Lenoir County Government 2023 Booklet 23-24PY

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLAN

LENOIR COUNTY GOVERNMENT

PLAN YEAR: JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024

www.piercegroupbenefits.com

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome to the Lenoir County Government comprehensive benefits program. This booklet highlights the benefits offered to all eligible employees for the plan year listed below. Benefits described in this booklet are voluntary, employee-paid benefits unless otherwise noted.

ENROLLMENT PERIOD: MAY 15, 2023 - MAY 19, 2023

EFFECTIVE DATES: JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024

Rev. 04/27/2023

PRE-TAX & POST-TAX BENEFITS

LENOIR COUNTY GOVERNMENT

PRE-TAX BENEFITS

Health Insurance

BlueCross BlueShield

Health Savings Accounts

HealthEquity

•Employee Maximum $3,850/year

•Family Maximum $7,750/year

HSA plans can only be established in conjunction with a qualified High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)

Lenoir County Government contributes $800 for employees enrolled in Employee Only coverage in the HSA/High Deductible Health Plan and $1600 for employees enrolled in the dependent coverage in the HSA/High Deductible Health Plan. HSA contributions are pro-rated for employees hired duirng the year. Employees must be enrolled in the HSA/High Deductible Health plan to participate in the Health Savings Account, and can not be covered by any other health plan including Medicare.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Ameriflex

•Medical Reimbursement FSA Maximum: $3,050/year

•Limited Purpose FSA⁺ Maximum: $3,050/year

•Dependent Care Reimbursement FSA Maximum: $5,000/year

⁺Limited Purpose FSA funds can only be used for qualifying vision, dental and orthodontia expenses

You will need to re-enroll in the Flexible Spending Accounts if you want them to continue next year. IF YOU DO NOT RE-ENROLL, YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL STOP EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2023.

POST-TAX BENEFITS

Please note your

products will remain in effect unless you speak with a representative to change them.

insurance
Accident BenefitsGunshot Wound Policy Colonial Life Vision Insurance Superior Vision Dental Insurance Delta Dental Cancer Benefits Colonial Life Medical Bridge Benefits Colonial Life Accident Benefits Colonial Life Critical Illness Benefits Colonial Life Disability Benefits Colonial Life Life Insurance Colonial Life •Term Life Insurance •Whole Life Insurance Group Term Life Insurance MetLife
BENEFITS Student Loan Assistance Program GradFin 2
ADDITIONAL

QUALIFICATIONS & IMPORTANT INFO THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

ENROLLMENT PERIOD: MAY 15, 2023 - MAY 19, 2023

EFFECTIVE DATES: JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024

QUALIFICATIONS:

IMPORTANT FACTS:

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS GUIDE

LENOIR COUNTY GOVERNMENT

IN PERSON

During your open enrollment period, a Pierce Group Benefits representative will be available by appointment to answer any questions you may have and to assist you in the enrollment process.

ONLINE

You may enroll or make changes online to your benefits plan. To enroll online, please see the information below and on the following pages.

ENROLLMENT PERIOD: MAY 15, 2023 - MAY 19, 2023

YOU CAN MAKE THE FOLLOWING BENEFIT ELECTIONS ONLINE DURING THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD: • Enroll in, change or cancel Health Insurance. • Enroll in, change or cancel Health Savings Account (HSA). • Enroll in, change or cancel Dental Insurance.

• Enroll in, change or cancel Vision Insurance. • Enroll in, change or cancel Group Term Life Insurance.

Enroll/Re-Enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical Reimbursement, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care).

Enroll in, change or cancel Colonial coverage (see the following pages for enrollments/changes that can be completed online).

You will need to re-enroll in the Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts if you want them to continue each year.

ACCESS YOUR BENEFITS ONLINE WHENEVER, WHEREVER.

Benefits Details | Educational Videos | Download Forms | Online Chat with Service Center

To view your personalized benefits website, go to: www.piercegroupbenefits.com/lenoircountygovernment or piercegroupbenefits.com and click “Find Your Benefits”.

IMPORTANT NOTE

This is neither an insurance contract nor a Summary Plan Description and only the actual policy provisions will prevail. All information in this booklet including premiums quoted is subject to change. All policy descriptions are for information purposes only. Your actual policies may be different than those in this booklet.

& DISCLAIMER
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HARMONY ONLINE ENROLLMENT:

COMPLETE THE STEPS BELOW TO BEGIN THE ONLINE ENROLLMENT PROCESS

HELPFUL TIPS:

• If you are a new employee and unable to log into the online system, please speak with the Benefits Representative assigned to your location, or contact Human Resources.

• If you are an existing employee and unable to log into the online system, please contact the Harmony Help Desk at 866-875-4772 between 8:30am and 6:00pm, or speak with the Benefits Representative assigned to your location.

Go to https://harmonyenroll.coloniallife.com

• Enter your User Name: LEN7G5W- and then Last Name and then Last 4 of Social Security Number (LEN7G5W-SMITH6789)

• Enter your Password: Four digit Year of Birth and then Last 4 of Social Security Number (19766789)

The screen prompts you to create a NEW password [____________________________].

Your password must have: 1 lowercase letter, 1 uppercase letter, 1 number and 8 characters minimum Your password cannot include: first name, last name, spaces, special characters (such as ! $ % &) or User ID

Choose a security question and enter answer [______________________________________].

Click on ‘I Agree’ and then “Enter My Enrollment”.

The screen shows ‘Me & My Family’. Verify that the information is correct and enter the additional required information (title, marital status, work phone, e-mail address). Click ‘Save & Continue’ twice.

The screen allows you to add family members. It is only necessary to enter family member information if adding or including family members in your coverage. Click ‘Continue’.

The screen shows updated personal information. Verify that the information is correct and make changes if necessary. Click ‘Continue’.

The screen shows ‘My Benefits’. Review your current benefits and make changes/selections for the upcoming plan year.

• HEALTH: You may enroll online in Health coverage.

• DENTAL: You may enroll online in Dental coverage.

• VISION: You may enroll online in Vision coverage.

• GROUP TERM LIFE: You may enroll online in Group Term Life coverage.

• HEALTH CARE FSA (Choose one of the options and click ‘Save & Continue’): Enter annual amount. MAX $3,050/year

• LIMITED PURPOSE FSA (Choose one of the options and click ‘Save & Continue’): Enter annual amount. MAX $3,050/year Limited Purpose FSA funds can only be used for qualifying vision, dental and orthodontia expenses

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HARMONY ONLINE ENROLLMENT:

COMPLETE THE STEPS BELOW TO BEGIN THE ONLINE ENROLLMENT PROCESS

• DEPENDENT CARE FSA (Choose one of the options and click ‘Save & Continue’): Enter annual amount. MAX $5,000/year

• HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT (Choose one of the options and click ‘Save & Continue’): Enter annual amount. EMPLOYEE MAX $3,850/year FAMILY MAX $7,750/year HSA plans can only be established in conjunction with a qualified High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)

Lenoir County Government contributes $800 for employees enrolled in Employee Only coverage in the HSA/High Deductible Health Plan and $1600 for employees enrolled in the dependent coverage in the HSA/High Deductible Health Plan. HSA contributions are pro-rated for employees hired duirng the year. Employees must be enrolled in the HSA/High Deductible Health plan to participate in the Health Savings Account, and can not be covered by any other health plan including Medicare.

• CANCER ASSIST

You may enroll online in Cancer Assist coverage.

• GROUP DISABILITY

You may enroll online in Group Short-Term Disability coverage.

• ACCIDENT 1.0

You may enroll online in Accident 1.0; however, persons over age 64 applying for coverage and employees wishing to purchase an individual policy for their spouse should speak with the Benefits Representative.

• GUNSHOT WOUND POLICY

You will need to speak with the Benefits Representative in order to enroll in the Gunshot Wound policy.

• MEDICAL BRIDGE

You may enroll online in Medical Bridge coverage.

• CRITICAL ILLNESS 6000

You may enroll online in Critical Illness 6000 coverage.

• TERM LIFE 5000

You may enroll online in Term Life 5000; however, employees wishing to purchase an individual policy for their spouse should speak with the Benefits Representative.

• WHOLE LIFE 5000 Plus

You may enroll online in Whole Life 5000 Plus; however, employees wishing to purchase an individual policy for their spouse should speak with the Benefits Representative.

Click ‘Finish’.

Click ‘I Agree’ to electronically sign the authorization for your benefit elections.

Click ‘Print a copy of your Elections’ to print a copy of your elections, or download and save the document. Please do not forget this important step!

Click ‘Log out & close your browser window’ and click ‘Log Out’.

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Lenoir County Government

High Deductible/HSA Health Plan

Nursing Facility (Limited to 60 days per benefit year) Prior authorization required

Page 1 of 2
Health Benefits Member Pays In-Network Out-of-Network Benefit Year Deductible (Individual/Family) $3,000/$5,000 $4,000/$8,000 Coinsurance 100% 70% Benefit Year Out-of-Pocket Maximum (Individual/Family) In and Out-of-Network Out-of-Pocket Maximums combined $3,000/$5,000 $5,250/$11,750 Maximum Lifetime Benefit Per Member Unlimited Routine Wellness/Preventive Services Plan pays 100%, deductible waived Federally mandated coverage only Physician Office Services – Primary Care Physician (PCP) Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Physician Office Services – Specialist Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Office Lab and X-Ray As any office visit As any office visit Maternity Care Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Outpatient Lab and X-Ray Services – other than inpatient and Office Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Advanced Imaging – CT, PET, MRI, MRA and Nuclear Medicine – Precertification Required Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Urgent Care Services Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Emergency Room Hospital and Physician Services - must
Emergency criteria,
layperson review Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Ambulance Services
required
Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Inpatient Services
Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible Coinsurance after deductible Outpatient
and
and
Coinsurance ($0.00)
Coinsurance after
Coinsurance ($0.00)
Coinsurance after
7
meet
subject to prudent
– Prior authorization
for non-emergency Ambulance
- Facility and Services - Prior authorization required for non-emergency
Surgery
Outpatient Diagnostic
Therapeutic Scopic Procedures – Prior authorization may be required
after deductible
deductible Skilled
after deductible
deductible

Health Benefits

Hospice Care

Inpatient -/Health Care Facility

Prior authorization required

Home Health Care (Limits may apply) – Prior authorization required

Short Term Rehabilitation

Physical Therapy (limited to 30 visits)

Occupational Therapy (limited to 30 visits )

Member Pays

Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible

Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible

30% coinsurance after the deductible has been met

30% coinsurance after the deductible has been met

Coinsurance after deductible Speech Therapy (limited to 30 visits)

Chiropractic Services (limited to 30 visits)

Mental Health Services

Outpatient

Inpatient – Prior Authorization Required

Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Treatment

Substance Use Disorder Services

Outpatient

Inpatient – Prior Authorization required

Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Treatment. Prior-authorization required

Prescription Drug Coverage

Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible

Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible

Coinsurance after deductible

Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible

Coinsurance after deductible

HSA Preventive Drugs – no cost, deductible does not apply.

All others - Coinsurance ($0.00) after deductible

Coinsurance after deductible

This overview does not replace your Certificate of Coverage. Many words are defined in the Certificate, and other limitations or exclusions may be listed in other sections of your Certificate. Reading this overview by itself could give you an inaccurate impression of the terms of your coverage. This overview must be read with the rest of your Certificate of Coverage. Prior authorization is required for specific services.

In-Network Out- of -Network Page 2 of 2
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HSAs ARE AN EASY WIN

in today’s complex healthcare system

How an HSA works

An HSA paired with an HSA-qualified health plan allows you to make tax-free1 contributions to an federally-insured2 savings account. Balances earn tax-free interest and can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses. HSA-qualified health plans typically cost less than traditional plans and the money saved can be put into your HSA.

HSAs empower savings:

• Lower monthly health insurance premiums

• Money put into your HSA is not taxed

• You earn tax-free interest on HSA balances

• HSA funds used for qualified medical expenses are not taxed

• You can invest your HSA funds for increased tax-free earning potential3

HSA funds remain yours to grow

With an HSA, you own the account and all contributions. Unlike flexible spending accounts (FSAs), the entire HSA balance rolls over each year and remains yours even if you change health plans, retire or leave your employer.

You can win with an HSA

Regardless of your personal medical situation, an HSA can empower you to maximize savings while building a reserve for the future. Contrary to what many may think, healthy individuals aren’t the only users who benefit from an HSA.

1 HSAs are never taxed at a federal income tax level when used appropriately for qualified medical expenses. Also, most states recognize HSA funds as tax-free with very few exceptions. Please consult a tax advisor regarding your state’s specific rules. 2 Your HSA cash balance is held at an FDIC-insured or NCUA-insured institution and is eligible for federal deposit insurance, subject to applicable requirements and limitations. 3 Investments available to HSA holders are subject to risk, including the possible loss of the principal invested and are not federally-insured or guaranteed by HealthEquity, Inc.. HealthEquity, Inc. does not provide financial advice. HSA holders making investments should review the applicable fund’s prospectus. Investment options and thresholds may vary and are subject to change. Consult your advisor or the IRS with any questions regarding investments or on filing your tax return. Before making any investments, review the fund’s prospectus. Copyright © 2018 HealthEquity, Inc. All rights reserved. 9

Lenoir County Government

PPO Copay Plan

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Health Benefits Member Pays In-Network Out-of-Network Benefit Year Deductible (Individual/Family) $2,500/$4,000 $3000, $6000 Coinsurance 70% 40% Benefit Year Out-of-Pocket Maximum (Individual/Family) In and Out-of-Network Out-of-Pocket Maximums combined $4,500/$9,000 $9,000/$18,000 Maximum Lifetime Benefit Per Member Unlimited Routine Wellness/Preventive Services Plan pays 100%, deductible waived Federally mandated coverage only Physician Office Services – Primary Care Physician (PCP) First 3 visits in plan year with selected North Carolina PCP: $0 then $25 copay 50% Coinsurance after deductible Physician Office Services – Specialist $50 copay 50% Coinsurance after deductible Chiropractic Services (Limited to 30 visits) $50 copay 50% Coinsurance after deductible Office Lab and X-Ray 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance after deductible Maternity Care Initial Visit $25 copay, then70% coinsurance after deductible Initial Maternity 50% Coinsurance after deductible Subsequent maternity 40% after deductible Outpatient Lab and X-Ray Services 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance after deductible Advanced Imaging – CT, PET, MRI, MRA and Nuclear Medicine – Precertification Required 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance after deductible Urgent Care Services $50 copay $50 copay Emergency Room Hospital and Physician Services - must meet Emergency criteria, subject to prudent layperson review $300 copay $300 copay Ambulance Services – Prior authorization required for non-emergency Ambulance 70% Coinsurance after deductible 70% Coinsurance after deductible Inpatient Services - Facility and Services - Prior authorization required for non-emergency 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance after deductible 10

Member Pays

Health Benefits

This overview does not replace your Certificate of Coverage. Many words are defined in the Certificate, and other limitations or exclusions may be listed in other sections of your Certificate. Reading this overview by itself could give you an inaccurate impression of the terms of your coverage. This overview must be read with the rest of your Certificate of Coverage. Prior authorization is required for specific services.

