Amending personal dataWhat to do in the event of changes to personal data Most changes have an influence on the pension plan relationship. To be able to guarantee the correct pension coverage, we need up-to-date and correct information about your employees. You as an employer are responsible for ensuring that the following data for the occupational pension plan of your employees is up to date. We recommend that you report any changes promptly since interest on assets and liabilities is calculated from the date of the bill as the value date.
This is how you proceed as an employer Please ensure, as an employer, that the following data relating to your employees is always up to date: Last name and first name We send employees their pension certificate directly to their private address. Therefore, it is important that we always have the correct addresses of your employees. You will find further information on the dispatch of the pension certificate on the page Pension certificate. Marital status Please register the official marriage dates of your employees or the date on which they entered a registered partnership. This helps us to determine the status of the pension savings at the time of a change in marital status in accordance with the statutory provisions; this figure will be required in the event of a divorce or the dissolution of a registered partnership. You can find further information on the subject of «change of marital status» on the page Marriage/Cohabitation/Partnership. Notification regarding beneficiaries of lump-sum death benefits Notification regarding domestic partnerships Parental leave Please inform us about the paternity or maternity leave of an employee. Depending on the pension plan, this will have an effect on the benefits of the occupational pension plan. Salary and degree of employment Please register any change in an employee’s salary or degree of employment. The registered annual salary of an insured individual directly determines the amount of insured benefits. The annual salary must, therefore, always correspond to the presumed AHV annual salary calculated over the calendar year as a whole. Your next step The easiest method is to register a new employee via our online employee pension plan Alternatively, you can use the Amendment of personal data form. Send the completed form by mail or email to: Zurich Insurance Company Ltd Help Point BVG P.O. Box 8085 Zurich bvg@zurich.ch Please note We will record the changes and send your employees a new pension certificate. If the premiums have changed, then you will, as an employer, receive a new premium invoice detailing the changes.
This is how you proceed as an employee Please check the following data when you receive your new pension certificate and report any adjustments to your employer: Change in marital status Name changes Salary changes Your next steps We will adjust your data immediately and send you an updated pension certificate.