Designate Beneficiaries

Use this screen to specify the beneficiary type and allocation percent for each beneficiary for each plan. You can access this screen through a menu option (select Benefits, then Designate Beneficiaries), through a Life Events process, or through a Benefits Enrollment process.

When do I use the Designate Beneficiaries screen?

If you access this screen from the menu, only current plan information will display (if available).  If you access this screen from a Life Event or Benefits Enrollment process, both current plan information and newly elected plan information may display.  

Current Benefit Plans

Your current benefit plans and beneficiaries display in the Current Benefit Plans table. Use this table to specify the beneficiary type and allocation percent for each beneficiary for each plan.

If the system finds no current benefit plans, it 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 your dependents/beneficiaries.  

Beneficiary

This non-editable field displays all 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 types are "Primary," "Contingent," and "Neither."

Allocation %

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

If Type selection is "Neither," the Allocation % field will be disabled.

New Benefit Plans

Your new benefit plans and beneficiaries display in the New Benefit Plans table. Use this table to specify the beneficiary type and allocation percent for each beneficiary for each plan.

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

If you access this screen from the menu, the New Benefit Plans table will not display.

Plan

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

Beneficiary

For each benefit plan that is listed, any beneficiaries that may be assigned to the plan(s) are displayed in this non-editable field.  

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 types are "Primary," "Contingent," and "Neither."

Allocation %

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

If the Type selection is "Neither," the Allocation % field will be disabled.