In-Network Out- of -Network Page 2 of 2 Outpatient Surgery and Outpatient Diagnostic and Therapeutic Scopic Procedures (prior authorization may be required) 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance varies after deductible Skilled Nursing Facility (Limited to 60 days per benefit year – prior authorization required) 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance after deductible Hospice Care Inpatient -/Health Care Facility Prior authorization required 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% coinsurance after the deductible has been met Home Health Care (Limits may apply) Prior authorization required 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% coinsurance after the deductible has been met Short Term Rehabilitation Physical Therapy (limited to 30 visits) and Occupational Therapy (limited to 30 visits) 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance after deductible40% Coinsurance after deductible Speech Therapy (limited to 30 visits) $50 copay 50% coinsurance after deductible Mental Health Services Office Visit Inpatient – Prior Authorization Required Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Treatment $10 copay 70% Coinsurance after deductible 50% Coinsurance after deductible/40% Coinsurance Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Services Outpatient Inpatient – Prior Authorization required Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Treatment (prior-authorization required 70% Coinsurance after deductible 40% Coinsurance after deductible Prescription Drug Coverage $10/$45/$60/$75% ($50 min to $100 Max) $10/$45/$60/$75% ($50 min to $100 Max)
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Lenoir County Government

July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HEALTH INSURANCE

EmployeeEmployee/Employee/Employee/Employee/ Only Spouse1 ChildChildrenFamily Monthly Premium $760.70 $1,669.10 $1,290.60 $1,593.41$2,350.33 Employer Monthly Contribution $760.70 $1,219.10$1,181.91$1,444.41$1,750.33 Employee Monthly Contribution $0.00 $450.00$108.69$149.00$600.00 Employee Deduction Per Pay Period (26) $0.00 $207.69$50.16$68.77$276.92 EMPLOYER HSA Plan Year Contribution*Employee Only $800.00 Employee/Dependent(s) $1,600.00 *New Hires during the year will receive pro-rated contribution EmployeeEmployee/Employee/Employee/Employee/ Only Spouse1 ChildChildrenFamily Monthly Premium $854.37 $1,875.23$1,449.87$1,790.16$2,640.79 Employer Monthly Contribution $804.37 $1,375.23$1,249.87$1,570.16$1,990.79 Employee Monthly Contribution $50.00 $500.00$200.00$220.00$650.00 Employee Deduction Per Pay Period (26) $23.08 $230.77$92.31$101.54$300.00
Buy Up Plan
HDHP/HSA Base Plan PPO
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Delta Dental PPO plus Premier Summary of Dental Plan Benefits For Group# 1308-0001, 2001, 9001 Lenoir County Government

This Summary of Dental Plan Benefits should be read along with your Certificate. Your Certificate provides additional information about your Delta Dental plan, including information about plan exclusions and limitations. If a statement in this Summary conflicts with a statement in the Certificate, the statement in this Summary applies to you and you should ignore the conflicting statement in the Certificate. The percentages below are applied to Delta Dental's Maximum Approved Fee for each service and it may vary due to the Dentist's network participation.*

Control Plan – Delta Dental of North Carolina

Benefit Year – July 1 through June 30

Covered Services –

*When you receive services from a Nonparticipating Dentist, the percentages in this column indicate the portion of Delta Dental's Nonparticipating Dentist Fee that will be paid for those services. This Nonparticipating Dentist Fee may be less than what your dentist charges, which means that you will be responsible for the difference.

The explanation and sample calculation of how these services will be paid can be found in Section VI – How Payment is Made in your Certificate.

 Oral exams (including evaluations by a specialist) are payable twice per benefit year.

 Prophylaxes (cleanings) are payable twice per benefit year. Full mouth debridement is payable once per lifetime.

 People with specific at-risk health conditions may be eligible for additional prophylaxes (cleanings) or fluoride treatment. The patient should talk with his or her dentist about treatment.

 Fluoride treatments are payable twice per benefit year for people age 18 and under.

 Space maintainers are payable once per area per lifetime for people age 18 and under.

 Bitewing X-rays are payable twice per benefit year and full mouth X-rays (which include bitewing X-rays) are payable once in any three-year period.

 Sealants are payable once per tooth per lifetime for first and second permanent molars for people age 15 and under. The surface must be free from decay and restorations.

 Crowns, inlays, onlays and substructures are payable once per tooth in any five-year period.

 Composite resin (white) restorations are payable on posterior teeth.

 Inlays (any material) are payable.

KR#23169837
Delta Dental PPO Dentist Delta Dental Premier Dentist Nonparticipating Dentist Plan Pays Plan Pays Plan Pays* Diagnostic & Preventive Diagnostic and Preventive Services – exams, cleanings, fluoride, and space maintainers 100% 100% 100% Emergency Palliative Treatment – to temporarily relieve pain 100% 100% 100% Sealants – to prevent decay of permanent teeth 100% 100% 100% Brush Biopsy – to detect oral cancer 100% 100% 100% Radiographs – X-rays 100% 100% 100% Basic Services Minor Restorative Services – fillings and crown repair 80% 80% 80% Endodontic Services – root canals 80% 80% 80% Simple Extractions – non-surgical removal of teeth 80% 80% 80% Other Basic Services – misc. services 80% 80% 80% Major Services Periodontic Services – to treat gum disease 50% 50% 50% Other Oral Surgery – dental surgery 50% 50% 50% Major Restorative Services – crowns 50% 50% 50% Relines and Repairs – to bridges, implants, and dentures 50% 50% 50% Prosthodontic Services – bridges, implants, dentures, and crowns over implants 50% 50% 50%
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 Porcelain and resin facings on crowns are payable on posterior teeth.

 Vestibuloplasty is payable.

 Full and partial dentures are payable once in any five-year period. Reline and rebase of dentures are payable once in any two-year period.

 Implants are payable once per tooth in any five-year period. Implant related services are payable.

 Crowns over implants are payable once per tooth in any five-year period. Services related to crowns over implants are payable.

Having Delta Dental coverage makes it easy for you to get dental care almost everywhere in the world! You can now receive expert dental care when you are outside of the United States through our Passport Dental program. This program gives you access to a worldwide network of dentists and dental clinics. English-speaking operators are available around the clock to answer questions and help you schedule care. For more information, check our Web site or contact your benefits representative to get a copy of our Passport Dental information sheet.

Maximum Payment – $1,500 per person total per Benefit Year on all services.

Deductible – $50 Deductible per person total per Benefit Year limited to a maximum Deductible of $100 per family per Benefit Year. The Deductible does not apply to diagnostic and preventive services, emergency palliative treatment, brush biopsy, X-rays, and sealants.

Waiting Period – Enrollees who are eligible for Benefits are covered on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.

Eligible People – All full-time employees of Lenoir County Government working at least 30 hours per week, pre-65 retirees who choose the dental plan (0001), retirees (2001) and COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) enrollees (1009). The Subscriber pays the full cost of this plan.

Also eligible are your legal spouse and your children to the end of the month in which they turn 26, including your children who are married, who no longer live with you, who are not your dependents for Federal income tax purposes, and/or who are not permanently disabled. Also eligible are your dependent unmarried children eligible to be claimed by you as a dependent under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code during the current calendar year to the end of the month in which they turn 65.

Enrollees and dependents choosing this dental plan are required to remain enrolled for a minimum of 12 months. Should an Enrollee or Dependent choose to drop coverage after that time, he or she may not re-enroll prior to the date on which 12 months have elapsed. Dependents may only enroll if the Enrollee is enrolled (except under COBRA) and must be enrolled in the same plan as the Enrollee. An election may be revoked or changed at any time if the change is the result of a qualifying event as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 125.

Coordination of Benefits – If you and your Spouse are both eligible to enroll in This Plan as Enrollees, you may be enrolled together on one application or separately on individual applications, but not both. Your Dependent Children may only be enrolled on one application. Delta Dental will not coordinate Benefits between your coverage and your Spouse's coverage if you and your Spouse are both covered as Enrollees under This Plan.

Benefits will cease on the last day of the month in which the employee is terminated.

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Customer Service Toll-Free Number: 800-662-8856 (TTY users call 711)

https://www.DeltaDentalNC.com

KR#23169837
DeltaDental Employee Employee/ Employee/ Employee/ Only Spouse Child(ren) Family EEMonthlyContribution $37.76 $74.66 $66.36 $106.65 EEContribution $17.43 $34.46 $30.63 $49.22
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Vision plan benefits for Lenoir County Government

BenefitsthroughSuperiorNationalnetwork

Co-pays apply to in-network benefits; co-pays for out-of-network visits are deducted from reimbursements

1 Materials co-pay applies to lenses and frames only, not contact lenses

2 Standard contact lens fitting applies to a current contact lens user who wears disposable, daily wear, or extended wear lenses only. Specialty contact lens fitting applies to new contact wearers and/or a member who wear toric, gas permeable, or multi-focal lenses.

3 Covered to provider’s in-office standard retail lined trifocal amount; member pays difference between progressive and standard retail lined trifocal, plus applicable co-pay.

4 Contact lenses are in lieu of eyeglass lenses and frames benefit

Discountfeatures

Discounts on covered materials5

These discounts apply to the glasses and contacts that are covered under the vision benefits.

Frames: 20% off amount over allowance

Conventional contacts 20% off amount over allowance

Disposable contact 10% off amount over allowance

Discounts on non-covered exam, services and materials5

Exams, frames, and prescription lenses: 30% off retail Contacts, miscellaneous options: 20% off retail Disposable contact lenses: 10% off retail Retinal imaging: $39 maximum out-of-pocket

Laser vision correction (LASIK)5

Laser vision correction (LASIK) is a procedure that can reduce or eliminate your dependency on glasses or contact lenses. This corrective service is available to you and your eligible dependents at a special discount (20-50%) with your Superior Vision plan. Contact QualSight LASIK at (877) 201-3602 for more information.

$40

Blue light filtering $15

Digital single vision $30

Progressive lenses

Standard/Premium/Ultra/Ultimate $55 / $110 / $150 / $225

Anti-reflective coating

Standard/Premium/Ultra/Ultimate $50 / $70 / $85 / $120

Polarized lenses $75

Plastic photochromic lenses $80

High Index (1.67 / 1.74) $80 / $120

*The above table highlights some of the most popular lens type and is not a complete listing. This table outlines member out-of-pocket costs5 and are not available for premium/upgraded options unless otherwise noted.

Hearing discounts5

A National Hearing Network of hearing care professionals, featuring Your Hearing Network, offers Superior Vision members discounts on services, hearing aids and accessories. These discounts should be verified prior to service.

All allowances are retail; the member is responsible for paying the provider directly for all non-covered items and/or any amount over the allowances, minus available discounts. These are not covered by the plan.

North Carolina residents: Please contact our customer service department if you are unable to secure a timely (at least 30 days) appointment with your provider or need assistance finding a provider within a reasonable distance (30miles) of your residence. Adjustments to your benefits may be available

5Not all providers participate in Superior Vision Discounts, including the member out-of-pocket features. Call your provider prior to scheduling an appointment to confirm if he/she offers the discount and member out-of-pocket features. The discount and member out-of-pocket features are not insurance. Discounts and member out-of-pocket are subject to change without notice and do not apply if prohibited by the manufacturer. Lens options may not be available from all Superior Vision providers/all locations.

Disclaimer: All final determinations of benefits, administrative duties, anddefinitions are governed by the Certificate of Insurance for your vision plan. Please check with your Human Resources department if you have any questions.

Superior Vision Services, Inc. P.O. Box 967 Rancho Cordova, CA 95741 (800) 507-3800 superiorvision.com The Superior Vision Plan is underwritten by National Guardian Life Insurance Company. National Guardian Life Insurance Company is not affiliated with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, AKA The Guardian or Guardian Life NVIGRP 5-07 0421-BSv2/NC
Copays Premiums Services/frequency Exam $10 Monthly Bi-Weekly Exam 12 months Materials1 $10 Emp. only $8.62 $3.98 Frame 12 months Contact lens fitting $10 Emp. + 1 dependent $16.60 $7.66 Contact lens fitting 12 months (standard & specialty) Emp. + family $24.23 $11.18 Lenses 12 months Contact lenses 12 months (based on date of service)
In-network Out-of-network Exam (ophthalmologist) Covered in full Up to $44 retail Exam (optometrist) Covered in full Up to $39 retail Frames $150 retail allowance Up to $60 retail Contact lens fitting (standard2) Covered in full Not covered Contact lens fitting (specialty2) $50 retail allowance Not covered Lenses (standard) per pair Single vision Covered in full Up to $26 retail Bifocal Covered in full Up to $34 retail Trifocal Covered in full Up to $50 retail Progressive lens upgrade See description3 Up to $50 retail Contact lenses4 $150 retail allowance Up to $100 retail
Lens type* Member out-of-pocket5 Scratch coat $15 Ultraviolet coat $12 Tints, solid $15
gradient $18
Tints,
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Basic Term Life / AD&D & Dependent Term Life

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

PlanDesignfor: LenoirCountyGovernment

ForAllActiveFullTimeEmployeesworkingatleast30 hoursperweek

Accidental Death & Disme mberment Anamount equaltoYour Basic Life Insurance. Plan Maximum $20,000 Non-Medical Maximum $20,000

Age Reduction Formula (reducesby) Reducesby 35%at age65,and to 50% of the original amount at age 70 Dependent Life Spouse-$5,000 Child - $2,000

 Basic Life

 AD&D

 Dependent Life

Term Life Features (1):

0% 0% 100%

 Continuation of Life insurance w hile totally disabled as defined by the Group Policy* ( 2)

 Accelerated Benefits Option (3)

 Life Settlement Account (4)

 Grief Counseling (5)

 Funeral Discounts and Planning Services (6)

Additional Features:

 WillsCenter.com (7)

AD&D Features (1):

 Seat Belt Benefit* (8)

 Child Care Benefit*

 Life Settlement Account (4)

 Air Bag Benefit*

 Common Carrier Benefit*

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What Is Not Covered?

Like most insurance plans, this plan has exclusions. Dependent Life Insurance does 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 pres cribed 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.

Life and AD&D coverages are provided under a group insurance policy (Policy Form GPNP99 or 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. 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.

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. Specific details regarding these provisions can be found in the certificate. If you have additional questions regarding the Life Insurance program underwritten by MetLife, please contact your benefits administrator or MetLife. Like most group life insurance policies, MetLife group policies contain exclusions, limitations, terms and conditions for keeping them in force. Please see your certificate for complete details.

(1) Features may vary depending on jurisdiction.

(2) Total disability or totally disabled means your inability to do your job and any other job for w hich you may be f it by education, training or experience, due to injury or sickness. Please note that this benefit is only available after you have participated in the Basic/Supplemental Term Life Plan for 1 year and it is only available to the employee.

