When Mr Haasan, a man of different hats, sang, SPB was always encouraging. Kamal Haasan explained how S P Balasubrahmanyam would "mould his voice" to suit not only a particular hero but also the character being played. I pulled him into acting and literally brought him in front of the camera as an actor." I can actually take credit for him turning into an actor because that is the kind of relationship we had. SPB was so emotional about me that even when you say nice things about me, he would start feeling emotional and that's one reason why, in case you want to make SPB cry, you just say nice things about me and you will see him wiping away his tears. Speaking about why he considered S P Balasubrahmanyam his brother, Kamal Haasan said, "It wasn't not just because he was someone who I regarded highly but because he had been with me during my high and my low. Tributes from the film and music industry flooded social media after SPB's death Kamal Haasan, one of the three actors most closely associated with Mr Balasubrahmanyam (the other two are Rajinikanth and Salman Khan), also addressed a virtual press conference. Despite testing negative for the virus earlier this month, Mr Balasubrahmanyam could not be taken off the ventilator and on Thursday was placed on maximum life support after his health worsened Kamal Haasan visited the hospital on Thursday evening. SPB, 74, died in the Chennai hospital he had been taken to after testing positive for COVID-19 on August 5. S P Balasubrahmanyam was like his older brother, actor Kamal Haasan said after the iconic singer's death on Friday. Kamal Haasan considered himself the face of SPB's voice.Kamal Haasan visited the hospital a day before the singer's death.S P Balasubrahmanyam died in a Chennai hospital.Keep up with everything from pay to health care by subscribing to, and get access to up-to-date pay charts and more with all latest benefits delivered straight to your inbox. In some instances of divorce, conversion of the coverage to provide for the former spouse may be required by court order. In divorce cases, spouse coverage may be converted to former spouse coverage. If your spouse dies first or you get divorced, SBP costs will stop once you notify DFAS. SBP payments to survivors are federally taxable, but many states do not tax it. This also applies to most state income taxes. The true cost for SBP is thus less than the amount deducted from retired pay because less Federal tax will be paid. Monthly SBP costs are not included in your taxable federal income. These increases are determined by the previous year's Consumer Price Index and average approximately 2%. Meaning that your premiums and annuity payments will increase with the COLA. Each year when retired pay gets a Cost-of-Living Adjustment - adjustments for inflation, known as 'COLA' -, so does the base amount, and as a result, so do premiums and annuity payments. Like your retirement pay the SBP annuity is protected from inflation. The SBP premiums for spouse coverage are 6.5% of your chosen base amount. If remarried before age 55, SBP payments will stop, but may be resumed if the marriage later ends due to death or divorce. Your surviving spouse may remarry after age 55 and continue to receive SBP payments for life. There is, however, a minimum level of coverage required that varies by individual. In this case, DFAS would collect $45.50 each month from your retired pay, and if you die before your spouse they would get $385 each month. For example, if you receive $1,000 of retired pay each month, you can elect to have your coverage based only on $700 of your pay. You can also elect a lower level of SBP coverage.