News from UWP

On page 23 of the latest issue of "kmu news" you will find an article about the merger of PEGEBA and PK Bau with UWP Collective Foundation.

The Boards of Trustees of PEGEBA and PK Bau have decided to merge with a new pension partner in order to continue to guarantee their insured members the best possible occupational pension benefits in the long term.

BERAG, the administrative office of UWP Collective Foundation for Occupational Benefits (Basel), is pleased to announce that the innovative UWP insured members' app has gone live.

UWP Collective Foundation grants partners the same survivors' benefits as spouses. However, various requirements must be met for these benefits to be paid in accordance with the regulations.

UWP is a collective foundation. Independent companies are affiliated to it for the purpose of occupational pension provision. A pension fund (pf) is set up at UWP for each affiliated company.

In Switzerland, around 50% of marriages currently end in divorce. Among other things, divorce entails a re-arrangement of the financial circumstances of both parties.