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 Life Events/New Hires 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. A Start Date row is displayed as well.

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."

The following text will display below the table if negative (cash back) amounts appear in the Current <Frequency> field: "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.

Current Start Date

This field displays the start date of the plan option.

The Current Start Date field displays only in the Life Events/New Hires application.

New Plan

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

The New Coverage Amount, New <Frequency>, New Plan Information, and New Start Date 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 New Plan Information has no URL associated with it, "N/A" will be displayed in the row.

New Start Date

This field displays the start date of the benefit plan/coverage option combination,.

The New Start Date field displays only in the Life Events/New Hires application.

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 Life Event

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 Life Events/New Hires process to complete the election at a later time.

No Change

Select this button to leave your benefit election(s) "as is" and move to the next screen/page.

Save

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