Designate Beneficiaries

Use the Designate Beneficiaries screen to specify the beneficiary type and allocation percent for each beneficiary, for each plan. You can access this screen from a Menu option, or through the Life Events/New Hires and Benefits Enrollment processes.

When do I use the Designate Beneficiaries screen?

If you access this screen from the Menu, only current plan information will display (if available).  In the Life Events/New Hires and Benefits Enrollment processes, both current plan and newly elected plan information can display.  

Current Benefit Plans

This table displays your current benefit plans and your beneficiaries. You can use it to specify the beneficiary type and allocation percent for each beneficiary, for each plan.

If no current benefit plans exist, the system will display the following message:  "There are no current benefits and/or beneficiaries on record."

Plan

This non-editable field displays all of your benefit plans that are currently attached to dependents/beneficiaries.  

Beneficiary

This non-editable field displays all of your beneficiaries for each benefit plan listed.  

Relationship

This non-editable field displays the relationship of the beneficiary to you.

Type

Select the type of beneficiary from this drop-down box. The options are "Primary," "Contingent," and "Neither."

Allocation %

This field displays the percentage allocation based on the selected dependent and the selected Type for each beneficiary.

Selecting "Neither" from the Type drop-down box disables the Allocation % field.

New Benefit Plans

This table displays new benefit plans and your beneficiaries. You can use it to specify the beneficiary type and allocation percent for each beneficiary, for each plan.

If no new benefit plans exist, the system displays the following message:  "There are no new benefits and/or beneficiaries on record."

The New Benefit Plans table does not display in Menu mode.

Plan

This non-editable field displays all of your benefit plans that are currently attached to dependents/beneficiaries.  

Beneficiary

This non-editable field displays, for each benefit plan listed, any beneficiaries that are assigned to the plan(s).  

Relationship

This non-editable field displays the relationship of the beneficiary to you.

Type

Select the type of beneficiary from this drop-down box.  The options are "Primary," "Contingent," and "Neither."

Allocation %

This field displays the percentage allocation based on the selected dependent and the selected Type for each beneficiary.

Selecting "Neither" from the Type drop-down box disables the Allocation % field.