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Art. 37 Bundesgesetz vom 25. Juni 1982 über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge (BVG) - Form der Leistungen
BVG; Zweiter Teil: Versicherung; Erster Titel: Obligatorische Versicherung der Arbeitnehmer; 6. Kapitel: Gemeinsame Bestimmungen für die Leistungen
Art. 37 BVG · Form der Leistungen
Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenleistungen werden in der Regel als Rente ausgerichtet.
Die versicherte Person kann verlangen, dass ihr ein Viertel ihres Altersguthabens, das für die Berechnung der tatsächlich bezogenen Altersleistungen (Art. 13–13 b) massgebend ist, als einmalige Kapitalabfindung ausgerichtet wird.
Die Vorsorgeeinrichtung kann an Stelle der Rente eine Kapitalabfindung ausrichten, wenn die Alters- oder die Invalidenrente weniger als 10 Prozent, die Witwen- oder Witwerrente weniger als 6 Prozent oder die Waisenrente weniger als 2 Prozent der Mindestaltersrente der AHV beträgt.
Die Vorsorgeeinrichtung kann in ihrem Reglement vorsehen, dass: a. die Anspruchsberechtigten eine Kapitalabfindung an Stelle einer Alters-, Hinterlassenen- oder Invalidenrente wählen können; b. die Anspruchsberechtigten eine bestimmte Frist für die Geltendmachung der Kapitalabfindung einhalten müssen.
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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (60)
VPB 92-066 (Art. 37, 4e al. LPP)
Pensions for Home Ownership Act
This article is abrogated, indicating it is no longer in effect.
BV.2024.00018 · zh (Art. 37 Abs. 4 BVG)
Retirement Fund Denies Lump Sum Due to Missed Deadline
This provision allows pension funds to grant insured persons the option of receiving a lump sum instead of a pension, which the defendant exercised through its regulations.
BV.2022.00086 · zh (Art. 37 BVG)
Claimant v. Pension Fund: Lump-Sum Payout Denial Due to Insufficient Proof of Timely Withdrawal Request
The provision establishing the regular payment as a pension was the legal context against which the claim for capital withdrawal (which failed) was assessed.
Jug.2023.23 · vd (art. 37 LPP)
Disability Pension Supersedes Subsequent Capital Withdrawal Claim
Cited in the reasoning (point 6c) to conclude that the claimant cannot receive a capital payment instead of the regulatory invalidity pension.
BV.2019.00010 · zh (Art. 37 Abs. 4 lit. b BVG)
Pension Fund Denial of Lump-Sum Withdrawal Upheld Due to Missed Deadline
This provision is the legal basis that allowed the pension fund to set a deadline for claiming the lump-sum withdrawal, which the claimant missed.
BV.2017.19 · bs (Art. 37 Abs. 2 BVG)
Pension Plan Disability Lump Sum Withdrawal Dispute
This article defines the right of the insured person to claim one quarter of their pension capital as a lump-sum payment.
BV.2017.19 · bs (Art. 37 Abs. 4 lit. a BVG)
Pension Plan Disability Lump Sum Withdrawal Dispute
This article allows the pension institution to provide in its regulations for the option of a lump-sum payment instead of a pension.
BV.2017.19 · bs (Art. 37 Abs. 4 lit. b BVG)
Pension Plan Disability Lump Sum Withdrawal Dispute
This article allows the pension institution to set a deadline for claiming the lump-sum payment.
BV.2017.19 · bs (Art. 37 BVG)
Pension Plan Disability Lump Sum Withdrawal Dispute
This article provides the general rule regarding the payment of pension benefits, which is the subject of the dispute concerning the capital option.
BV.2014.13 · sg (Art. 37 Abs. 2 BVG)
Lump-Sum Pension Withdrawal Bars Subsequent Annuity Claim
Cited in the reasoning to explain the general right to a lump-sum distribution of up to a quarter of the vested benefits, justifying the analysis of the full lump-sum withdrawal.
BV.2016.00061 · zh (Art. 37 Abs. 2 BVG)
Disability Pension to Old-Age Pension Conversion Upheld
This provision was discussed in relation to the possibility of receiving a lump sum instead of an annuity, and its applicability was limited to the mandatory part of pension fund benefits.
BV.2016.00061 · zh (Art. 37 Abs. 4 lit. a BVG)
Disability Pension to Old-Age Pension Conversion Upheld
This provision allows pension funds to offer lump sum payouts in their regulations, which was relevant to the case's analysis of the fund's rules.
BV.2015.00055 · zh (Art. 37 Abs. 2 BVG)
Retiree Denied Lump Sum Pension Payout Over Missed Deadline
This provision allows for a capital withdrawal of up to one quarter of the retirement assets, and the formal requirements and deadlines stipulated in the BVK's regulations are also applicable to this statutory minimum withdrawal.
S 2015 25 · gr (Art. 37 BVG)
Pension Death Benefit Dispute: Partner Versus Daughters
Cited in the reasoning regarding the basis for default interest, but not explicitly in the final orders 1-7.
A/2278/2015 · ge (art. 37 al. 1 LPP)
Pension Transfer and Disability Benefit Denial
Cited in the reasoning section as the general rule that benefits are granted as annuities.