2024 Life Insurance Benefits
Dartmouth College offers a variety of insurance products and services to benefits-eligible employees. A brief description of each, including rates is listed below.
https://www.dartmouth.edu/hr/benefits_compensation/benefits/2024_benefits/medical.php
Contact Lincoln Financial Group
- 800-210-0268
- https://www.mylincolnportal.com/
2025 Open Enrollment
October 21 - November 4, 2024
Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to make changes to your benefit coverages (medical, dental, wellnes, etc), add/remove coverage, add/remove dependents and re-enroll in the FSAs (including the child care subsidy) and HSAs for calendar year 2025.
Eligibility and Enrollment
Lincoln Financial offers a variety of life related products to Dartmouth's benefit eligible faculty & staff. The amount and type of life insurance available is determined by your employment category. Please refer to each benefit below to determine which products you are eligible for and their associated coverage and costs.
Some of the life insurance benefits mentioned below are available at no cost to you and will not require enrollment in the FlexOnline system or medical evidence of insurability. However supplemental life and dependent life do have a cost associated and enrollment is required in each of these benefits in the FlexOnline system. Please review each benefit carefully for specific information about enrollment and making changes.
Basic Life Insurance
Group term life insurance will provide a life benefit to the beneficiaries of a covered individual who dies during the defined covered period.
- Faculty, Exempt and Non-Exempt employees are eligible to receive a $50,000 basic life insurance benefit at no cost.
- SEIU employees receive 2.5x their annual salary at no cost, after one year of eligible
employment.
- SEIU Beneficiary Form - please complete this form if you are unable to enter beneficiaries in the FlexOnline system.
- Research Associate Bs and Research Fellows have the option of purchasing the $50,000 basic life plan and/or 1–8x annual salary.
- Evidence of Insurability is not required for Basic Life Insurance coverage.
Supplemental Life Insurance
Supplemental group term life insurance will provide a life benefit to the beneficiaries of a covered individual who dies during the defined covered period.
- Faculty, Exempt and Non-Exempt employees are also eligible to elect a group term life insurance plan of an amount up to 8x their annual salary, to a maximum of $1,500,000, with guaranteed issue available to new hires at 2.5X annual salary, when enrolling within their first 30 days of benefit eligibility.
- Research Associate Bs and Research Fellows also have the option of purchasing 1–8x annual salary.
- Group term life rates are calculated based on age bands and per thousand dollars of coverage. Rates can be calculated using the benefit cost estimator.
- Optional life insurance premiums are based on the employee's salary on January 1. Therefore, a life insurance payment due to a beneficiary will be based on the salary effective January 1.
- When increasing life insurance levels during open enrollment or a qualified life event, Evidence of Insurability (EOI) is required, and you must complete a Statement of Health through Lincoln Financial. A link will be provided at the end of your enrollment process in FlexOnline, and changes will not take effect until the Statement of Health is completed and approved by Lincoln Financial.
Dependent Life Insurance
You may elect life insurance for your dependents.
- This is a life insurance policy in which you are the named beneficiary in the event that something should happen to your insured dependents.
- Evidence of Insurability (EOI) is not required for Dependent Life Insurance coverage.
- Plan guidelines do not allow Dartmouth couples to cover one another on dependent life, and only one spouse can cover the children.
- SEIU employees are eligible to elect dependent life after one year of eligible employment.
- Plan coverage and rates
Cost of Coverage
Basic Life
Faculty, Exempt, Non-Exempt and SEIU employees are eligible to receive a basic life insurance benefit at no cost. Research Associate Bs and Research Fellows have the option of purchasing the $50,000 basic life benefit at the cost of $4.65/month.
Supplemental Life
Faculty, Exempt, Non-Exempt, Research Associate B's and Research Fellows have the option of purchasing 1X to 8X annual salary. Group term life rates are calculated based on eleven different age bands and per thousand dollars of coverage. Premiums are based on the employee's annual base salary as of January 1st. Therefore, a life insurance payment due to a beneficiary will be based on the salary effective January 1st. Some qualified life events may cause a recalculation in your monthly life insurance premium.
