Supplemental Term Life v2
This document outlines the MetLife Supplemental Term Life insurance plan for Salus Homecare employees, effective August 1, 2025, with details on coverage increments, maximum benefits, and enrollment instructions.
LI-GCERT-SUPP-OVER EOL Benefit Summary 200 Park Ave., New York, NY 10166 © 2024 MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC L0624041029[exp0626][All States] Supplemental Term Life Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Plan Design for: Salus Homecare Original Plan Effective Date: August 1, 2025 For All Active Full Time Employees working at least 30 hours per week Build Your Benefit With MetLife's Supplemental Term Life insurance, your employer gives you the opportunity to buy valuable life insurance coverage for yourself, your spouse and your dependent children -- all at affordable group rates. Employee Spouse & Child Spouse1 Child Life Coverage: provides a benefit in the event of death Schedules: Increments of $10,000 Increments of $5,000 Flat Amount: $1,000, $2,000, $4,000, $5,000, or $10,000 Non Medical Maximum $100,000 $25,000 $10,000 Overall Benefit Maximum $500,000 $100,000 $10,000 AD&D Coverage: provides a benefit in the event of death or dismemberment resulting from a covered accident Schedules: Yes (benefit amount is same as Supplemental Term Life coverage) Yes (benefit amount is same as Supplemental Term Life coverage) Yes (benefit amount is same as Supplemental Term Life coverage) AD&D Maximum Maximum amount is same as Supplemental Term Life coverage Maximum amount is same as Supplemental Term Life coverage Maximum amount is same as Supplemental Term Life coverage Employee Contribution 100% 100% 100% Any purchase or increase in benefits, which does not take place within 31 days of employee’s or dependent's eligibility effective date is subject to evidence of insurability**. To request coverage: 1. Choose the amount of employee coverage that you want to buy. 2. Look up the premium costs for your age group for the coverage amount you are selecting on the chart below. 3. Choose the amount of coverage you want to buy for your spouse. Again, find the premium costs on the chart below. Note: Premiums are based on your age, not your spouse’s. 4. Choose the amount of coverage you want to buy for your dependent children. The premium costs for each coverage option are shown below. 5. Fill in the enrollment form with the amounts of coverage you are selecting. (To request coverage over the non-medical maximum, please see your Human Resources representative for a medical questionnaire that you will need to complete.) Remember, you must purchase coverage for yourself in order to purchase coverage for your spouse or children.
LI-GCERT-SUPP-OVER EOL Benefit Summary 200 Park Ave., New York, NY 10166 © 2024 MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC L0624041029[exp0626][All States] Employee Age Employee & Spouse Coverage -- Monthly Premium For: Dependent Child Coverage2 Monthly Premium For: $1,000 $10,000 $20,000 $40,000 $50,000 $100,000 $1,000 $0.25 Under 30 $0.08 $0.84 $1.68 $3.36 $4.20 $8.40 30-34 $0.11 $1.07 $2.14 $4.28 $5.35 $10.70 $2,000 $0.50 35-39 $0.12 $1.22 $2.44 $4.88 $6.10 $12.20 40-44 $0.17 $1.68 $3.36 $6.72 $8.40 $16.80 $4,000 $1.00 45-49 $0.26 $2.63 $5.26 $10.52 $13.15 $26.30 50-54 $0.41 $4.06 $8.12 $16.24 $20.30 $40.60 $5,000 $1.25 55-59 $0.62 $6.19 $12.38 $24.76 $30.95 $61.90 60-64 $0.85 $8.53 $17.06 $34.12 $42.65 $85.30 $10,000 $2.50 65-69 $1.48 $14.75 $29.50 $59.00 $73.75 $147.50 70+ $2.38 $23.84 $47.68 $95.36 $119.20 $238.40 Due to rounding, your actual payroll deduction amount may vary slightly. Features available with Supplemental Life Grief Counseling3: You, your dependents, and your beneficiaries access to grief counseling sessions and funeral related concierge services to help cope with a loss – at no extra cost. Grief counseling services provide confidential and professional support during a difficult time to help address personal and funeral planning needs. At your time of need, you and your dependents have 24/7 access to a work/life counselor. You simply call a dedicated 24/7 toll-free number to speak with a licensed professional experienced in helping individuals who have suffered a loss. Sessions can either take place in-person or by phone. You can have up to five face-to-face grief counseling sessions per event to discuss any situation you perceive as a major loss, including but not limited to death, bankruptcy, divorce, terminal illness, or losing a pet.3 In addition, you have access to funeral assistance for locating funeral homes and cemetery options, obtaining funeral cost estimates and comparisons, and more. You can access these services by calling 1-888-319-7819 or log on to one.telushealth.com (Username: metlifeassist; Password: support). Funeral Discounts and Planning Services4: As a MetLife group life policyholder, you and your family may have access to funeral discounts, planning and support to help honor a loved one’s life - at no additional cost to you. Dignity Memorial provides you and your loved ones access to discounts of up to 10% off of funeral, cremation and cemetery services through the largest network of funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States. When using the Dignity Memorial Network you have access to convenient planning services - either online at www.finalwishesplanning.com, by phone (1-866-853-0954), or by paper - to help make final wishes easier to manage. You also have access to assistance from compassionate funeral planning experts to help guide you and your family in making confident decisions when planning ahead as well as bereavement travel services - available 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year - to assist with time-sensitive travel arrangements to be with loved ones. Digital Estate