(3) When life expectancy is certified by a physician to be 6 months or less. The Accelerated Benefits Option (ABO) is subject to state availability and regulation. The ABO benefits are intended to qualify for favorable federal tax treatment in w hich case the benefits w ill not be subject to federal taxation. This information w as w ritten as a supplement to the marketing of life insurance products. Tax law s relating to accelerated benefits are complex and limitations may apply. You are advised to consult w ith and rely on an independent tax advisor about your ow n particular circumstances. Receipt of ABO benefits may affect your eligibility, or that of your spouse or your family, for public assistance programs such as medical assistance (Medicaid), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Supplementary Social Security Income (SSI) and drug assistance programs. You are advised to consult w ith social service agencies concerning the effect that receipt of ABO benefits w ill have on public assistance eligibility for you, your spouse or your family.

(4) Subject to state law , and/or group policyholder direction, the Total Control Account is provided for all Life and AD&D benefits of $5,000 or more. The TCA is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. The assets backing TCA are maintained in MetLife’s general account and are subject to MetLife’s creditors. MetLife bears the investment risk of the assets backing the TCA, and expects to earn income sufficient to pay interest to TCA Accountholders and to provide a prof it on the operation of the TCAs. Guarantees are subject to the f inancial strength and claims paying ability of MetLife.

(5) Grief Counseling services are provided through an agreement w ith LifeWorks US Inc. LifeWorks is not an affiliate of MetLife, and the services LifeWorks provides are separate and apart from the insurance provided by MetLife. LifeWorks has a nationw ide net w ork of over 30,000 counselors. Counselors have masters or doctoral degrees and are licensed professionals. The Grief Counseling program does not provide support for issues such as: domestic issues, parenting issues, or marital/relationship issues (other than a f inalized divorce). For such issues, members should inquire w ith their human resources department about available company resources. This program is available to insureds, their dependents and beneficiaries w ho have received a serious medical diag nosis or suffered a loss. Events that may result in a loss are not covered under this program unless and until such loss has occurr ed. Services are not available in all jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory approval. Not available on all policy forms.

(6) Services and discounts are provided through a member of the Dignity Memorial® Netw ork, a brand name used to identify a netw ork of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that are affiliates of Service Corporation International (together w ith its affiliates, “SCI”), 1929 Allen Parkw ay, Houston, Texas. The online planning site is provided by SCI Shared Resources, LLC. SCI is

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not affiliated w ith 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 w ith MetLife. Discounts through Dignity Memorial’s netw ork of funeral providers are prenegotiated. Not available w here prohibited by law . If the group policy is issued in an approved state, the discount is available for services held in any state except KY and NY, or w here 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. Not approved in AK, FL, KY, MT, ND, NY and WA.

(7) WillsCenter.com is a document service provided by SmartLegalFor ms, Inc., an affiliate of Epoq Group, Ltd. SmartLegalFor ms, Inc. is not affiliated w ith MetLife and the WillsCenter.com service is separate and apart from any insurance or service provided b y MetLife. The WillsCenter.com service does not provide access to an attorney, does not provide legal advice, and may not be suitable for your specific needs. Please consult w ith your f inancial, legal, and tax advisors for advice w ith respect to such matters.

(8) The Seat Belt Benefit is payable if an insured person dies as a result of injuries sustained in an accident w hile driving or riding in a private passenger car and w earing a properly fastened seat belt _or a child restraint if the insured is a child_. In such cas e, his or her benefit can be increased by 10 percent of the Full Amount — but not less than $1,000 or more than $25,000.

*Does not apply to Dependent Term Life

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Supplementa l Term Life

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Plan Designfor: LenoirCounty Government

For All Active FullTimeEmployeesworkingatleast30 hours perweek

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.

Any purchase or increase in benefits, which does not take place within 31 days of employee’s or dependent's eligib ility effec tive date is subject to evidence of insurability. Coverage is subject to the approval of Met Life.

To req u est 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 ar e selecting on the chart below.

3. Choose the amount of coverage you want to buy for your spouse. Again, f ind 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 childr en. The premium costs for each coverage option are shown below.

5. Fill in the enrollment form with the amounts of c overage 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 © 2018 MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC L0318503216[exp0619][xDC,GU,MP,PR,VI]
Employee Spouse & Child Spouse1 Child Life Coverage: provides
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 The lesser of 5 times Your Basic Annual Earnings, or $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: N/A N/A N/A AD&D Maximum N/A N/A N/A Employee Contribution 100% 100% 100%
a benefit in the
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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 1-1-888-319-7819 or log on to www.metlifegc.lifeworks.com (Username: metlifeassist; Password: support).

Funeral Discounts and Planning Services 4: 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 a 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.

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 Hyatt Legal Plans' network of 14,000+ 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) 5 :is a valuable service offered under the group policy. A Hyatt 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.

What Is Not Covered?

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.

Life coverages are provided under a group insurance policy (Policy Form GPNP99 or G2130-S) issued to your employer by MetLife. Life coverages under your employer’s plan terminates when your employment ceases, when your Life contributions cease, or upon termination of the group insurance policy. Dependent Life coverage will terminate when a dependent no longer qualifies as a dependent. 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.

This summary provides an overview of your plan’s benefit s. 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 certificate.

If you have additional questions regarding the Life Insurance program underwritten by MetLife, please contact your benefits administrator or MetLife. Like most group life insurance policies, MetLife group policies contain exclusions, limitations, terms and conditions for keeping them in force. Please see your certificate for complete details.

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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 services are provided through an agreement with LifeWorks US Inc. LifeWorks is not an affiliate of MetLife, and the services LifeWorks provides are separate and apart from the insurance provided by MetLife. LifeWorks has a nationwide network of over 30,000 counselors. Counselors have master’s or doctoral degrees and are licensed professionals. The Grief Counseling 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. This program is available to insureds, their dependents and beneficiaries who have received a serious medical diagnosis or suffered a loss. Events that may result in a loss are not covered under this 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 aff iliates of Service Corporation International (together with its aff ilia tes, “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. If the group policy is issued in an approved state, the discount is available for services held 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. Not approved in AK, FL, KY, MT, ND, NY and WA.

5.Will Pr eparation and MetLife Estate Resolution Services are offered by Hyatt Legal Plans, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. In certain states, legal services benefits are provided through insurance coverage underwritten by Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and Affiliates, Warwick, Rhode Island. Will Pr eparation and Estate Resolution Services are subject to regulatory approval and currently available in all states. For New York sitused cases, the Will Pr eparation service is an expanded offering that includes office consultations and telephone advice for certain other legal matters beyond Will Pr eparation. Please note that 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 aff iliates; any disputes involving statutory benefits; w ill contests or litigation outside pr obate court; appeals; court costs, filing fees, recording fees, transcripts, witness fees, expenses to a third party, judgments or fines; and frivolous or unethical matters.

VOLUNTARYLIFEINSURANCE-EMPLOYEE/SPOUSE

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MonthlyLifeRatesPer$1,000Benefit RateperPayPeriod(26) Age Employee Spouse** Both <30 $0.090 $0.090 $0.042 30-34$0.130 $0.130 $0.060 35-39$0.160 $0.160 $0.074 40-44$0.200 $0.200 $0.092 45-49$0.310 $0.310 $0.143 50-54$0.520 $0.520 $0.240 55-59$0.910 $0.910 $0.420 60-64$1.280 $1.280 $0.591 65-69$2.010 $2.010 $0.928 70-74$3.700 $3.700 $1.708 75+$3.700 $3.700 $1.708 **Spouseratebasedonemployeeage
Availableinthefollowingincrements: MonthlyLifeRatesPer$1kBenefit RateperPayPeriod(26) $1,000 0.24 $0.24 $0.11 $2,000 0.24 $0.48 $0.22 $4,000 0.24 $0.96 $0.44 $5,000 0.24 $1.20 $0.55 $10,000 0.24 $2.40 $1.11 22
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EAP & Work-Life Services

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Access Your EAP & Work-Life Services

There are two ways to access your EAP and work-life services: Call 800.633.3353 or Visit mygroup.com I Click on My Portal Login I Work-Life | Username: lenoircogovt I Password: guest

Assessment and Counseling

Reasons to use the EAP include marital difficulties, parenting, stress, depression, work-related concerns, alcohol and drug use/abuse, grief and loss, or preventative. When employees and family members call the EAP, they are offered face-to-face, telephonic, or virtual counseling sessions in which a thorough assessment can be conducted by a licensed, experienced clinician in their area. EAP provides short-term, solution-focused therapy along with Work-Life resources

Online Services

• 7 content divisions: Parenting, Aging, Balancing, Thriving, Living, Working, and International

• Monthly Online Seminars with certificates of completion

• Searchable databases and resource links for child care providers, elder care and related services, adoption resources, attorneys, certified financial planners, pet sitting, private and public high schools and colleges, and volunteer opportunities

• Over 100 streaming audio files and 100 video files covering a range of health topics

• Savings Center: discount shopping program offering up to 25% discounts on name-brand items

• Relocation Center: an interactive program that allows users to preview communities across the U.S.

Legal Services

• Free telephonic legal advice

• Free 30-minute appointment for legal consultation with a local attorney

• In most cases, 25% discount on ongoing legal services

• Legal forms available to download (such as wills, request for death certificate, etc.)

• Online legal encyclopedia

• Does not cover disputes or actions involving employer, EAP or business issues

Financial Services

• Free financial counseling appointments

• Issues addressed include bankruptcy, budgeting, buying a home, college savings, retirement planning

• Educational materials and financial worksheets provided prior to appointments

• 40 financial calculators available online

• ID theft recovery through credit monitoring

• Discounted credit reports

mygroup.com | 800.633.3353

a company-sponsored benefit that offers the support and resources you need to address personal or work-related challenges and concerns. It’s confidential and free to you and your household family members. Help is available 24/7/365 at 800.633.3353.
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Flexible Spending Account

An account for setting aside tax-free money for healthcare expenses

Use the below information to determine if a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is right for you and how to best take advantage of an FSA account.

How It Works

When you enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) you get to experience tax savings on qualified expenses such as copays, deductibles, prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs and medications, and thousands of other everyday items.

Can I have an FSA and an HSA?

You can’t contribute to an FSA and HSA within the same plan year. However, you can contribute to an HSA and a limited purpose FSA, which only covers dental and vision expenses.

As per IRS Publication 969, an employee covered by an HDHP and a health FSA or an HRA that pays or reimburses qualified medical expenses generally can’t make contributions to an HSA. An employee is also not HSA-eligible during an FSA Grace Period. An employee enrolled in a Limited Purpose FSA is HSA-eligible.

As a married couple, one spouse cannot be enrolled in an FSA at the same time the other is contributing to an HSA. FSA coverage extends tax benefits to family members allowing the FSA holder to be reimbursed for medical expenses for themselves, their spouse, and their dependents.

The Value & Perks

• Election Accessibility: You will have access to your entire election on the first day of the plan year.

• Save On Eligible Expenses: You can save up to 40% on thousands of eligible everyday expenses such as prescriptions, doctor’s visits, dental services, glasses, over-the-counter medicines, and copays.

• Keep More Money: The funds are taken out of your paycheck "pre-tax" (meaning they are subtracted from your gross earnings before taxes) throughout the course of the year. Let’s say you earn $40,000 a year and contribute $1,500 to an FSA; so, only $38,500 of your income gets taxed. That means you are increasing your take-home pay simply by participating!

• Easy Spending and Account Management: You will receive an Ameriflex Debit Mastercard linked to your FSA. You can use your card for eligible purchases everywhere Mastercard is accepted. Account information can be securely accessed 24/7 online and through the mobile app.

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Eligible FSA Expenses

The IRS determines what expenses are eligible under an FSA. Below are some examples of common eligible expenses.

Copays, deductibles, and other payments you are responsible for under your health plan.

Routine exams, dental care, prescription drugs, eye care, hearing aids, etc.

Prescription glasses and sunglasses, contact lenses and solution, LASIK, and eye exams.

Certain OTC expenses such as Band-aids, medicine, First Aid supplies, etc. (prescription required).

For a full list of eligible expenses, go to myameriflex.com/eligibleexpenses.

The “Use-or-Lose” Rule

Diabetic equipment and supplies, durable medical equipment, and qualified medical products or services.

If you contribute dollars to a reimbursement account and do not use all the money you deposit, you will lose any remaining balance in the account at the end of the eligible claims period. This rule, established by the IRS as a component of tax-advantaged plans, is referred to as the “use-or-lose” rule.

To avoid losing any of the funds you contribute to your FSA, it’s important to plan ahead as much as possible to estimate what your expenditures will be in a given plan year.

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Limited Purpose FSA

Set aside tax-free money for dental and vision expenses

Use the below information to determine if a Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account (LPFSA) is right for you and how to best take advantage of an LPFSA account.

How It Works

A Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account (LPFSA) is a special type of FSA that allows you to set aside tax-free money to pay for eligible dental and vision expenses. What makes an LPFSA unique is that it can be used in conjunction with a Health Savings Account (HSA), allowing you to grow your HSA funds while using the LPFSA to pay for immediate dental and vision needs.

Other than the restriction of eligible expenses to vision, dental, and orthodontia, the rules governing the LPFSA are the same as those that apply to an FSA.

The Value & Perks

• Save On Eligible Expenses: You can save up to 40% on qualifying expenses such as vision appointments, LASIK, contact lenses and solution, glasses, teeth cleaning, dentures, and dental and vision copays. You can contribute to an LPFSA and HSA in the same plan year, allowing you to save and grow your HSA balance, while using the LPFSA to pay for everyday expenses.

• Keep More Money: The funds are taken out of your paycheck "pre-tax" (meaning they are subtracted from your gross earnings before taxes) throughout the course of the year. Let’s say you earn $40,000 a year and contribute $1,500 to an LPFSA; so, only $38,500 of your income gets taxed. That means you are increasing your take-home pay simply by participating!

• Easy Spending and Account Management: You will receive an Ameriflex Debit Mastercard linked to your LPFSA. You can use your card for eligible purchases everywhere Mastercard is accepted. Account information can be securely accessed 24/7 online and through the mobile app.

Eligible LPFSA Expenses

You can use your LPFSA to pay for expenses related to dental and vision. Below are some examples of common eligible expenses:

Vision

For a full list of eligible expenses, go to myameriflex.com/eligibleexpenses.

Dental

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exams, co-payments, and deductibles x-ray, co-payments, and deductibles LASIK, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and lens solution
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Dental cleanings, dentures, and orthodontia work

Dependent Care Account

Set aside tax-free money for daycare and dependent care services

Use the below information to determine if a Dependent Care Account (DCA) is right for you and how to best take advantage of an DCA account.

How It Works

When you enroll in a Dependent Care Account (DCA) you get to experience tax savings on expenses like daycare, elderly care, summer day camp, preschool, and other services that allow you to work full time.

The Value & Perks

• Save On Eligible Expenses: You can use a DCA to pay for qualifying expenses such as daycare, summer day care, elder care, before and after school programs, and pre-school.

• Keep More Money: The funds are taken out of your paycheck "pre-tax" (meaning they are subtracted from your gross earnings before taxes) throughout the course of the year. Let’s say you earn $40,000 a year and contribute $1,500 to an DCA; so, only $38,500 of your income gets taxed. That means you are increasing your take-home pay simply by participating!

• Easy Spending and Account Management: You will receive an Ameriflex Debit Mastercard linked to your DCA. You can use your card for eligible purchases everywhere Mastercard is accepted. Account information can be securely accessed 24/7 online and through the mobile app.

