawfully executed will. 
2. Widow or widower. Second Third, if no beneficiary qualifies under subsection 1 
. and no duly appointed executor; personal representative or conservator qualifies under 
subsection I-A, to the widow or widower of the employee. 
3. Children. +Irifd Fourth, if no one qualifies under subsection 1, I-A or 2, to the 
child or children of the employee and descendants of deceased children by representation.· 
4. Parents. ~ 
Fifth, if no one qualifies under subsection 1, I-A, 2 or3, to the 
surviving parent or parents of the employee. 
5. Executor or CORSerYlltor. Fifth, if no one qualifies under subsection I. 2 3 or 4 
to the duly appointed e)wcutor or oonservator or the estate of the employee 
6. Next of kin. Sixth, if no one qualifies under subsection I, I-A, 2, 3, or 4 er-§-, to 
other next of kin of the employee entitled under the laws of domicile of that employee at 
the time of hls the employee's death. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the law governing the distribution of group life insurance and group 
accidental death insurance benefits by the-Maine Public Employees Retirement System to 
state employees and teachers to require that the benefit be paid to the deceased's duly 
appointed executor, personal representative or conservator for distribution according to 
the provisions of a lawfully executed will if there is no qualifying beneficiary designated 
at the time of the employee's de.ath. The bill also makes technical changes to the law to 
accommodate this revision in the order of precedence. 
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