Planning8: Helping to ensure final wishes are clear. Employees can choose to complete wills and other important estate planning documents quickly and easily online with access to online notary services. Will Preparation5:Like life insurance, a carefully prepared Will is important. With a Will, you can define your most important decisions such as who will care for your children or inherit your property. By enrolling for Supplemental Term Life coverage, you will have in person access to MetLife Legal Plans' network of 18,500+ participating attorneys for preparing or updating a will, living will and power of attorney. When you enroll in this plan, you may take advantage of this benefit at no additional cost to you if you use a participating plan attorney. To obtain the legal plan's toll-free number and your company's group access number, contact your employer or your plan administrator for this information. MetLife Estate Resolution Services (ERS)6 :is a valuable service offered under the group policy. A MetLife Legal Plan attorney will consult with your beneficiaries by telephone or in person regarding the probate process for your estate. The attorney will also handle the probate of your estate for your executor or administrator. This can help alleviate the financial and administrative burden upon your loved ones in their time of need. Portability7: Should you leave Salus Homecare for any reason, and your Basic and Supplemental/Optional and Dependent Term Life and Personal and Supplemental/Optional and Dependent and Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance under this plan terminates, you will have an opportunity to continue group term coverage (“portability”) under a different policy, subject to plan design and state availability. Rates will be based on the experience of the ported group and MetLife will bill you directly. Rates may be higher than your current rates. To take advantage of this feature, you must have coverage of at least $10,000 up to a maximum of $2,000,000. What Is Not Covered?
LI-GCERT-SUPP-OVER EOL Benefit Summary 200 Park Ave., New York, NY 10166 © 2024 MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC L0624041029[exp0626][All States] Like most insurance plans, this plan has exclusions. Supplemental and Dependent Life Insurance do not provide payment of benefits for death caused by suicide within the first two years (one year in North Dakota) of the effective date of the certificate, or payment of increased benefits for death caused by suicide within two years (one year in North Dakota or Colorado) of an increase in coverage. In addition, a reduction schedule may apply. Please see your benefits administrator or certificate for specific details. Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance does not include payment for any loss which is caused by or contributed to by: physical or mental illness, diagnosis of or treatment of the illness; an infection, unless caused by an external wound accidentally sustained; suicide or attempted suicide; injuring oneself on purpose; the voluntary intake or use by any means of any drug, medication or sedative, unless taken as prescribed by a doctor or an over-the-counter drug taken as directed; voluntary intake of alcohol in combination with any drug, medication or sedative; war, whether declared or undeclared, or act of war, insurrection, rebellion or riot; committing or trying to commit a felony; any poison, fumes or gas, voluntarily taken, administered or absorbed; service in the armed forces of any country or international authority, except the United States National Guard; operating, learning to operate, or serving as a member of a crew of an aircraft; while in any aircraft for the purpose of descent from such aircraft while in flight (except for self preservation); or operating a vehicle or device while intoxicated as defined by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the accident occurs. Specific information pertaining to your insurance can be obtained by contacting your benefits administrator or MetLife. *Cost of insurance rates are determined using methodologies that vary by company. These rates can vary and will generally increase with age. Rates for active employees may be different than those available to terminated or retired employees. It’s important to look at all factors when evaluating the overall competitiveness of rates and the value of life insurance coverage. **All applications for coverage are subject to review and approval by MetLife. If you choose to apply for increased coverage, the increase may be subject to underwriting. MetLife will review your information and evaluate your request for coverage based upon your answers to the health questions, MetLife’s underwriting rules and other information you authorize us to review. In certain cases, MetLife may request additional information to evaluate your request for coverage. Coverage will be effective in accordance with the applicable policy and certificate after approval by MetLife. Only applicants who reside in a US state, the District of Columbia, or Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico or US Virgin Islands are allowed to complete their SOH form online (where available). Otherwise, applicants will be provided with a paper SOH form. Individuals residing outside of the US or in certain US territories must be on US payroll and be approved by MetLife before being provided with an SOH form. 1. Spouse amount cannot exceed 50% of the employee’s Supplemental Life benefit. 2. Child benefits for children under 6 months old are limited. 