Eligible DCA Expenses

The IRS determines what expenses are eligible under a DCA. Below are some examples of common eligible expenses:

For a full list of eligible expenses, go to myameriflex.com/eligibleexpenses.

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Online Account Instructions

How to Access Your Ameriflex Account: Go to MyAmeriflex.com and click “Login” from the upper right hand corner. When prompted, select “Participant.”

How to Register Online For Your Ameriflex Spending Account: Click the register button atop the right corner of the home screen.

1.As the primary account holder, enter your personal information.

• Choose a unique User ID and create a password (if you are told that your username is invalid or already taken, you must select another).

• Enter your first and last name.

• Enter your email address.

• Enter your Employee ID, which in most cases, will be the account holder’s Social Security Number(no dashes or spaces needed).

2.Check the box if you accept the terms of use.

3.Click 'register'. This process may take a few seconds. Do not click your browser’s back button or refresh the page.

4.Last, you must complete your Secure Authentication setup. Implemented to protect your privacy and help us prevent fraudulent activity, setup is quick and easy. After the registration form is successfully completed, you will be prompted to complete the secure authentication setup process:

Step 1: Select a Security Question option, and type in a corresponding answer.

Step 2: Repeat for the following three Security Questions, then click next.

Step 3: Verify your email address, and then click next.

Step 4: Verify and submit setup information,

5.The registration process is complete! Should you receive an information error message that does not easily guide you through the information correction process, please feel free to contact our dedicated Member Services Team at 888.868.FLEX (3539).

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GradFin consults individually with borrowers to educate them on their student loans.

GradFin simplifies the complex issue of student loans with our knowledge of all repayment, PSLF programs and refinancing options in the market today.

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GradFin’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Membership Program is designed to help borrowers benefit from tax-free student loan forgiveness. Key components of the PSLF Membership include: personalized compliance plan, annual review, review of eligibility for the new PSLF Temporary Waiver, and a secure online portal for document storage and processing certification forms.

If payments are not properly counted, GradFin will administer an appeals process with the Department of Education on the member's behalf.

GradFin experts analyze each borrower's unique loan portfolio and provide options for reducing and managing student loans.

GradFin looks at each loan individually to determine which loans are eligible for forgiveness programs, which ones need to be reviewed for refinance and best payoff strategies for the remaining loans.

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Borrowers can choose from a variety of fixed and variable loan terms between 5 and 20 years. With GradFin services, borrowers have been able to save thousands of dollars over the life of their loans. GradFin borrowers save an average of $40k over the term of their loans.

GradFin uses a variety of lenders to refinance your student loans at the lowest rate.

GradFin and Pierce Group Benefits have partnered to offer eligible employees up to $100 off their monthly payments.

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Our Cancer Assist plan helps employees protect themselves and their loved ones through their diagnosis, treatment and recovery journey.

This individual voluntary policy pays benefits that can be used for both medical and/or out-of-pocket, non-medical expenses traditional health insurance may not cover. Available exclusively at the workplace, Cancer Assist is an attractive addition to any competitive benefits package that won’t add costs to a company’s bottom line.

Cancer Insurance

Competitive advantages

n Composite rates.

n Four distinct plan levels, each featuring the same benefits with premiums and benefit amounts designed to meet a variety of budgets and coverage needs (benefits overview on reverse).

n Indemnity-based benefits pay exactly what’s listed for the selected plan level.

n The plan’s Family Care Benefit provides a daily benefit when a covered dependent child receives inpatient or outpatient cancer treatment.

n Employer-optional cancer wellness/health screening benefits available:

n Part One covers 24 tests. If selected, the employer chooses one of four benefit amounts for employees: $25, $50, $75 or $100. This benefit is payable once per covered person per calendar year.

n Part Two covers an invasive diagnostic test or surgical procedure if an abnormal result from a Part One test requires additional testing. This benefit is payable once per calendar year per covered person and matches the Part One benefit.

Flexible family coverage options

n Individual, Individual/Spouse, One-parent and Two-parent family policies.

n Family coverage includes eligible dependent children (to age 26) for the same rate, regardless of the number of children covered.

Attractive features

n Available for businesses with 3+ eligible employees.

n Broad range of policy issue ages, 17-75.

n Each plan level features full schedule of 30+ benefits and three optional riders (benefit amounts may vary based on plan level selected).

n Benefits don’t coordinate with any other coverage from any other insurer.

n HSA compliant.

n Guaranteed renewable.

n Portable.

n Waiver of premium if named insured is disabled due to cancer for longer than 90 consecutive days and the date of diagnosis is after the waiting period and while the policy is in force.

n Form 1099s may not be issued in most states because all benefits require that a charge is incurred. Discuss details with your benefits representative, or consult your tax adviser if you have questions.

Optional riders (available at an additional cost/payable once per covered person)

n Initial Diagnosis of Cancer Rider pays a one-time benefit for the initial diagnosis of cancer. A benefit amount in $1,000 increments from $1,000-$10,000 may be chosen. The benefit for covered dependent children is two and a half times ($2,500-25,000) the chosen benefit amount.

n Initial Diagnosis of Cancer Progressive Payment Rider pays a $50 lump-sum payment for each month the rider has been in force, after the waiting period, once cancer is first diagnosed. The issue ages for this rider are 17-64.

n Specified Disease Hospital Confinement Rider pays $300 per day for confinement to a hospital for treatment of one of 34 specified diseases covered under the rider.

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Talk to your benefits representative today to learn more about this product and how it helps provide extra financial protection to employees who may be impacted by cancer.

Cancer Assist Benefits Overview

This overview shows benefits available for all four plan levels and the range of benefit amounts payable for most common cancer treatments. Each benefit is payable for each covered person under the policy. Actual benefits vary based on the plan level selected.

Radiation/Chemotherapy

n Injected chemotherapy by medical personnel: $250-$1,000 once per calendar week

n Radiation delivered by medical personnel: $250-$1,000 once per calendar week

n Self-injected chemotherapy: $150-$400 once per calendar month

n Topical chemotherapy: $150-$400 once per calendar month

n Chemotherapy by pump: $150-$400 once per calendar month

n Oral hormonal chemotherapy (1-24 months): $150-$400 once per calendar month

n Oral hormonal chemotherapy (25+ months): $75-$200 once per calendar month

n Oral non-hormonal chemotherapy: $150-$400 once per calendar month

Anti-nausea Medication

$25-$60 per day, up to $100-$240 per calendar month

Medical Imaging Studies

$75-$225 per study, up to $150-$450 per calendar year

Outpatient Surgical Center

$100-$400 per day, up to $300-$1,200 per calendar year

Skin Cancer Initial Diagnosis

$300-$600 payable once per lifetime

Surgical Procedures

Inpatient and Outpatient Surgeries: $40-$70 per surgical unit, up to $2,500-$6,000 per procedure

Reconstructive Surgery

$40-$60 per surgical unit, up to $2,500-$3,000 per procedure including 25% for general anesthesia

Anesthesia

General: 25% of Surgical Procedures Benefit

Local: $25-$50 per procedure

Hospital Confinement

30 days or less: $100-$350 per day

Each benefit requires that charges are incurred for treatment. All benefits and riders are subject to a 30-day waiting period. Waiting period means the first 30 days following the policy’s coverage effective date during which no benefits are payable. States without a waiting period will have a pre-existing condition limitation. Product has exclusions and limitations that may affect benefits payable. Benefits vary by state and may not be available in all states. See your Colonial Life benefits representative for complete details.

31 days or more: $200-$700 per day

Family Care

Inpatient and outpatient treatment for a covered dependent child: $30-$60 per day, up to $1,500-$3,000 per calendar year

Second Medical Opinion on Surgery or Treatment

$150-$300 once per lifetime

Home Health Care Services

Examples include physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, prosthesis and orthopedic appliances, durable medical equipment: $50-$150 per day, up to the greater of 30 days per calendar year or twice the number of days hospitalized per calendar year

Hospice Care

Initial: $1,000 once per lifetime

Daily: $50 per day

$15,000 maximum for initial and daily hospice care per lifetime

Transportation and Lodging

n Transportation for treatment more than 50 miles from covered person’s home: $0.50 per mile, up to $1,000-$1,500 per round trip

n Companion Transportation (for any companion, not just a family member) for commercial travel when treatment is more than 50 miles from covered person’s home: $0.50 per mile, up to $1,000-$1,500 per round trip

n Lodging for the covered person or any one adult companion or family member when treatment is more than 50 miles from the covered person’s home: $50-$80 per day, up to 70 days per calendar year

Benefits also included in each plan

Air Ambulance, Ambulance, Blood/Plasma/Platelets/Immunoglobulins, Bone Marrow or Peripheral Stem Cell Donation, Bone Marrow Donor Screening, Bone Marrow or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant, Cancer Vaccine, Egg(s) Extraction or Harvesting/Sperm Collection and Storage (Cryopreservation), Experimental Treatment, Hair/External Breast/Voice Box Prosthesis, Private Full-time Nursing Services, Prosthetic Device/Artificial Limb, Skilled Nursing Facility, Supportive or Protective Care Drugs and Colony Stimulating Factors

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To encourage early detection, our cancer insurance offers benefits for wellness and health screening tests.

Cancer Insurance Wellness Benefits

Part One: Cancer Wellness/Health Screening

Provided when one of the tests listed below is performed after the waiting period and while the policy is in force. Payable once per calendar year, per covered person.

Cancer Wellness Tests

■ Bone marrow testing

■ Breast ultrasound

■ CA 15-3 [blood test for breast cancer]

■ CA 125 [blood test for ovarian cancer]

■ CEA [blood test for colon cancer]

■ Chest X-ray

■ Colonoscopy

■ Flexible sigmoidoscopy

■ Hemoccult stool analysis

■ Mammography

■ Pap smear

■ PSA [blood test for prostate cancer]

■ Serum protein electrophoresis [blood test for myeloma]

■ Skin biopsy

■ Thermography

■ ThinPrep pap test

■ Virtual colonoscopy

Health Screening Tests

■ Blood test for triglycerides

■ Carotid Doppler

■ Echocardiogram [ECHO]

■ Electrocardiogram [EKG, ECG]

■ Fasting blood glucose test

■ Serum cholesterol test for HDL and LDL levels

■ Stress test on a bicycle or treadmill

For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

Part Two: Cancer Wellness — Additional Invasive Diagnostic Test or Surgical Procedure

Provided when a doctor performs a diagnostic test or surgical procedure after the waiting period as the result of an abnormal result from one of the covered cancer wellness tests in Part One. We will pay the benefit regardless of the test results. Payable once per calendar year, per covered person.

Waiting period means the first 30 days following the policy’s coverage effective date during which no benefits are payable.

The policy has exclusions and limitations. For cost and complete details of the coverage, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Coverage may vary by state and may not be available in all states. Applicable to policy form CanAssist (and state abbreviations where applicable – for example: CanAssist-TX).

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Individual Cancer Insurance Description of Benefits

Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 Maximum trips per confinement 2 2 2 2 Maximum trips per confinement 2 2 2 2 Maximum per month $100$160$200$240 Maximum per year $10,000$10,000$10,000$10,000 Maximum transplants per lifetime 2 2 2 2 Maximum per round trip $1,000$1,000$1,200$1,500 Maximum per lifetime $10,000$12,500$15,000$15,000 Maximum per year $1,500$2,000$2,500$3,000 Maximum per year Maximum combined Initial and Daily per lifetime $15,000$15,000$15,000$15,000 Maximum days per year70707070 Maximum per year $150$250$350$450 Maximum per year $300$600$900$1,200 Maximum per lifetime $2,000$3,000$4,000$6,000 30 days or twice the days confined
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Policy-Wellness

Individual Cancer Insurance Description of Benefits

Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Insurance Benefits Maximum per procedure,
$2,500$2,500$3,000$3,000 Maximum per year $400$800$1,200$1,600 Maximum per procedure $2,500$3,000$5,000$6,000 Maximum per round trip $1,000$1,000$1,200$1,500
Cancer
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An unexpected moment changes life forever

Chris was mowing the lawn when he suffered a stroke. His recovery will be challenging and he's worried, since his family relies on his income.

HOW CHRIS’S COVERAGE HELPED

The lump-sum payment from his critical illness insurance helped pay for:

Co-payments and hospital bills not covered by his medical insurance

Physical therapy to get back to doing what he loves

Household expenses while he was unable to work

For illustrative purposes only.

Group Critical Illness Insurance Plan

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When life takes an unexpected turn due to a critical illness diagnosis, your focus should be on recovery — not finances. Colonial Life’s group critical illness insurance helps provide financial support by providing a lump-sum benefit payable directly to you for your greatest needs.

Coverage amount: ____________________________

GCI6000 – PLAN 1 – CRITICAL ILLNESS
COVERED CONDITION¹ PERCENTAGE OF APPLICABLE COVERAGE AMOUNT Benign brain tumor 100% Coma 100% End stage renal (kidney) failure 100% Heart attack (myocardial infarction) 100% Loss of hearing 100% Loss of sight 100% Loss of speech 100% Major organ failure requiring transplant 100% Occupational infectious HIV or occupational infectious hepatitis B, C, or D 100% Permanent paralysis due to a covered accident 100% Stroke 100% Sudden cardiac arrest 100% Coronary artery disease 25%
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Critical illness benefit

„ Available coverage for spouse and eligible dependent children at 50% of your coverage amount

„ Cover your eligible dependent children at no additional cost

„ Receive coverage regardless of medical history, within specified limits

„ Works alongside your health savings account (HSA)

„ Benefits payable regardless of other insurance

For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

Subsequent diagnosis of a different critical illness2

If you receive a benefit for a critical illness, and are later diagnosed with a different critical illness, 100% of the coverage amount may be payable for that particular critical illness.

Subsequent diagnosis of the same critical illness2

If you receive a benefit for a critical illness, and are later diagnosed with the same critical illness,3 25% of the coverage amount may be payable for that critical illness.

Additional covered conditions for dependent children

1. Refer to the certificate for complete definitions of covered conditions.

2. Dates of diagnoses of a covered critical illness must be separated by more than 180 days.

3. Critical illnesses that do not qualify include: coronary artery disease, loss of hearing, loss of sight, loss of speech, and occupational infectious HIV or occupational infectious hepatitis B,C,or D.

THIS INSURANCE PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS

Insureds in MA must be covered by comprehensive health insurance before applying for this coverage.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR CRITICAL ILLNESS

We will not pay the Critical Illness Benefit, Benefits Payable Upon Subsequent Diagnosis of a Critical Illness or Additional Critical Illness Benefit for Dependent Children that occurs as a result of a covered person’s: alcoholism or drug addiction; felonies or illegal occupations; intoxicants and narcotics; suicide or injuring oneself intentionally, whether sane or not; war or armed conflict; or pre-existing condition, unless the covered person has satisfied the pre-existing condition limitation period shown on the Certificate Schedule on the date the covered person is diagnosed with a critical illness.

