HRS will be holding informational sessions/presentations regarding the one-time open enrollment Life Insurance period currently occurring during the month of November. Sessions are scheduled for the following times:
- November 9, from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
- November 17, 9 -10 a.m.
- November 21st, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
The presentations will be held in Lighty 405, and seating will be on a first-come, first-seated basis. For non-Pullman sites, the sessions will be available via AMS Videoconferencing Services. To view which locations are currently registered, visit the AMS Events Calendar. Additional site connections may be requested through AMS.Videoconference.Meeting@wsu.edu.
Following the presentation on the 9th, HRS plans to post a taped session that can be accessed via the Life Insurance Open Enrollment website: https://hrs.wsu.edu/life-insurance-open-enrollment/
As a reminder, all benefit-eligible employees need to do something during the Open Enrollment period, as the university transition to our new life insurance carrier, MetLife.
- Current beneficiary information will not transfer to MetLife, and should be entered in your Met Life MyBenefits.
- Basic spouse, basic child(ren), and dependent accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policies will not transfer and need to be applied for to continue.
- The employer-paid basic policy and employee and spouse optional/supplemental life insurance coverage will automatically transfer to MetLife. You are eligible to increase employee coverage to $500K, and spouse coverage to $100K without any medical evidence, even if you were previously denied coverage. Additional coverage is available through the underwriting process.
To make changes to your life insurance and name your beneficiary(ies), go to MetLife’s MyBenefits portal before November 30, 2016. Hard copy forms are also available at HRS or on the HRS Life Insurance Open Enrollment website.
Questions can be directed to the HRS Benefits staff at 509-335-4521 or hrs@wsu.edu.
