Death of a Spouse

Contact an NU Benefits Representative to report the death of a spouse. NU Benefits Representatives are available by telephone from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on business days by calling (860) 665-5660 or toll-free (800) 841-8684. You can also reach an NU Benefits Representative by e-mail or fax (860) 665-3739.

Below are some important things to consider.

Health Benefits
The NU Benefits Representative will update your records to reflect that you will no longer be covering a spouse for health benefits

Beneficiaries
If you had designated your spouse as your beneficiary for the proceeds from your Retiree Life Insurance or 401k Plan, you will want to make new designations. Beneficiary cards are maintained in the NU Benefits department.

Retiree Life Insurance	To change your beneficiary, print out a copy of the Prudential's Life Beneficiary Form, (PDF: 1112KB) complete it and mail it to:
	Northeast Utilities System Human Resources - Benefits, BMNG P.O. Box 270 Hartford, CT 06141-0270
401k	Contact an NU Benefits Representative for a 401k Beneficiary Card. NU Benefits Representatives are available by telephone from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on business days by calling (860) 665-5660 or toll-free (800) 841-8684. You can also reach an NU Benefits Representative by e-mail or fax (860-665-3739).

Tax Withholding
You may want to consider changing your withholding taxes on your pension payments to reflect the change in your marital status. Complete the appropriate tax withholding forms below and mail them directly to Aetna:

• Federal Tax Withholding form W4P (PDF: 260KB)
• State Tax form, if you live in a state with a state income tax. Links to the forms for CT and MA are identified below.
• CT (PDF: 47KB)
• MA (PDF: 47KB)