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION

We will not pay a benefit for a pre-existing condition that occurs during the 12-month period after the coverage effective date. Pre-existing condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, received medical advice or had taken medication within 12 months before the coverage effective date. This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The insurance or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The insurance has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy form GCI6000-P and certificate form GCI6000-C (including state abbreviations where used, for example: GCI6000-C-TX). For cost and complete details of coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

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KEY BENEFITS COVERED CONDITION¹ PERCENTAGE OF APPLICABLE COVERAGE AMOUNT Cerebral palsy 100% Cleft lip or palate 100% Cystic fibrosis 100% Down syndrome 100% Spina bifida 100%
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Preparing for the unexpected is simpler than you think. With Colonial Life, youʼll have the support you need to face lifeʼs toughest challenges.

Preparing for a lifelong journey

Rebecca was born with Down syndrome. Her parents’ critical illness coverage provided a benefit that can help cover expenses related to Rebecca’s care and her changing needs.

HOW THEIR COVERAGE HELPED

The lump-sum amount from the family coverage benefit helped pay for:

Group Critical Illness Insurance Plan

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When life takes an unexpected turn, your focus should be on recovery — not finances. Colonial Life’s group critical illness insurance helps relieve financial worries by providing a lump-sum benefit payable directly to you to use as needed. Coverage

Critical illness and cancer benefits

For illustrative purposes only.

GCI6000 – PLAN 2 – CRITICAL ILLNESS AND CANCER
amount:
COVERED CRITICAL ILLNESS CONDITION¹ PERCENTAGE OF APPLICABLE COVERAGE AMOUNT Benign brain tumor 100% Coma 100% End stage renal (kidney) failure 100% Heart attack (myocardial infarction) 100% Loss of hearing 100% Loss of sight 100% Loss of speech 100% Major organ failure requiring transplant 100% Occupational infectious HIV or occupational infectious hepatitis B, C, or D 100% Permanent paralysis due to a covered accident 100% Stroke 100% Sudden cardiac arrest 100% Coronary artery disease 25% COVERED CANCER CONDITION¹ PERCENTAGE OF APPLICABLE COVERAGE AMOUNT Invasive cancer (including all breast cancer) 100% Non-invasive cancer 25% Skin cancer initial diagnosis $400 per lifetime
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hospital stay and treatment
heart surgery
Special needs daycare A
for corrective
Physical therapy to build muscle strength
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KEY BENEFITS

„ Available coverage for spouse and eligible dependent children at 50% of your coverage amount

„ Cover your eligible dependent children at no additional cost

„ Receive coverage regardless of medical history, within specified limits

„ Works alongside your health savings account (HSA)

„ Benefits payable regardless of other insurance

For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

Subsequent diagnosis of a different critical illness2

If you receive a benefit for a critical illness, and are later diagnosed with a different critical illness, 100% of the coverage amount may be payable for that particular critical illness.

Subsequent diagnosis of the same critical illness2

If you receive a benefit for a critical illness, and are later diagnosed with the same critical illness,3 25% of the coverage amount is payable for that critical illness.

Reoccurrence of invasive cancer (including all breast cancer)

If you receive a benefit for invasive cancer and are later diagnosed with a reoccurrence of invasive cancer, 25% of the coverage amount is payable if treatment-free for at least 12 months and in complete remission prior to the date of reoccurrence; excludes non-invasive or skin cancer.

Additional covered conditions for dependent children

1. Refer to the certificate for complete definitions of covered conditions.

2. Dates of diagnoses of a covered critical illness must be separated by more than 180 days.

3. Critical illnesses that do not qualify include: coronary artery disease, loss of hearing, loss of sight, loss of speech, and occupational infectious HIV or occupational infectious hepatitis B,C,or D.

THIS INSURANCE PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS

Insureds in MA must be covered by comprehensive health insurance before applying for this coverage.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR CRITICAL ILLNESS

We will not pay the Critical Illness Benefit, Benefits Payable Upon Subsequent Diagnosis of a Critical Illness or Additional Critical Illness Benefit for Dependent Children that occurs as a result of a covered person’s: alcoholism or drug addiction; felonies or illegal occupations; intoxicants and narcotics; suicide or injuring oneself intentionally, whether sane or not; war or armed conflict; or pre-existing condition, unless the covered person has satisfied the pre-existing condition limitation period shown on the Certificate Schedule on the date the covered person is diagnosed with a critical illness.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR CANCER

We will not pay the Invasive Cancer (including all Breast Cancer) Benefit, Non-Invasive Cancer Benefit, Benefit Payable Upon Reoccurrence of Invasive Cancer (including all Breast Cancer) or Skin Cancer Initial Diagnosis Benefit for a covered person’s invasive cancer or non-invasive cancer that: is diagnosed or treated outside the territorial limits of the United States, its possessions, or the countries of Canada and Mexico; is a pre-existing condition, unless the covered person has satisfied the pre-existing condition limitation period shown on the Certificate Schedule on the date the covered person is initially diagnosed as having invasive or non-invasive cancer. No pre-existing condition limitation will be applied for dependent children who are born or adopted while the named insured is covered under the certificate, and who are continuously covered from the date of birth or adoption.

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION

We will not pay a benefit for a pre-existing condition that occurs during the 12-month period after the coverage effective date. Pre-existing condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, received medical advice or had taken medication within 12 months before the coverage effective date. This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The insurance or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The insurance has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy form GCI6000-P and certificate form GCI6000-C (including state abbreviations where used, for example: GCI6000-C-TX). For cost and complete details of coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

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Underwritten by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, Columbia, SC ©2020 Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company. All rights reserved. Colonial Life is a registered trademark and marketing brand of Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company. COVERED CONDITION¹ PERCENTAGE OF APPLICABLE COVERAGE AMOUNT Cerebral palsy 100% Cleft lip or palate 100% Cystic fibrosis 100% Down syndrome 100% Spina bifida 100%
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For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

Group Critical Illness Insurance

First Diagnosis Building Benefit Rider

The first diagnosis building benefit rider provides a lump-sum payment in addition to the coverage amount when you are diagnosed with a covered critical illness or invasive cancer (including all breast cancer). This benefit is for you and all your covered family members.

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First diagnosis building benefit

Payable

¾ Named insured Accumulates $1,000 each year

¾ Covered spouse/dependent children

Accumulates $500 each year

The benefit amount accumulates each rider year the rider is in force before a diagnosis is made, up to a maximum of 10 years.

If diagnosed with a covered critical illness or invasive cancer (including all breast cancer) before the end of the first rider year, the rider will provide one-half of the annual building benefit amount. Coronary artery disease is not a covered critical illness. Non-invasive and skin cancer are not covered cancer conditions.

THIS INSURANCE PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS.

This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The insurance or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The insurance has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy form GCI6000-P and certificate form GCI6000-C (including state abbreviations where used, for example: GCI6000-C-TX) and rider form R-GCI6000-BB. For cost and complete details of coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

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For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

Group Critical Illness Insurance

Infectious Diseases Rider

The sudden onset of an infectious or contagious disease can create unexpected circumstances for you or your family. The infectious diseases rider provides a lump sum which can be used toward health care expenses or meeting day-today needs. These benefits are for you as well as your covered family members.

Payable for each covered infectious disease once per covered person per lifetime

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GCI6000 – INFECTIOUS DISEASES RIDER COVERED INFECTIOUS DISEASE¹ PERCENTAGE OF APPLICABLE COVERAGE AMOUNT Hospital confinement for seven or more consecutive days for treatment of the disease Antibiotic resistant bacteria (including MRSA) 50% Cerebrospinal meningitis (bacterial) 50% Diphtheria 50% Encephalitis 50% Legionnaires’ disease 50% Lyme disease 50% Malaria 50% Necrotizing fasciitis 50% Osteomyelitis 50% Poliomyelitis 50% Rabies 50% Sepsis 50% Tetanus 50% Tuberculosis 50% Hospital confinement for 14 or more consecutive days for treatment of the disease Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 25% 40

1. Refer to the certificate for complete definitions of covered diseases.

THIS INSURANCE PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES RIDER

We will not pay benefits for a covered infectious disease that occurs as a result of a covered person’s: alcoholism or drug addiction; felonies or illegal occupations; intoxicants and narcotics; suicide or injuring oneself intentionally, whether sane or not; war or armed conflict; or pre-existing condition, unless the covered person has satisfied the pre-existing condition limitation period shown on the Certificate Schedule on the date the covered person is diagnosed with a covered infectious disease.

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION

We will not pay a benefit for a pre-existing condition that occurs during the 12-month period after the coverage effective date. Pre-existing condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, received medical advice or had taken medication within 12 months before the coverage effective date. This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The insurance or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The insurance has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy form GCI6000-P and certificate form GCI6000-C (including state abbreviations where used, for example: GCI6000-C-TX) and rider form R-GCI6000-INF. For cost and complete details of coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

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For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

Group Critical Illness Insurance Progressive Diseases Rider

The debilitating effects of a progressive disease not only impact you physically, but financially as well. Changes in lifestyle may require home modification, additional medical treatment and other expenses. These benefits are for you as well as your covered family members.

Payable for each covered progressive disease once per covered person per lifetime

This benefit is payable if the covered person is unable to perform two or more activities of daily living2 and the 90-day elimination period has been met.

1. Refer to the certificate for complete definitions of covered diseases.

2. Activities of daily living include bathing, continence, dressing, eating, toileting and transferring.

THIS INSURANCE PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR PROGRESSIVE DISEASES RIDER

We will not pay benefits for a covered progressive disease that occurs as a result of a covered person’s: alcoholism or drug addiction; felonies or illegal occupations; intoxicants and narcotics; suicide or injuring oneself intentionally, whether sane or not; war or armed conflict; or pre-existing condition, unless the covered person has satisfied the preexisting condition limitation period shown on the Certificate Schedule on the date the covered person is diagnosed with a covered progressive disease.

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION

We will not pay a benefit for a pre-existing condition that occurs during the 12-month period after the coverage effective date. Pre-existing condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, received medical advice or had taken medication within 12 months before the coverage effective date. This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The insurance or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The insurance has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy form GCI6000-P and certificate form GCI6000-C (including state abbreviations where used, for example: GCI6000-C-TX) and rider form R-GCI6000-PD. For cost and complete details of coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

COVERED PROGRESSIVE DISEASE¹ PERCENTAGE OF APPLICABLE COVERAGE AMOUNT
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 25% Dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease) 25% Huntington’s disease 25% Lupus 25% Multiple sclerosis (MS) 25% Muscular dystrophy 25% Myasthenia gravis (MG) 25% Parkinson’s disease 25% Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) 25%
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Exclusions and Limitations

STATE-SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS

AK: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply

CO: Suicide exclusion: whether sane or not replaced with while sane

CT: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion replaced with Intoxication or Drug Addiction; Felonies or Illegal Occupations Exclusion replaced with Felonies; Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion does not apply

DE: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply

IA: Exclusions and Limitations headers renamed to Exclusions and Limitations for Critical Illness Covered Conditions and Critical Illness Cancer Covered Conditions

ID: War or Armed Conflict Exclusion replaced with War; Felonies and Illegal Occupations Exclusion replaced with Felonies; Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion does not apply; Domestic Partner added to Spouse

IL: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion replaced with Alcoholism or Substance Abuse Disorder

KS: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply

KY: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply; Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion replaced with Intoxicants, Narcotics and Hallucinogenics.

LA: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply; Domestic Partner added to Spouse

MA: Exclusions and Limitations headers renamed to Limitations and Exclusions for critical illness and cancer

MI: Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion does not apply; Suicide Exclusion does not apply

MN: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply; Suicide Exclusion does not apply; Felonies and Illegal Occupations Exclusion replaced with Felonies or Illegal Jobs; Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion replaced with Narcotic Addiction

MS: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply

ND: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply

NV: Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion does not apply; Domestic Partner added to Spouse

PA: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply; Suicide Exclusion: whether sane or not removed

SD: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply; Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion does not apply

TX: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply; Doctor or Physician Relationship added as an additional exclusion

UT: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion replaced with Alcoholism

VT: Alcoholism or Drug Addiction Exclusion does not apply; Intoxicants and Narcotics Exclusion does not apply; Suicide Exclusion: whether sane or not removed

STATE-SPECIFIC PRE-EXISTING CONDITION LIMITATIONS

FL: Pre-existing is 6/12; Pre-existing Condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, received medical advice or had taken medication within six months before the coverage effective date shown on the Certificate Schedule. Genetic information is not a pre-existing condition in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to such information.

GA: Pre-existing Condition means the existence of symptoms which would cause an ordinarily prudent person to seek diagnosis, care, or treatment, or a condition for which medical advice or treatment was recommended by or received within 12 months preceding the coverage effective date.

ID: Pre-existing is 6 months/12 months; Pre-existing Condition means a sickness or physical condition which caused a covered person to seek medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment during the six months immediately preceding the coverage effective date shown on the Certificate Schedule.

IL: Pre-existing Condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was diagnosed, treated, had medical testing by a legally qualified physician, received medical advice, produced symptoms or had taken medication within 12 months before the coverage effective date shown on the Schedule of Benefits.

IN: Pre-existing is 6 months/12 months

MA: Pre-existing is 6 months/12 months; Pre-existing Condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, or received medical advice within six months before the coverage effective date shown on the Certificate Schedule.

ME: Pre-existing is 6 months/6 months; Pre-existing Condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, or received medical advice within six months before the coverage effective date shown on the Certificate Schedule.

MI: Pre-existing is 6 months/6 months

NC: Pre-existing Condition means those conditions for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was received or recommended within the one-year period immediately preceding the effective date of a covered person. If a covered person is 65 or older when this certificate is issued, pre-existing conditions for that covered person will include only conditions specifically eliminated.

NV: Pre-existing is 6 months/12 months; Pre-existing Condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person was treated, had medical testing, received medical advice or had taken medication within six months before the coverage effective date. Pre-existing Condition does not include genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to such information.

PA: Pre-existing is 90 days/12 months; Pre-existing Condition means a disease or physical condition for which you received medical advice or treatment within 90 days before the coverage effective date shown on the Certificate Schedule.

SD: Pre-existing is 6 months/12 months

TX: Pre-existing condition means a sickness or physical condition for which a covered person received medical advice or treatment within 12 months before the coverage effective date shown on the Certificate Schedule.

UT: Pre-existing is 6 months/6 months

This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The insurance, its name or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The insurance has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy form GCI6000-P and certificate form GCI6000-C (including state abbreviations where used, for example: GCI6000-C-TX). For cost and complete details of coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company. This form is not complete without base form 385403, 387100, 387169, 402383, 402558 or 387238, and rider form

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Group Disability Insurance

You never know when a disability could impact your way of life. Fortunately, there’s a way to help protect your income. If an accident or sickness prevents you from earning a paycheck, disability insurance can provide a monthly benefit to help you cover your ongoing expenses.

Can you afford to not protect your paycheck?

You don’t have the same lifestyle expenses as the next person. That’s why you need disability coverage that can be customized to fit your specific needs.

After calculating your monthly expenses, your benefits counselor can help you complete the benefits worksheet.

Benefits worksheet

How much coverage do I need?

Monthly benefit amount for off-job accident and off-job sickness: ______________ Choose a monthly benefit amount between $400 and $7,500.*

If your plan includes on-job accident/sickness benefits, the benefit is 50% of the off-job amount.

