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Term Life

Term Life insurance is the least expensive form of life insurance coverage you can purchase. It provides life insurance for a stated period or term and is guaranteed renewable for subsequent term periods.

Voluntary Group Term Life

You may now apply for Voluntary Group Term Life coverage, or increase your existing coverage up to the policy guarantee issue amount, during this special enrollment period with no medical questions required. Speak to your benefit advisor for more information.

Term Life insurance is one of the least expensive forms of life insurance. It provides a benefit if a covered individual dies during a stated period. Coverage can provide you and your family the additional financial security you need in the event of an unforeseen death.

Voluntary Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Voluntary Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage provides protection in the event of an unexpected loss of accidental death or dismemberment. Protection is issued on a 24-hour basis for you and your eligible family members, and covers you as the result of a covered accident anywhere in the world.

Voluntary Short Term Disability

If you need to insure your income, Voluntary Short Term Disability can help by providing partial income replacement when you experience disability due to a covered sickness, injury, or pregnancy. Benefits are paid to you weekly as long as you are insured under the plan, remain disabled, and under the regular care of a physician.

Critical Illness

Critical Illness coverage provides a lump-sum payment upon the first diagnosis of a covered critical illness. Covered critical illnesses include carcinoma-in-situ, heart attack, stroke, end-stage renal disease, major organ transplant surgery, quadriplegia, coronary artery bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty, stent or laser relief obstruction procedures, or cancer (may be purchased with or without). Benefits are paid directly to you over and above other insurance coverage.

Cancer

Cancer insurance provides supplemental coverage when certain losses occur as the result of cancer or a covered specified disease. This coverage is available to you and your eligible family members with a choice of three plans. Benefits are paid directly to you regardless of other insurance coverage.

Accident

Accident insurance provides supplemental coverage for costs associated with covered accidental injury and death and allows you the option of tailoring coverage to fit your personal needs. You may also add your choice of optional disability riders: Accident Disability Rider (off-the-job only), 24-Hour Accident Disability Rider, and a Sickness Disability Rider. The policy is guaranteed renewable and can be paid by payroll deduction. All benefits are limited per covered accident (or covered sickness on the Sickness Disability Rider) and are paid directly to you.

Hospital

If you need assistance with deductible and copayment expenses, USAble Life provides you and your eligible family members with an individual Hospital Plan. This plan pays supplemental benefits to cover unexpected expenses in the event of a hospitalization.

What is a Cafeteria Plan?

A (Section 125) Cafeteria Plan allows you to pay for certain employer-sponsored benefits with pretax dollars. Some examples of coverage that may be eligible for pretax premiums include health, dental, cancer, hospital, and accident policies. In most cases, if the premiums are paid on a pretax basis, the benefits will be subject to income tax. Elections to pay for a benefit in pretax dollars under a Cafeteria Plan are generally required to be effective for a 12-month period. They may not be changed during that election period unless you have a change in status such as death, marriage, divorce, adoption, birth, or a change in your spouse’s employment status.

Medical Flexible Spending Account

Medical Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) allow you to pay for qualifying medical expenses on a pretax basis. Expenses can come from family medical deductibles, copayments, eye care expenses, prescription drugs, and family dental expenses. It is allowable to exempt medical expenses for yourself, your spouse, and all dependents you list on your federal tax return.

Dependent Care Reimbursement

Dependent Care Accounts allow dependent care expenses for children under age 13, or a disabled spouse or person of any age who is unable (mentally or physically) to take care of him or herself and who spends at least eight hours a day in your home, to be deducted from your paycheck. The maximum dollar amount allowable under IRS regulations is $5,000 ($2,500 if married and filing separately) per plan year.