Spouse Life

Use the Spouse Life application to view an existing record or add a new record.

When do I use the Spouse Life screen?

You can access this screen during the Benefits Enrollment process and when a Life Event is in process.  If you access this screen from the Benefits Enrollment application, the Spouse Life screen will display the current and the new plan coverage amount, broken out by pay frequency and with a hyperlink to the selected plan information.

Spouse Life Insurance

Current Plan

This field displays the spouse life benefit option.  

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

Current Coverage Amount

This field displays the benefit coverage amount.

If no current coverage amount record exists, the system will display a message in the Current Coverage Amount row: "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> row: "No Current Record."

There will be a note below the table if negative (cash back) amounts are displayed in the Current <Frequency> row.   The message displayed is: "Negative numbers displayed indicate a "Cash Back" option."

Current Plan Information

This field may be populated with "Website," which is a hyperlink.  If you select the hyperlink, you will be forwarded to information relating to the (existing) plan election.

If the Current Plan Information has no URL associated with it, “N/A” will be displayed in this row.

New Plan

Use the drop-down box to select a benefit option.   

The Current Coverage Amount, Current <Frequency>, and Current Plan Information values are based on the New Plan default/selection.  If you change the drop-down box selection, the New column values will be refreshed.

New Coverage Amount

The value that displays here reflects the default or selected New Plan value.

New <Frequency>

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

New Plan Information

This field displays "Website," which is a hyperlink.  If you select the hyperlink, you will be forwarded to information relating to the selected New Plan option.

If the New Plan Information has no URL associated with it, "N/A" will be displayed in the row.

Spouse Information

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

Covered?

Select this checkbox to have your spouse covered under the Spouse Life Plan.

Spouse

This field displays your spouse as set up in Dependents/Beneficiaries.

Relationship

This field displays the spousal relationship.

Exit Benefits Enrollment

Select this button to return to the splash screen.

Back

Select this button to move back to the previous page.

Come Back Later

Select this button to update the database with a placeholder and move 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 move to the next screen/page.