Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance In addition to your Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance, benefits-eligible employees have the opportunity to enroll in supplemental life insurance for themselves and their families. Supplemental life insurance can be purchased in increments of $10,000, rates are age-based. Employees enrolling in coverage for the first time may enroll in supplemental life insurance up to the guaranteed issued amount of $300,000 or 5 times their annual salary whichever is less without evidence of insurability. Example: $50,000 (annual salary) X 5 = $250,000. You will be required to provide Evidence of Insurability if you choose a coverage amount over the guaranteed...
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What is Basic Life Insurance? Life insurance is basically an agreement between an insurer and an individual that requires the insurer to pay out a cash benefit upon the individual’s death in exchange for a monthly premium. Basic life, in particular, usually refers to insurance offered by an employer, who typically pays all or most of the relatively low premiums on behalf of their employees. Employers can obtain lower premium rates by grouping employees together into the same plan. If an employee pays any portion of their premium, the employer often deducts that amount from their paycheck. What Does a Typical Basic Life Insurance Policy Look Like? Basic life insurance is usually...
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Many employers offer basic life insurance to their employees as part of a benefits package. Basic life insurance is a type of group life insurance that is provided to employees at no or very low out-of-pocket cost. Insured individuals can expect that their beneficiaries will receive a limited and predetermined death benefit if the policyholder passes away during the coverage term. Understanding what basic employer-sponsored life insurance is and how it works can help you determine if you need to include this kind of life insurance coverage in your financial plan. What Is Basic Life Insurance? Basic life insurance is a form of group life insurance, wherein an insurer enters into a contract...
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Through MetLife, Marquette provides basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage. You are eligible for this benefit on the date of hire/change in status. Basic Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment The amount of basic life insurance is equal to 100% of annual salary, rounded to the next highest $1,000 for all employees. It is provided at no cost to benefit-eligible, full-time employees. Part-time benefit-eligible employees (those who work at least 20 hours per week but less than 37 ½ hours per week or who teach a minimum of 6 credits in both semesters) with at least a 9-month assignment can enroll and will pay the full cost. Optional life insurance coverage...
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Basic life insurance is a policy that provides a death benefit to the beneficiary designated by the policyholder. This type of coverage aims to protect your loved ones if you die unexpectedly. In this guide, we will discuss what basic life insurance is and how it works. We will also provide tips on choosing the right policy for your needs! What Is Basic Life Insurance? Basic life insurance is a policy that provides a death benefit to the beneficiary designated by the policyholder. This type of coverage aims to protect your loved ones if you die unexpectedly. In most cases, the death benefit will be used to cover funeral expenses and other final expenses. However, it can also help your loved...
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Health & Basic Life Insurance Grant Funded Non-Unit Professional Health & Basic Life Insurance There are various health care plan choices offered to benefited employees, their spouse, and dependent(s). New Employees are eligible to begin coverage 60 days from the first full month of employment. The definition of a dependent under the dependent age 19 to 26 is a son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, adopted child, or eligible foster child. To be eligible for coverage as a foster child, the child must be placed by an authorized placement agency or by judgment, decree, or other order of any court of competent jurisdiction. If you have family coverage and when a child turns age 19 the Group...
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Optional Life Insurance and AD&D Plan Summary and Premiums Coverage Employees who are eligible for Basic Life Insurance may also purchase Optional Life Insurance coverage. Optional Life Insurance coverage can be one, two, three, four, five, six or seven times an employee's base salary up to $300,000. This amount is in addition to the Basic Life Insurance coverage amount of $50,000. A matching amount of accidental death coverage (AD&D) is automatically provided. Biweekly Deductions The premium for Optional Life Insurance coverage is based on a rate (determined by age) per $1,000 of coverage. The premium is paid through biweekly payroll deductions. The biweekly deduction amount is...
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Basic Life Insurance definition Examples of Basic Life Insurance in a sentence The Living Benefit will be an amount equal to 50% of Your Employee Basic Life Insurance in effect on the date Your election is made, subject to a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. The Living Benefit will be an amount equal to 50% of Your Employee Basic Life Insurance in effect on the date Your election is made, subject to a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $100,000. If the policy terminates within 60 days of the end of the calendar year, a final Child Care Benefit will be paid when no event will the total of all Additional Accidental Death Benefits payable exceed 100% of Your AD&D Principal...
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The City of Houston provides all full-time employees with a basic life insurance policy at one times their base annual salary at no cost to the employee through Dearborn National. You also have the option of purchasing voluntary life insurance up to three times your base annual salary without submitting an Evidence of Insurability form during your initial enrollment period (first 30 days of hire). You have the option to elect up to four times your base annual salary, but you will need to submit an Evidence of Insurability form. If you choose to enroll in this benefit after your initial enrollment period, you will need to submit an Evidence of Insurability form. Premiums are based on your...
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Basic Life Insurance Plan Benefits The City provides a term life insurance policy at no cost to you. If you are an eligible Regular full-time or part-time employee, you are covered by The Mutual of Omaha basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policy. The plan will pay your designated beneficiary a benefit of 1.4 times your basic yearly compensation, rounded to the next higher $1,000. Regardless of the amount of your basic yearly compensation, the benefit will not be less than $25,000 or greater than $50,000. Travel Assistance The Travel Assistance program is an added benefit that provides assistance for your travels over 100 miles away from home or outside the country...
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