How long will I receive benefits?

Benefit period: _______ months

The partial disability benefit period is three months.

When will my total disability benefits start?

After an accident: _______ days

After a sickness: _______ days

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Product information and features

Total disability

Totally disabled or total disability means you are: unable to perform the material and substantial duties of your job, not working at any job, and under the regular and appropriate care of a doctor.

Partial disability

If you are able to return to work part-time after at least 14 days of being paid for a total disability, you may be able to still receive 50% of your total disability benefit.

Waiver of premium

We will waive your premium payments after 90 consecutive days of a covered disability.

Geographical limitations

If you are disabled while outside of the United States, Mexico or Canada, you may receive benefits for up to 60 days before you have to return to the U.S.

Issue age

Coverage is available from ages 17 to 74.

Portability

You may be able to keep your coverage even if you change jobs.

Premium

Your premium is based on your age when you purchase coverage and the amount of coverage you are eligible to buy. Your premium will not change as you age.

For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS

We will not pay benefits for losses that are caused by, contributed to by or occur as the result of: alcoholism or drug addiction, felonies or illegal occupations, flying, hazardous avocations, intoxicants and narcotics, psychiatric or psychological conditions, racing, semi-professional or professional sports, suicide or injuries which you intentionally do to yourself, war or armed conflict. We will not pay benefits due to being pregnant before the coverage effective date of the certificate. We will not pay for loss when the disability is a pre-existing condition as described in the certificate.

If you are age 65 or older when this certificate is issued, pre-existing conditions will include only conditions specifically eliminated by the rider.

For cost and complete details, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy form GDIS-P-NC and certificate form GDIS-C-NC. This is not an insurance contract and only the actual policy and certificate provisions will control.

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Group Disability Insurance

First Day Hospital Benefit

If a disability sent you to the hospital, you would want to get the best treatment possible. But with hospital costs increasing nearly every year, paying your bills could be a concern. Even with health insurance, you could still have out-of-pocket expenses.

The first day hospital benefit from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company enables you to receive your disability benefits the first day you are admitted to a hospital. You can use your benefits to help pay for your medical bills or any other expenses you choose.

How it works

Waiver of elimination period for hospital confinement (first day hospital)

If you select a plan with an elimination period of 30 days or less, you’ll begin receiving disability benefits from the first day you are confined to a hospital for a total disability due to a covered accident or covered sickness.

Disability benefits will continue even after you are discharged, as long as you continue to have a covered disability.

Confinement means you are admitted to a hospital and confined as a resident inpatient (including intensive care) on the advice of a physician.

The exclusions and limitations listed on the group disability base policy apply. For cost and complete details, talk with your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy form GDIS-P and certificate from GDIS-C (plus state abbreviations where applicable, for example: GDIS-P-EE-TX and GDIS-C-EE-TX).

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Group Disability Insurance

Psychiatric and Psychological Benefit

Although injuries and accidents are often associated with disabilities, mental disorders can also leave you unable to earn an income.

If you’re disabled with a covered psychiatric or covered psychological condition, disability insurance from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company pays a monthly benefit that can help provide financial support while you focus on recovery.

Psychiatric and psychological benefit

„ There is a maximum six-month benefit period limitation for any one occurrence of a psychiatric or psychological condition. There is a three-month benefit period limitation if you have a three-month benefit period.

„ There is a 24-month cumulative lifetime maximum benefit period for all psychiatric or psychological conditions. This maximum includes a combination of total disability and partial disability occurrences.

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The psychiatric and psychological benefit is only applicable when combined with the group disability base policy. The exclusions listed on the group disability base policy apply, except for the psychiatric or psychological conditions exclusion. For cost and complete details, talk with your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy form GDIS-P and certificate form GDIS-C (plus state abbreviations where applicable, for example: GDIS-P-EE-TX and GDIS-C-EE-TX).

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Accidents happen in places where you and your family spend the most time – at work, in the home and on the playground – and they’re unexpected. How you care for them shouldn’t be.

In your lifetime, which of these accidental injuries have happened to you or someone you know?

l Sports-related accidental injury

l Broken bone

l Burn

l Concussion

l Laceration

l Back or knee injuries

l Car accidents

l Falls & spills

l Dislocation

l Accidental injuries that send you to the Emergency Room, Urgent Care or doc tor’s office

Colonial Life’s Accident Insurance is designed to help you fill some of the gaps caused by increasing deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket costs related to an accidental injury. The benefit to you is that you may not need to use your savings or secure a loan to pay expenses. Plus you’ll feel better knowing you can have greater financial security.

What additional features are included?

l Worldwide coverage

l Portable

l Compliant with Healthcare Spending Account (HSA) guidelines

Will my accident claim payment be reduced if I have other insurance?

You’re paid regardless of any other insurance you may have with other insurance companies, and the benefits are paid directly to you (unless you specify otherwise).

What if I change employers?

If you change jobs or leave your employer, you can take your coverage with you at no additional cost. Your coverage is guaranteed renewable as long as you pay your premiums when they are due or within the grace period.

Can my premium change?

Colonial Life can change your premium only if we change it on all policies of this kind in the state where your policy was issued.

How do I file a claim?

Visit coloniallife.com or call our Customer Service Department at 1.800.325.4368 for additional information.

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Benefits listed are for each covered person per covered accident unless otherwise specified.

Your Colonial Life policy also provides benefits for the following injuries received as a result of a covered accident.

l Burn (based on size and degree) .................................................................................... $1,000 to $12,000

l Coma ............................................................................................................................................................. $10,000

l Concussion .......................................................................................................................................................$150

l Emergency Dental Work ....................................... $75 Extraction, $300 Crown, Implant, or Denture

l Lacerations (based on size) ........................................................................................................... $50 to $800

Requires Surgery l Eye Injury

l Tendon/Ligament/Rotator Cuff $500 - one, $1,000 - two or more l Ruptured Disc $500 l Torn Knee Cartilage $500

Surgical

$300
................................................................................ $1,500 l Surgery (hernia) ..............................................................................................................................................$150
Surgery (arthroscopic or exploratory) ....................................................................................................$250 l Blood/Plasma/Platelets ................................................................................................................................$300
Care l Surgery (cranial, open abdominal or thoracic)
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Initial Care l Accident Emergency Treatment...........$150 l Ambulance ....................................... $400 l X-ray Benefit ................................................... $50 l Air Ambulance ............................. $2,000 Common Accidental Injuries Dislocations (Separated Joint) Non-Surgical Surgical Hip $6,600 $13,200 Knee (except patella) $3,300 $6,600 Ankle – Bone or Bones of the Foot (other than Toes) $2,640 $5,280 Collarbone (Sternoclavicular) $1,650 $3,300 Lower Jaw, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist $990 $1,980 Bone or Bones of the Hand $990 $1,980 Collarbone (Acromioclavicular and Separation) $330 $660 One Toe or Finger $330 $660 Fractures Non-Surgical Surgical Depressed Skull $5,500 $11,000 Non-Depressed Skull $2,200 $4,400 Hip, Thigh $3,300 $6,600 Body of Vertebrae, Pelvis, Leg $1,650 $3,300 Bones of Face or Nose (except mandible or maxilla) $770 $1,540 Upper Jaw, Maxilla $770 $1,540 Upper Arm between Elbow and Shoulder $770 $1,540 Lower Jaw, Mandible, Kneecap, Ankle, Foot $660 $1,320 Shoulder Blade, Collarbone, Vertebral Process $660 $1,320 Forearm, Wrist, Hand $660 $1,320 Rib $550 $1,100 Coccyx $440 $880 Finger, Toe $220 $440 50

Transportation/Lodging Assistance

If injured, covered person must travel more than 50 miles from residence to receive special treatment and confinement in a hospital.

l Transportation $500 per round trip up to 3 round trips

l Lodging (family member or companion) $125 per night up to 30 days for a hotel/motel lodging costs

Accident Hospital Care

l Hospital Admission* $1,500 per accident

l Hospital ICU Admission* $3,000 per accident

* We will pay either the Hospital Admission or Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission, but not both.

l Hospital Confinement ......................................................... $250 per day up to 365 days per accident

l Hospital ICU Confinement ................................................... $500 per day up to 15 days per accident

Accident Follow-Up Care

l Accident Follow-Up Doctor Visit $50 (up to 3 visits per accident)

l Medical Imaging Study ...................................................................................................... $250 per accident (limit 1 per covered accident and 1 per calendar year)

l Occupational or Physical Therapy ..................................................... $35 per treatment up to 10 days

l Appliances .......................................................................................... $125 (such as wheelchair, crutches)

l Prosthetic Devices/Artificial Limb .................................................... $500 - one, $1,000 - more than 1

l Rehabilitation Unit .................................................$100 per day up to 15 days per covered accident, and 30 days per calendar year. Maximum of 30 days per calendar year

Accidental Dismemberment

l Loss of Finger/Toe ................................................................................. $750 – one, $1,500 – two or more

l Loss or Loss of Use of Hand/Foot/Sight of Eye ..................... $7,500 – one, $15,000 – two or more

Catastrophic Accident

For severe injuries that result in the total and irrecoverable:

l Loss of one hand and one foot

l Loss of both hands or both feet

l Loss or loss of use of one arm and one leg or

l Loss of the sight of both eyes

l Loss of the hearing of both ears

l Loss of the ability to speak

l Loss or loss of use of both arms or both legs Named Insured ................ $25,000 Spouse .............. $25,000

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Accidental Death

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Health Screening Benefit

l $50 per covered person per calendar year

Provides a benefit if the covered person has one of the health screening tests performed. This benefit is payable once per calendar year per person and is subject to a 30-day waiting period.

Tests include:

l Blood test for triglycerides

l Bone marrow testing

l Breast ultrasound

l CA 15-3 (blood test for breast cancer)

l CA125 (blood test for ovarian cancer)

l Carotid doppler

l CEA (blood test for colon cancer)

l Chest x-ray

l Colonoscopy

l Echocardiogram (ECHO)

l Electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG)

l Fasting blood glucose test

l Flexible sigmoidoscopy

l Hemoccult stool analysis

l Mammography

l Pap smear

l PSA (blood test for prostate cancer)

l Serum cholesterol test to determine level of HDL and LDL

l Serum protein electrophoresis (blood test for myeloma)

l Stress test on a bicycle or treadmill

l Skin cancer biopsy

l Thermography

l ThinPrep pap test

l Virtual colonoscopy

My Coverage Worksheet (For use with your Colonial Life benefits counselor)

Who will be covered? (check one)

When are covered accident benefits available? (check one)

EXCLUSIONS

We will not pay benefits for losses that are caused by or are the result of:  hazardous avocations; felonies or illegal occupations; racing; semi-professional or professional sports; sickness; suicide or self-inflicted injuries; war or armed conflict; in addition to the exclusions listed above, we also will not pay the Catastrophic Accident benefit for injuries that are caused by or are the result of: birth; intoxication.

For cost and complete details, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy form Accident 1.0-HS-NC. This is not an insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control. Colonial Life 1200 Colonial Life Boulevard Columbia, South Carolina 29210

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Gunshot Wound Policy

You can’t always prevent injuries from happening, but you can have a financial safety net in place in case they do. A gunshot wound policy from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company can provide a benefit to help pay your medical expenses if you receive a non-fatal gunshot wound.

This policy pays a lump-sum benefit for an injury regardless of any other insurance you may have.

Gunshot wound benefit ................................................... $

„ Guaranteed issue

You can get this coverage without answering any health questions.

„ Portability

You can keep coverage even if you change jobs or leave your company.

„ Guaranteed renewable

You can keep your coverage as long as you pay your premiums when they are due.

„ On/off-job coverage

You may receive benefits regardless of whether the injury occurs on or off the job.

„ Direct payment

Benefits are paid directly to you unless you specify otherwise. You can use these benefits however you choose.

This policy covers a non-fatal gunshot wound from a conventional firearm that requires treatment by a doctor and overnight hospitalization within 24 hours of the injury. If you are shot more than once in a 24-hour period, we will pay benefits only for the first wound.

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THIS POLICY PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS

We will not pay benefits for an injury which is caused by or occurs as the result of: war, felonies or illegal jobs, or suicide or injuries which you intentionally do to yourself.

For cost and complete details, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy form PYWOL (including state abbreviations where used; for example: PYWOL-TX). This brochure applies to CA, MD, MO, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN and WI only. This is not an insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control.

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Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance Plan

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Our Individual Medical BridgeSM insurance can help with medical costs that your health insurance may not cover. These benefits are available for you, your spouse and eligible dependent children.

Hospital confinement

Maximum of one benefit per covered person per calendar year

$

Observation room.................................................................................. $100 per visit

Maximum of two visits per covered person per calendar year

Rehabilitation unit confinement $100 per day

Maximum of 15 days per confinement with a 30-day maximum per covered person per calendar year

Waiver of premium

Available after 30 continuous days of a covered hospital confinement of the named insured

Health savings account (HSA) compatible

This plan is compatible with HSA guidelines. This plan may also be offered to employees who do not have HSAs.

Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company’s Individual Medical Bridge offers an HSA compatible plan in most states.

EXCLUSIONS

We will not pay benefits for losses which are caused by: alcoholism or drug addiction, dental procedures, elective procedures and cosmetic surgery, felonies or illegal occupations, pregnancy of a dependent child, psychiatric or psychological conditions, suicide or injuries which any covered person intentionally does to himself or herself, or war. We will not pay benefits for hospital confinement of a newborn who is neither injured nor sick. We will not pay benefits for loss during the first 12 months after the effective date due to a pre-existing condition. Pre-exisiting conditions are those conditions whether diagnosed or not, for which a covered person received medical advice, diagnosis or care, or treatment was received or recommended within the one-year period immediately preceding the effective date of the policy. If a covered person is 65 or older when the policy is issued, pre-existing conditions will include only conditions specifically eliminated by rider.

For cost and complete details, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy number IMB7000-NC. This is not an insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control.

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Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance Plan 3

Our Individual Medical BridgeSM insurance can help with medical costs that your health insurance may not cover. These benefits are available for you, your spouse and eligible dependent children.

Hospital confinement

Maximum of one benefit per covered person per calendar year

$

Observation room $100 per visit

Maximum of two visits per covered person per calendar year

Rehabilitation unit confinement $100 per day

Maximum of 15 days per confinement with a 30-day maximum per covered person per calendar year

Waiver of premium

Available after 30 continuous days of a covered hospital confinement of the named insured

Diagnostic procedure

„ Tier 1 $250

„ Tier 2 $500

Maximum of $500 per covered person per calendar year for all covered diagnostic procedures combined

Outpatient surgical procedure

„ Tier 1 $

„ Tier 2 $

Maximum of $___________ per covered person per calendar year for all covered outpatient surgical procedures combined

The following is a list of common diagnostic procedures that may be covered.

