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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 14, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of UC Office of the President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RASC Introduces <span style="color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
Survivor and Beneficiary Support Team and Dedicated Phone Line</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">____________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DBRs: Please share this very important information via your internal department listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) is pleased to announce the Survivor & Beneficiary
Support team and telephone support line has arrived. <b>This service enhancement provides support and benefits service specifically to survivors and beneficiaries of UC employees and retirees.</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Survivors and beneficiaries may call
<b>1-888-825-6833 </b>for assistance in claiming their UC survivor benefits and receive guidance from a team committed to providing responsive and supportive service throughout the process. You may find the program
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2023/03/the-uc-retirement-administration-service-center-introduces-dedicated-support-for-survivors-and-beneficiaries.html"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">details
on Survivor & Beneficiary Support on UCnet</span></a><span style="color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">. The goal of this program is a high-touch user experience that delivers answers and survivor benefits quickly and conveniently.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Survivor & Beneficiary Support team and telephone support line is a separate line dedicated to assisting beneficiaries
and survivors only. The general contact number for RASC, 800.888.8267, should be used for retirement benefits questions and inquiries.</span></p>
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