Town of Cary Life Insurance Benefits Summary

 

Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment:

 

Eligibility: Includes all active employee’s working 20 or more hours per week

Employee Basic Life Plan: 1 x salary to a maximum of $200,000

Dependent Basic Life Plan: $1,500 for Spouse and Children (thru age 20 or 24 if full time student)

Retiree Life Plan: $5,000 (must have worked 25+ years for the Town of Cary)

 

 

Voluntary Additional Life: employee paid through payroll deduction. (See attached cost tables)

 

Employee Additional Life: may be purchased in Increments of $10,000 to a maximum of $500,000.

­        Employee Guarantee Issue Amount: $200,000

Spouse Additional Life: may be purchased in Increments of $10,000 to a maximum of $500,000.

­        Spouse Guarantee Issue Amount: $50,000

­        Spouse Life amount may not exceed 100% of employee’s total group coverage amount.

Dependent Child Life: Choice of $2,500, $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000 (covers all dependent children thru age 20 or 24 if full time student).

­        Child Life amount may not exceed 100% of employee’s total group coverage amount.

 

*Evidence of Insurability is required if enrolling more than 31 days after eligibility and for all amounts above the Guarantee Issue amount.

 

Life Benefit Features:

 

·         Age Reduction Schedule – 65% at age 70, 50% at age 75 for Basic Life and Voluntary Group term Life.

·         Waiver of Premium – Life Premium is waived while totally disabled.  Eligibility to age 60, ends at age 65.

·         Conversion and Portability - included.

·         Accelerated Benefit – If an insured is diagnosed as terminally ill and is expected to die within 12 months, they may receive up to 75% or $500,000 of their life benefit.

·         Repatriation Benefit – Pays a benefit equal to 10% of your Life coverage to a maximum of $5,000 for expenses incurred to transport your body to a mortuary near your primary residence.

·         MEDEX Travel Assistance Program – offers employees access to medical care and other emergency services when traveling at least 100 miles from home or internationally.  MEDEX offers a full range of professional 24-hour medical, legal and travel assistance services.

 

 

AD&D Benefit Features (Accidental Death and Dismemberment):

 

·         Seat Belt Benefit – Pays an additional $10,000 if you die in an auto accident and are wearing a seat belt.

·         Air Bag Benefit – Pays an additional $5,000 if you die in an auto accident and an air bag deploys.

·         Child Care Benefit – Pays up to 25% of the AD&D coverage, with a maximum benefit of $10,000, for child care when your surviving spouse goes back to work or obtains job training following the insured employee’s accidental death.

·         Higher Education Benefit – Covers tuition expenses for children that are already in college or that will be starting college within a year of the insured employee’s death.  Qualified tuition expenses would be reimbursed up to 25% of the AD&D coverage, with a maximum of $5,000 per year, per child, for four consecutive years of college to a maximum of $20,000.

·         Career Adjustment Benefit – Makes it possible for the surviving spouse to learn a vocation through a professional or trade-related program.  Qualified expenses would be paid up to 25% of the AD&D coverage with a maximum of $10,000.

·         In the Line of Duty Benefit – if a public safety officer is injured or dies while “in the line of duty” this benefit will pay 100% of the AD&D insurance benefit, not to exceed $50,000.

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AD&D Benefit Features (continued)

 

·         Occupational Assault Benefit – provides an additional benefit if an insured suffers a loss while actively at work.  Benefit amount is $25,000 or 50% of AD&D benefit (benefit is for non-public safety officers).

·         Public Transportation Benefit – paid if an insured member dies as a result of an accident while riding on a form of public transportation.  The benefit is $200,000 or 100% of AD&D benefit.

·         Adverse Weather Exposure – 100% of your AD&D coverage amount will be paid if an insured member has an accidental death due to accidental adverse weather conditions.

·         Disappearance Benefit – 100% of the AD&D benefit will be paid if an insured member disappears due to an accident that could have reasonably resulted in death.

·         Other Covered Losses - The amount of AD&D benefit for other covered losses is a percentage of the amount payable for Additional Life Insurance coverage on the date of the accident, as shown in the following table:

 

Loss:

Percentage Payable:

One hand or one foot

50%

Sight in one eye, speech, or hearing in both ears

50%

Two or more of the Losses listed above

100%

Thumb and index finger of the same hand

25%

Quadriplegia

100%

Hemiplegia

50%

Paraplegia

50%

 

 

 

 

 **This is a summary of benefits.  The actual policy will govern the contract provisions and benefits. 

** For additional information beyond the scope of this summary of benefits please contact your human resource department.

 

 

 

HR

7/1/08