Tier 1 diagnostic procedures

„ Breast

– Biopsy (incisional, needle, stereotactic)

„ Diagnostic radiology

– Nuclear medicine test

„ Digestive

– Barium enema/lower GI series

– Barium swallow/upper GI series

– Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)

„ Ear, nose, throat, mouth

– Laryngoscopy

„ Gynecological

– Amniocentesis

– Cervical biopsy

– Cone biopsy

– Endometrial biopsy

– Hysteroscopy

– Loop electrosurgical excisional procedure (LEEP)

Tier 2 diagnostic procedures

„ Cardiac

– Angiogram

– Arteriogram

– Thallium stress test

– Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)

„ Liver – biopsy

„ Lymphatic – biopsy

„ Miscellaneous

– Bone marrow aspiration/biopsy

„ Renal – biopsy

„ Respiratory

– Biopsy

– Bronchoscopy

– Pulmonary function test (PFT)

„ Skin

– Biopsy

– Excision of lesion

„ Thyroid – biopsy

„ Urologic

– Cystoscopy

„ Diagnostic radiology

– Computerized tomography scan (CT scan)

– Electroencephalogram (EEG)

– Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

– Myelogram

– Positron emission tomography scan (PET scan)

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The surgeries listed below are only a sampling of the surgeries that may be covered. Surgeries must be performed by a doctor in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center. For complete details and definitions, please refer to your policy.

Tier 1 outpatient surgical procedures

„ Breast

– Axillary node dissection

– Breast capsulotomy

– Lumpectomy

„ Cardiac

– Pacemaker insertion

„ Digestive

– Colonoscopy

– Fistulotomy

– Hemorrhoidectomy

– Lysis of adhesions

„ Skin

– Laparoscopic hernia repair

– Skin grafting

„ Ear, nose, throat, mouth

– Adenoidectomy

– Removal of oral lesions

– Myringotomy

– Tonsillectomy

– Tracheostomy

– Tympanotomy

Tier 2 outpatient surgical procedures

„ Breast

– Breast reconstruction

– Breast reduction

„ Cardiac

– Angioplasty

– Cardiac catheterization

„ Digestive

– Exploratory laparoscopy

– Laparoscopic appendectomy

– Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

„ Ear, nose, throat, mouth

– Ethmoidectomy

– Mastoidectomy

– Septoplasty

– Stapedectomy

– Tympanoplasty

„ Eye

– Cataract surgery

– Corneal surgery (penetrating keratoplasty)

– Glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy)

– Vitrectomy

EXCLUSIONS

„ Gynecological

– Dilation and curettage (D&C)

– Endometrial ablation

– Lysis of adhesions

„ Liver

– Paracentesis

„ Musculoskeletal system

– Carpal/cubital repair or release

– Foot surgery (bunionectomy, exostectomy, arthroplasty, hammertoe repair)

– Removal of orthopedic hardware

– Removal of tendon lesion

„ Gynecological

– Hysterectomy

– Myomectomy

„ Musculoskeletal system

– Arthroscopic knee surgery with meniscectomy (knee cartilage repair)

– Arthroscopic shoulder surgery

– Clavicle resection

– Dislocations (open reduction with internal fixation)

– Fracture (open reduction with internal fixation)

– Removal or implantation of cartilage

– Tendon/ligament repair

„ Thyroid

– Excision of a mass

„ Urologic – Lithotripsy

We will not pay benefits for losses which are caused by: alcoholism or drug addiction, dental procedures, elective procedures and cosmetic surgery, felonies or illegal occupations, pregnancy of a dependent child, psychiatric or psychological conditions, suicide or injuries which any covered person intentionally does to himself or herself, or war. We will not pay benefits for hospital confinement of a newborn who is neither injured nor sick. We will not pay benefits for loss during the first 12 months after the effective date due to a pre-existing condition. Pre-exisiting conditions are those conditions whether diagnosed or not, for which a covered person received medical advice, diagnosis or care, or treatment was received or recommended within the one-year period immediately preceding the effective date of the policy. If a covered person is 65 or older when the policy is issued, pre-existing conditions will include only conditions specifically eliminated by rider.

For cost and complete details, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy number IMB7000-NC. This is not an insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control.

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Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance Health Screening

Individual Medical BridgeSM insurance’s health screening benefit can help pay for health and wellness tests you have each year.

Health screening

Maximum of one health screening test per covered person per calendar year; subject to a 30-day waiting period

„ Blood test for triglycerides

„ Bone marrow testing

„ Breast ultrasound

„ CA 15-3 (blood test for breast cancer)

„ CA 125 (blood test for ovarian cancer)

„ CEA (blood test for colon cancer)

„ Carotid Doppler

„ Chest X-ray

„ Colonoscopy

„ Echocardiogram (ECHO)

„ Electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG)

„ Fasting blood glucose test

„ Flexible sigmoidoscopy

„ Hemoccult stool analysis

„ Mammography

„ Pap smear

„ PSA (blood test for prostate cancer)

„ Serum cholesterol test for HDL and LDL levels

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„ Serum protein electrophoresis (blood test for myeloma)

„ Skin cancer biopsy

„ Stress test on a bicycle or treadmill

„ Thermography

„ ThinPrep pap test

„ Virtual colonoscopy

Waiting period means the first 30 days following any covered person’s policy coverage effective date, during which no benefits are payable. For cost and complete details, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to policy number IMB7000 (including state abbreviations where used, for example: IMB7000-TX). Coverage may vary by state and may not be available in all states. This is not an insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control.

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Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance Medical Treatment Package

The medical treatment package for Individual Medical BridgeSM coverage can help pay for deductibles, co-payments and other out-of-pocket expenses related to a covered accident or covered sickness.

The medical treatment package paired with Plan 3 provides the following benefits:

Air ambulance $1,000

Maximum of one benefit per covered person per calendar year

Ambulance $100

Maximum of one benefit per covered person per calendar year

Appliance $100

Maximum of one benefit per covered person per calendar year

Doctor’s office visit ................................................................................... $25 per visit

Maximum of three visits per calendar year for named insured coverage or maximum of five visits per calendar year for all covered persons combined

Emergency room visit $100 per visit

Maximum of two visits per covered person per calendar year

X-ray $25 per benefit

Maximum of two benefits per covered person per calendar year

THIS POLICY PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS.

EXCLUSIONS

We will not pay benefits for losses which are caused by: alcoholism or drug addiction, dental procedures, elective procedures and cosmetic surgery, felonies or illegal occupations, pregnancy of a dependent child, psychiatric or psychological conditions, suicide or injuries which any covered person intentionally does to himself or herself, or war.

This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The insurance has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy form IMB7000-NC. For cost and complete details of coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

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For more information, talk with your benefits counselor.

Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance

Optional Riders

Individual Medical BridgeSM offers two optional benefit riders – the daily hospital confinement rider and the enhanced intensive care unit confinement rider. For an additional cost, these riders can help provide extra financial protection to help with out-of-pocket medical expenses.

Daily hospital confinement rider

Per covered person per day of hospital confinement

Maximum of 365 days per covered person per confinement

Enhanced intensive care unit confinement rider

Per covered person per day of intensive care unit confinement

Maximum of 30 days per covered person per confinement

Re-confinement for the same or related condition within 90 days of discharge is considered a continuation of a previous confinement.

$100 per day

$500 per day

EXCLUSIONS

We will not pay benefits for losses which are caused by: alcoholism or drug addiction, dental procedures, elective procedures and cosmetic surgery, felonies or illegal occupations, pregnancy of a dependent child, psychiatric or psychological conditions, suicide or injuries which any covered person intentionally does to himself or herself, or war. We will not pay benefits for hospital confinement of a newborn who is neither injured nor sick. We will not pay benefits for loss during the first 12 months after the effective date due to a pre-existing condition. Pre-exisiting conditions are those conditions whether diagnosed or not, for which a covered person received medical advice, diagnosis or care, or treatment was received or recommended within the one-year period immediately preceding the effective date of the policy. If a covered person is 65 or older when the policy is issued, pre-existing conditions will include only conditions specifically eliminated by rider.

For cost and complete details, see your Colonial Life benefits counselor. Applicable to rider numbers R-DHC7000-NC and R-EIC7000-NC. This is not an insurance contract and only the actual policy or rider provisions will control.

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Term Life Insurance

Life insurance protection when you need it most

Life insurance needs change as life circumstances change. You may need different coverage if you’re getting married, buying a home or having a child.

Term life insurance from Colonial Life provides protection for a specified period of time, typically offering the greatest amount of coverage for the lowest initial premium. This fact makes term life insurance a good choice for supplementing cash value coverage during life stages when obligations are higher, such as while children are younger. It’s also a good option for families on a tight budget — especially since you can convert it to a permanent cash value plan later.

With this coverage:

n A beneficiary can receive a benefit that is typically free from income tax.

n The policy’s accelerated death benefit can pay a percentage of the death benefit if the covered person is diagnosed with a terminal illness.

n You can convert it to a Colonial Life cash value insurance plan, with no proof of good health, to age 75.

n Coverage is guaranteed renewable up to age 95 as long as premiums are paid when due.

n Portability allows you to take it with you if you change jobs or retire.

Two options are available for spouse coverage at an additional cost:

1. Spouse Term Life Policy: Offers guaranteed premiums and level death benefits equivalent to those available to you –whether or not you buy a policy for yourself.

2. Spouse Term Life Rider: Add a term rider for your spouse to your policy, up to a maximum death benefit of $50,000; 10-year and 20-year are available (20-year rider only available with a 20- or 30-year term policy).

or the company.

You may add a Children’s Term Life Rider to cover all of your eligible dependent children with up to $20,000 in coverage each for one premium.

The Children’s Term Life Rider may be added to either the primary or spouse policy, not both.

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If the insured dies by suicide, whether sane or insane, within two years (one year in ND) from the coverage effective date or the date of reinstatement, we will not pay the death benefit. We will terminate this policy and return the premiums paid, without interest. Product may vary by state. For cost and complete details of the coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor
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How much coverage do you need?

£ YOU $ ___________________

Select the term period:

£ 10-year

£ 15-year

£ 20-year

£ 30-year

£ SPOUSE $ ___________________

Select the term period:

£ 10-year

£ 15-year

£ 20-year

£ 30-year

Select any optional riders:

£ Spouse term life rider

$ _____________ face amount for ________-year term period

£ Children’s term life rider

$ _____________ face amount

£ Accidental death benefit rider

£ Chronic care accelerated death benefit rider

£ Critical illness accelerated death benefit rider

£ Waiver of premium benefit rider

Optional riders

At an additional cost, you can purchase the following riders for even more financial protection.

Spouse term life rider

Your spouse may receive a maximum death benefit of $50,000; 10-year and 20-year spouse term riders are available.

Children’s term life rider

You can purchase up to $20,000 in term life coverage for all of your eligible dependent children and pay one premium. The children’s term life rider may be added to either your policy or your spouse’s policy – not both.

Accidental death benefit rider

The beneficiary may receive an additional benefit if the covered person dies as a result of an accident before age 70. The benefit doubles if the accidental bodily injury occurs while riding as a fare-paying passenger using public transportation, such as ride-sharing services. An additional 25% will be payable if the injury is sustained while driving or riding in a private passenger vehicle and wearing a seatbelt.

Chronic care accelerated death benefit rider

If a licensed health care practitioner certifies that you have a chronic illness, you may receive an advance on all or a portion of the death benefit, available in a one-time lump sum or monthly payments.1 A chronic illness means you require substantial supervision due to a severe cognitive impairment or you may be unable to perform at least two of the six Activities of Daily Living.2 Premiums are waived during the benefit period.

Critical illness accelerated death benefit rider

If you suffer a heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke or end-stage renal (kidney) failure, a $5,000 benefit is payable.1 A subsequent diagnosis benefit is included

Waiver of premium benefit rider

Premiums are waived (for the policy and riders) if you become totally disabled before the policy anniversary following your 65th birthday and you satisfy the six-month elimination period.3

To learn more, talk with your Colonial Life benefits counselor.

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continence, dressing, eating, toileting and transferring.

3 You must resume premium payments once you are no longer disabled.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS

If the insured dies by suicide, whether sane or insane, within two years (one year in ND) from the coverage effective date or the date of reinstatement, we will not pay the death benefit. We will terminate this policy and return the premiums paid without interest, minus any loans and loan interest to you.

This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The policy or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The policy has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy forms ICC18-ITL5000/ITL5000 and rider forms ICC18-R-ITL5000-STR/RITL5000- STR, ICC18-R-ITL5000-CTR/R-ITL5000-CTR, ICC18-R-ITL5000-WP/R-ITL5000-WP, ICC18-R-ITL5000-ACCD/RITL5000- ACCD, ICC18-R-ITL5000-CI/R-ITL5000-CI, ICC18-R-ITL5000-CC/R-ITL5000-CC. For cost and complete details of the coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

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Any payout would reduce the death benefit. Benefits may be taxable as income. Individuals should consult with their legal or tax counsel when deciding to apply for accelerated benefits.
Activities of daily living are bathing,
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Whole Life Plus Insurance

You can’t predict your family’s future, but you can be prepared for it.

Give your family peace of mind and coverage for final expenses with Whole Life Plus insurance from Colonial Life.

BENEFITS AND FEATURES

Choose the age when your premium payments end — Paid-Up at Age 70 or Paid-Up at Age 100

Stand-alone spouse policy available even without buying a policy for yourself

Ability to keep the policy if you change jobs or retire

Built-in terminal illness accelerated death benefit that provides up to 75% of the policy’s death benefit (up to $150,000) if you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness2

Immediate $3,000 claim payment that can help your designated beneficiary pay for funeral costs or other expenses

Provides cash surrender value at age 100 (when the policy endows)

ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OPTIONS

Spouse term rider

Cover your spouse with a death benefit up to $50,000, for 10 or 20 years.

Juvenile Whole Life Plus policy

Purchase a policy (paid-up at age 70) while children are young and premiums are low — whether or not you buy a policy for yourself. You may also increase the coverage when the child is 18, 21 and 24 without proof of good health.

Children’s term rider

You may purchase up to $20,000 in term life coverage for all of your eligible dependent children and pay one premium. The children’s term rider may be added to either your policy or your spouse’s policy — not both.

ADVANTAGES OF WHOLE LIFE PLUS INSURANCE

• Permanent coverage that stays the same through the life of the policy

• Premiums will not increase due to changes in health or age

• Accumulates cash value based on a non-forfeiture interest rate of 3.75%1

• Policy loans available, which can be used for emergencies

• Benefit for the beneficiary that is typically tax-free

Your cost will vary based on the amount of coverage you select.

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Benefits worksheet

For use with your benefits counselor

How much coverage do you need?

 YOU $

Select the option:

 Paid-Up at Age 70

 Paid-Up at Age 100

 SPOUSE $

Select the option:

 Paid-Up at Age 70

 Paid-Up at Age 100

 DEPENDENT STUDENT $

Select the option:

 Paid-Up at Age 70

 Paid-Up at Age 100

Select any optional riders:

 Spouse term rider $ _____________face amount for _________-year term period

 Children’s term rider $ face amount

 Accidental death benefit rider

 Chronic care accelerated death benefit rider

 Critical illness accelerated death benefit rider

 Guaranteed purchase option rider

 Waiver of premium benefit rider

ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OPTIONS (CONTINUED)

Accidental death benefit rider

The beneficiary may receive an additional benefit if the covered person dies as a result of an accident before age 70. The benefit doubles if the accidental bodily injury occurs while riding as a fare-paying passenger using public transportation, such as ride-sharing services. An additional 25% will be payable if the injury is sustained while driving or riding in a private passenger vehicle and wearing a seatbelt.

