Dependent Life

Use the Dependent Life screen to view or select life insurance coverage for your dependent(s).  You can view an existing record or add a new one.

When do I use the Dependent Life screen?

You can access this screen during the Benefits Enrollment or Life Events/New Hires process.  If you access this screen from the Benefits Enrollment application, the Dependent Life screen will display the current and the new plan coverage amount, broken out by pay frequency, with hyperlinks to plan information.

Dependent Life Insurance

Current Plan

This field displays the dependent life benefit option.  

If no current plan record exists, the system will display the following message in the Current Plan field:  "No Current Record."

Current <Frequency>

This field displays the calculated pay period deduction amount for the selected option.  

If no current pay period record exists, the system will display a message in the Current <Frequency> field:  "No Current Record."

The following text will display below the table if negative (cash back) amounts display in the Current <Frequency> field:  "Negative numbers displayed indicate a "Cash Back" option."

Current Plan Information

This field may display "Website," which is a hyperlink.  Select the hyperlink to access information relating to the (existing) plan election.

If the current plan has no URL associated with it, "N/A" displays in the Current Plan Information field instead.

New Plan

Use the drop-down box to choose a benefit option.  The values in the New Coverage Amount, New <Frequency>, and New Plan Information fields are based on your New Plan drop-down box default/selection.  If you change your selection, those values will refresh accordingly.

New <Frequency>

This field displays the calculated pay period deduction amount for the default or selected New Plan option.

New Plan Information

This field may display "Website," which is a hyperlink.  Select it to access information relating to the selected New Plan option.

If the new plan has no URL associated with it, "N/A" displays in the New Plan Information field instead.

Dependent Information

This table will display if you have a dependent set up in the system.

Covered?

Select the checkbox to cover a dependent under the appropriate plan.

Dependent

This field displays active dependent(s) who are (already) set up in the Dependents/Beneficiaries screen.

Relationship

This field displays the dependent's relationship to you.

Exit Benefits Enrollment

Select this button to return to the splash screen.

Back

Select this button to return to the previous page.

Come Back Later

Select this button to update the database with a placeholder and proceed to the next screen/page.  Then you can revisit the Benefits Enrollment process to complete the election at a later time.

Save

Select this button to update the database with your changes and proceed to the next screen/page.