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Employee Basic Life

  • Employer-sponsored basic life insurance
  • Employer selects benefit level of either 1x annual salary or 2x annual salary
  • Minimum benefit = $5,000
  • Maximum benefit = $600,000
    • Guarantee issue amount: $250,000
    • This maximum guarantee issue amount is generally higher than most employers can obtain on a stand-alone plan
  • Competitive premiums
  • AD&D coverage included for active employees equal to basic life amount
  • Two (2) levels available for retiree life insurance ($5,000 or $10,000)

Dependent Basic Life

  • Employer-sponsored dependent life insurance
  • Spouse benefit: $10,000
  • Child(ren) benefit: $ 1,000 for each dependent child age 6 months ($250 benefit from 14 days to 6 months)
  • To age 19, or to age 25 if a full-time student

 

In addition to the employer-sponsored basic life insurance, employees can be given the opportunity to purchase additional life insurance for themselves and/or eligible dependents.

Employee Supplemental Life Insurance

  • Policy amounts available = 1x, 2x, or 3x base salary (rounded up to next highest $1,000)
  • Employee maximum amount = $600,000
  • Guarantee issue amounts available upon initial hire only = $250,000
  • Employees can increase supplemental life amounts during Open Enrollment periods but may be subject to Evidence of Insurability
  • Combined basic and supplemental life insurance amounts cannot exceed an overall maximum of $1,200,000

Dependent Supplemental Life Insurance

  • Spouse policy amounts
    • Policy amounts starting at $5,000, available in $5,000 increments
    • 50% of employee supplemental life benefit, up to $300,000
    • Guarantee issue amount available upon initial hire only = $30,000
  • Benefits are available for all eligible children
    • For ages 14 days to 6 months = $250
    • Age 6 months to 19 years (25 if full time students) = $10,000
    • Elected amount is effective for each individual child(ren)