3. Grief Counseling and Funeral Assistance services are available in all states but New York. Beneficiary Grief Counseling services are available in New York. Both are provided through an agreement with TELUS Health. TELUS Health is not an affiliate of MetLife, and the services TELUS Health provides are separate and apart from the insurance provided by MetLife. TELUS Health has a nationwide network of over 30,000 counselors. Counselors have master’s or doctoral degrees and are licensed professionals. The Grief Counseling program is available to insureds, their dependents and beneficiaries who have received a serious medical diagnosis or suffered a loss. This program does not provide support for issues such as: domestic issues, parenting issues, or marital/relationship issues (other than a finalized divorce). For such issues, members should inquire with their human resources department about available company resources. Events that may result in a loss are not covered under either program unless and until such loss has occurred. Services are not available in all jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory approval. Not available on all policy forms. 4. Services and discounts are provided through a member of the Dignity Memorial® Network, a brand name used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that are affiliates of Service Corporation International (together with its affiliates, “SCI”), 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. The online planning site is provided by SCI Shared Resources, LLC. SCI is not affiliated with MetLife, and the services provided by Dignity Memorial members are separate and apart from the insurance provided by MetLife. Not available in some states. Planning services, expert assistance, and bereavement travel services are available to anyone regardless of affiliation with MetLife. Discounts through Dignity Memorial’s network of funeral providers are pre-negotiated. Not available where prohibited by law. Not approved for group policies sitused in AK, FL, KY, MT, ND, NY and WA. If the group policy is issued in an approved state, the discount is available for services offered in any state except KY and NY, or where there is no Dignity Memorial presence (AK, MT, ND, SD, and WY). For MI and TN, the discount is available for “At Need” services only. For coverage issued under a multiple-employer trust, services are not available for WA residents. 5. Included with Supplemental Life Will Preparation is offered by MetLife Legal Plans, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. In certain states, legal services benefits are provided through insurance coverage underwritten by Metropolitan General Insurance Company, Warwick, Rhode Island. For New York sitused or principally located cases, the Will Preparation service is an expanded offering that includes office consultations and telephone advice for certain other legal matters beyond Will Preparation. Tax Planning and preparation of Living Trusts are not covered by the Will Preparation Service. 6. Included with Supplemental Life Insurance. Estate Resolution Services are offered by MetLife Legal Plans, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. In certain states, legal services benefits are provided through insurance coverage underwritten by Metropolitan General Insurance Company Warwick, Rhode Island. Certain services are not covered by Estate Resolution Services, including matters in which there is a conflict of interest between the executor and any beneficiary or heir and the estate; any disputes with the group policyholder, MetLife and/or any of its affiliates; any disputes involving statutory benefits; will contests or litigation outside probate court; appeals; court costs, filing fees, recording fees, transcripts, witness fees, expenses to a third party, judgments or fines; and frivolous or unethical matters. 7. All coverage amounts are subject to applicable state laws. To take advantage of this benefit, coverage of at least $10,000 must be elected. 8. Digital Estate Planning is not included with dependent life coverages. Domestic Partnerships are not currently supported however members in a domestic partnership may use a MetLife Legal Plans attorney for their planning needs. Online Notary is not available in all states. Group legal plans are provided by MetLife Legal Plans, Inc., Cleveland, OH. In certain states, group legal plans are provided through insurance coverage underwritten by Metropolitan General Insurance Company, Warwick, RI.
LI-GCERT-SUPP-OVER EOL Benefit Summary 200 Park Ave., New York, NY 10166 © 2024 MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC L0624041029[exp0626][All States] Nothing in these materials is intended to be advice for a particular situation or individual. Please consult with your own advisors for such advice. Like most group insurance policies, insurance policies offered by MetLife contain certain exclusions, exceptions, waiting periods, reductions, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. Please contact your benefits administrator or MetLife for costs and complete details. This summary provides an overview of your plan’s benefits. These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract between MetLife and your employer and are subject to each state’s laws and availability. Specific details regarding these provisions can be found in the booklet certificate. Life and AD&D coverages are provided under a group insurance policy (Policy Form GPN99/G2130-S) issued to your employer by MetLife. Life and AD&D coverages under your employer’s plan terminates when your employment ceases, when your Life and AD&D contributions cease, or upon termination of the group insurance policy. Dependent Life coverage will terminate when a dependent no longer qualifies as a dependent or as otherwise determined by plan design. Should your life insurance coverage terminate, for reasons other than non-payment of premium, you may convert it to a MetLife individual permanent policy without providing medical evidence of insurability.