Age Bands
You can expect your Supplemental life insurance rates to increase as you age. Your
life insurance premiums will recalculate each year during open enrollment and are
based on your age as of January 1st. Age bands start at ages 18-24, then increase
every five years, from 25-29, 30-34, and so on until you reach age 70+, after which
point, they do not change.
For 2024 rates, please use the benefit plan cost estimator tool, using your anticipated base salary as of January 1, 2024.
Dependent Life
Monthly rates for Dependent Life insurance are as follows:
Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries for your all your life insurance products are assigned and allocated within the FlexOnline system. Beneficiary designation can be changed at any time. From the main dashboard in FlexOnline, simply click on MY PROFILE and BENEFICIARIES.
SEIU employees will be prompted to enter beneficiary information upon hire, so that they will not have to remember to do it after the waiting period.
Make sure that you review your beneficiary information periodically in case life changes.
Additional Benefits
All additional benefits through Lincoln Financial Group lik the Travel Assistance, AD&UD, LifeKeys®, and Lincoln FuneralPrep services are available to all members enrolled in a basic life plan at no additional cost.
Travel Assistance
Lincoln Financial Group’s TravelConnect® program provides employees with 24/7 access to a multilingual assistance coordinator who can assist with doctor referrals, transportation, prescriptions, and use of a 24/7 nurse line. This program, provided at no cost to you, also supports you in the event of a medical emergency, natural disaster, and political upheavals. Evacuation to the nearest hospital or safe haven can be arranged, or travel arrangements home can be made as needed. For general travel, LFG can assist with pre-trip travel services, lost travel documents, and legal consultation/referrals.
More information about the TravelConnect® Services and TravelConnect® Description of Services.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Dartmouth provides an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefit through Lincoln Financial that matches your basic and supplemental life insurance benefits up to a maximum of up to $250,000.
LifeKeys® Services
No matter how well you plan, unexpected challenges will arise. When they do, help and support are nearby — thanks to LifeKeys® services from Lincoln Financial Group.
LifeKeys® services include:
- Online will preparation
- Guidance and support for your beneficiaries
- Protection against identity theft
- Help with important life matters
- Save money on shopping and entertainment
More information about the LifeKeys® Services.
It’s easy to access LifeKeys® services. Just visit GuidanceResources.com, download the GuidanceNow® mobile app, or call 1-855-891-3684. (First-time user: Enter Web ID LifeKeys)
Lincoln FuneralPrep
Help when you need it most. With many details to manage and decisions to make, the funeral planning process can be overwhelming. Top you every step of the way, Lincoln has partnered with Funeral Decisions Co. to provide comprehensive planning services.
More information about the Lincoln FuneralPrep Services.
Filing a Claim
Each beneficiary will need to contact the benefits office at 603-646-3588 or by emailing us at Human.Resources.Benefits@dartmouth.edu. We will need a copy of the deceased's death certificate in order to file a claim. Most life insurance payouts will be paid based on your annual base salary of January 1st. Some qualified life events occurring after January 1st may cause a recalculation in the benefit amount.
Leaving Dartmouth
Lincoln Financial will mail a packet of information to your home, giving you the option to either port or convert your voluntary and dependent life insurance benefits. The $50,000 basic life plan is only available to convert. Porting is a non-Dartmouth group plan, while conversion allows you to take an individualized plan. You will be instructed to contact Lincoln Financial, and a representative will call you back with information. You will have 31 days from the last date of benefit coverage to complete and return the form to Lincoln Financial. Rates will differ from your Dartmouth College Group rates.
For more information on the impact of benefits when leaving Dartmouth, please visit our LEAVING DARTMOUTH webpage.
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