Chronic care accelerated death benefit rider

If a licensed health care practitioner certifies that you have a chronic illness, you may receive an advance on all or a portion of the death benefit, available in a one-time lump sum or monthly payments.2 A chronic illness means you require substantial supervision due to a severe cognitive impairment or you may be unable to perform at least two of the six Activities of Daily Living (bathing, continence, dressing, eating, toileting and transferring). Premiums are waived during the benefit period.

Critical illness accelerated death benefit rider

If you suffer a heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke or end-stage renal (kidney) failure, a $5,000 benefit is payable.2 A subsequent diagnosis benefit is included.

Guaranteed purchase option rider

This rider allows you to purchase additional whole life coverage — without having to answer health questions — at three different points in the future. The rider may only be added if you are age 50 or younger when you purchase the policy. You may purchase up to your initial face amount, not to exceed a total combined maximum of $100,000 for all options.

Waiver of premium benefit rider

Premiums are waived (for the policy and riders) if you become totally disabled before the policy anniversary following your 65th birthday and you satisfy the six-month elimination period. Once you are no longer disabled, premium payments will resume.

1. Accessing the accumulated cash value reduces the death benefit by the amount accessed, unless the loan is repaid. Cash value will be reduced by any outstanding loans against the policy.

2. Any payout would reduce the death benefit. Benefits may be taxable as income. Individuals should consult with their legal or tax counsel when deciding to apply for accelerated benefits.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS: If the insured dies by suicide, whether sane or insane, within two years (one year in ND) from the coverage effective date or the date of reinstatement, we will not pay the death benefit. We will terminate this policy and return the premiums paid without interest, minus any loans and loan interest to you.

To learn more, talk with your benefits counselor.

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This information is not intended to be a complete description of the insurance coverage available. The policy or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. The policy has exclusions and limitations which may affect any benefits payable. Applicable to policy forms ICC19IWL5000-70/IWL5000-70, ICC19-IWL5000-100/IWL5000-100, ICC19-IWL5000J/IWL5000J and rider forms ICC19-R-IWL5000-STR/R-IWL5000-STR, ICC19-R-IWL5000-CTR/R-IWL5000-CTR, ICC19-R-IWL5000-WP/R-IWL5000-WP, ICC19-R-IWL5000-ACCD/R-IWL5000-ACCD, ICC19-RIWL5000-CI/R-IWL5000-CI, ICC19-R-IWL5000-CC/R-IWL5000-CC, ICC19-R-IWL5000-GPO/RIWL5000-GPO. For cost and complete details of the coverage, call or write your Colonial Life benefits counselor or the company.

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PIERCE GROUP BENEFITS ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

THE FSASTORE & HSASTORE

FLEX SPENDING AND HEALTH SAVINGS WITH ZERO GUESSWORK

Your Health, Your Funds, Your Choice — Simplified

Take control of your health and wellness with guaranteed FSA- and HSA-eligible essentials. Pierce Group Benefits partners with the FSAstore and HSAstore to provide convenience and savings to Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account holders. Our goal is to help you manage and use your funds, save on more than 4,000 health and wellness products, maximize long-term health savings, and help ease the financial burden of medical expense. Through our partnership, we’re also here to help answer the many questions that come along with having a Flexible Spending Account or a Health Savings Account!

– The largest selection of guaranteed FSA- and HSA-eligible products

– Phone and live chat support available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week

– Fast and free shipping on orders over $50

– Use your FSA card, HSA card, or any other major credit card for purchases

Other Great Resources Available To You

– Eligibility List: A comprehensive list of eligible products and services

– Savings Calculator: Estimate how much you can save with an FSA or HSA

– Learning Center: Easy tips and resources for living with an FSA or HSA

– Savings Center: Where you can save even more on FSA- and HSA-eligible essentials

– Rewards Program: Take your health and funds further with FSAPerks and HSAPerks

Accessing each store is easy. Simply visit www.FSAstore.com or www.HSAstore.com! BONUS: Get $20 off any order of $150+ with code PGB20FSA on the FSA Store or PGB20HSA on the HSA Store (one use per customer).

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Required Notices

Newborn and Mothers’ Health Protection Act

Group health plans and health insurance issuers generally may not, under federal law restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in connection with childbirth for the mother or newborn child to less than 48 hours following vaginal delivery, or less than 96 hours following a cesarean section. However, federal law generally does not prohibit the mother’s or newborn’s attending provider, after consulting with the mother, from discharging the mother or newborn earlier than 48 hours (or 96 hours as applicable). In any case, plans and issuers may not, under federal law, require that a provider obtain authorization from the plan or the issuer for prescribing a length of stay not in excess of 48 hours (or 96 hours).

Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act

In October 1998, Congress enacted the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998. This notice explains some important provisions of the Act. Please review this information carefully. As specified in the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act, a plan participant or beneficiary who elects breast reconstruction in connection with a covered mastectomy is also entitled to the following benefits: 1. All stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy has been performed: 2. Surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance; and 3. Prostheses and treatment of physical complications of the mastectomy , including lymphedemas. Health plans must provide coverage of mastectomy related benefits in a manner to determine in consultation with the attending physician and the patient. Coverage for breast reconstruction and related services may be subject to deductibles and insurance amounts that are consistent with those that apply to other benefits under the plan.

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Required Notices

Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

If you or your children are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP and you’re eligible for health coverage from your employer, your state may have a premium assistance program that can help pay for coverage, using funds from their Medicaid or CHIP programs. If you or your children aren’t eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, you won’t be eligible for these premium assistanceprograms but you may be able to buy individual insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. For more information, visit www.healthcare.gov

If you or your dependents are already enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and you live in a State listed below, contact your State Medicaid or CHIP office to find out if premium assistance is available.

If you or your dependents are NOT currently enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and you think you or any of your dependents might be eligible for either of these programs, contact your State Medicaid or CHIP office or dial 1-877-KIDS NOW or www.insurekidsnow.gov to find out how to apply. If you qualify, ask your state if it has a program that might help you pay the premiums for an employersponsored plan.

If you or your dependents are eligible for premium assistance under Medicaid or CHIP, as well as eligible under your employer plan, your employer must allow you to enroll in your employer plan if you aren’t already enrolled. This is called a “special enrollment” opportunity, and you must request coverage within 60 days of being determined eligible for premium assistance. If you have questions about enrolling in your employer plan, contact the Department of Labor at www.askebsa.dol.gov or call 1-866-444-EBSA (3272).

If you live in one of the following states, you maybeeligibleforassistancepayingyour employer health plan premiums. The following list of states is current as of July 31, 2020. Contact your State for more information on eligibility–

Website: http://myalhipp.com/ Phone: 1-855-692-5447

ALASKA – Medicaid

The AK Health Insurance Premium Payment Program

Website: http://myakhipp.com/

Phone: 1-866-251-4861

Email: CustomerService@MyAKHIPP.com

Medicaid Eligibility: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/medicaid/default.aspx

ARKANSAS – Medicaid

Website: http://myarhipp.com/

Phone: 1-855-MyARHIPP (855-692-7447)

CALIFORNIA – Medicaid

Website:

https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/TPLRD_CAU_cont.aspx

Phone: 916-440-5676

(CHP+)

Health First Colorado Website: https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/ Health First Colorado Member Contact Center: 1-800-221-3943/ State Relay 711

CHP+: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/child-healthplan-plus

CHP+ Customer Service: 1-800-359-1991/ State Relay 711

Health Insurance Buy-In Program (HIBI): https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/healthinsurance-buy-program

HIBI Customer Service: 1-855-692-6442

FLORIDA – Medicaid

Website: https://www.flmedicaidtplrecovery.com/flmedicaidtplrecovery. com/hipp/index.html

Phone: 1-877-357-3268

GEORGIA – Medicaid

Website: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/health-insurancepremium-payment-program-hipp

Phone: 678-564-1162 ext 2131

INDIANA – Medicaid

Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults 19-64

Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa/hip/

Phone: 1-877-438-4479

All other Medicaid Website: https://www.in.gov/medicaid/ Phone 1-800-457-4584

ALABAMA – Medicaid COLORADO – Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) & Child Health Plan Plus
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Medicaid Website: https://dhs.iowa.gov/ime/members

Medicaid Phone: 1-800-338-8366

Hawki Website: http://dhs.iowa.gov/Hawki

Hawki Phone: 1-800-257-8563

Website: http://www.kdheks.gov/hcf/default.htm

Phone: 1-800-792-4884

Kentucky Integrated Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (KI-HIPP) Website: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/member/Pages/kihipp.aspx

Phone: 1-855-459-6328

Email: KIHIPP.PROGRAM@ky.gov

KCHIP Website: https://kidshealth.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx

Phone: 1-877-524-4718

Kentucky Medicaid Website: https://chfs.ky.gov

Website: http://dphhs.mt.gov/MontanaHealthcarePrograms/HIPP

Phone: 1-800-694-3084

Website: http://www.ACCESSNebraska.ne.gov

Phone: 1-855-632-7633 Lincoln: 402-473-7000

Omaha: 402-595-1178

Website: www.medicaid.la.gov or www.ldh.la.gov/lahipp

Phone: 1-888-342-6207 (Medicaid hotline) or 1-855-618-5488 (LaHIPP)

Medicaid Website: http://dhcfp.nv.gov

Medicaid Phone: 1-800-992-0900

Website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/publicassistance/index.html

Phone: 1-800-442-6003

TTY: Maine relay 711

Website: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/masshealth/ Phone: 1-800-862-4840

Website:

https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-andfamilies/health-care/health-care-programs/programs-andservices/medical-assistance.jsp [Under ELIGIBILITY tab, see “what if I have other health insurance?”]

Phone: 1-800-657-3739

Website: http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/participants/pages/hipp.htm

Phone: 573-751-2005

Website: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/oii/hipp.htm

Phone: 603-271-5218

Toll free number for the HIPP program: 1-800-852-3345, ext 5218

Medicaid Website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/clients/medicaid/ Medicaid Phone: 609-631-2392

CHIP Website: http://www.njfamilycare.org/index.html

CHIP Phone: 1-800-701-0710

Website: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/ Phone: 1-800-541-2831

Website: https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/ Phone: 919-855-4100

Website: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/medicalserv/medicaid/ Phone: 1-844-854-4825

IOWA – Medicaid and CHIP (Hawki) MONTANA – Medicaid KANSAS – Medicaid NEBRASKA – Medicaid KENTUCKY – Medicaid NEVADA – Medicaid
– Medicaid NEW HAMPSHIRE – Medicaid
LOUISIANA
MAINE – Medicaid NEW
JERSEY – Medicaid and CHIP MASSACHUSETTS – Medicaid and CHIP NEW YORK – Medicaid MINNESOTA – Medicaid NORTH CAROLINA – Medicaid MISSOURI – Medicaid NORTH DAKOTA – Medicaid
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OKLAHOMA – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: http://www.insureoklahoma.org

Phone: 1-888-365-3742

OREGON – Medicaid

Website: http://healthcare.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx

http://www.oregonhealthcare.gov/index-es.html

Phone: 1-800-699-9075

PENNSYLVANIA – Medicaid

Website:

https://www.dhs.pa.gov/providers/Providers/Pages/Medical/HI

PP-Program.aspx

Phone: 1-800-692-7462

RHODE ISLAND – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: http://www.eohhs.ri.gov/

Phone: 1-855-697-4347, or 401-462-0311 (Direct RIte Share Line)

SOUTH CAROLINA – Medicaid

Website: https://www.scdhhs.gov

Phone: 1-888-549-0820

SOUTH DAKOTA - Medicaid

Website: http://dss.sd.gov

Phone: 1-888-828-0059

TEXAS – Medicaid

Website: http://gethipptexas.com/

Phone: 1-800-440-0493

UTAH – Medicaid and CHIP

Medicaid Website: https://medicaid.utah.gov/

CHIP Website: http://health.utah.gov/chip

Phone: 1-877-543-7669

VERMONT– Medicaid

Website: http://www.greenmountaincare.org/

Phone: 1-800-250-8427

VIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: https://www.coverva.org/hipp/

Medicaid Phone: 1-800-432-5924

CHIP Phone: 1-855-242-8282

WASHINGTON – Medicaid

Website: https://www.hca.wa.gov/

Phone: 1-800-562-3022

WEST VIRGINIA – Medicaid

Website: http://mywvhipp.com/

Toll-free phone: 1-855-MyWVHIPP (1-855-699-8447)

WISCONSIN – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/p-10095.htm

Phone: 1-800-362-3002

WYOMING – Medicaid

Website: https://wyequalitycare.acs-inc.com/

Phone: 307-777-7531

To see if any other states have added a premium assistance program since July 31, 2020, or for more information on special enrollment rights, contact either:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa

1-866-444-EBSA (3272)

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

www.cms.hhs.gov

1-877-267-2323, Menu Option 4, Ext. 61565

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (PRA), no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The Department notes that a Federal agency cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it is approved by OMB under the PRA, and displays a currently valid OMB control number, and the public is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. See 44 U.S.C. 3507. Also, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of information does not display a currently valid OMB control number. See 44 U.S.C. 3512. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average approximately seven minutes per respondent. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Policy and Research, Attention: PRA Clearance Officer, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-5718, Washington, DC 20210 or email ebsa.opr@dol.gov and reference the OMB Control Number 1210-0137.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
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Required Notices

General Notice of COBRA Continuation Coverage Rights ** Continuation Coverage Rights Under COBRA**

Introduction

You are receiving this notice because you recently gained coverage under a group health plan (the Plan). This notice has important information about your right to COBRA continuation coverage, which is a temporary extension of coverage under the Plan. This notice explains COBRA continuation coverage, when it may become available to you and your family, and what you need to do to protect your right to get it. When you become eligible for COBRA, you may also become eligible for other coverage options that may cost less than COBRA continuation coverage.

The right to COBRA continuation coverage was created by a federal law, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). COBRA continuation coverage can become available to you and other members of your family when group health coverage would otherwise end. For more information about your rights and obligations under the Plan and under federal law, you should review the Plan’s Summary Plan Description or contact the Plan Administrator.

You may have other options available to you when you lose group health coverage. For example, you may be eligible to buy an individual plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. By enrolling in coverage through the Marketplace, you may qualify for lower costs on your monthly premiums and lower out-of-pocket costs. Additionally, you may qualify for a 30-day special enrollment period for another group health plan for which you are eligible (such as a spouse’s plan), even if that plan generally doesn’t accept late enrollees.

What is COBRA continuation coverage?

COBRA continuation coverage is a continuation of Plan coverage when it would otherwise end because of a life event. This is also called a “qualifying event.” Specific qualifying events are listed later in this notice. After a qualifying event, COBRA continuation coverage must be offered to each person who is a “qualified beneficiary.” You, your spouse, and your dependent children could become qualified beneficiaries if coverage under the Plan is lost because of the qualifying event. Under the Plan, qualified beneficiaries who elect COBRA continuation coverage must pay for COBRA continuation coverage.

If you’re an employee, you’ll become a qualified beneficiary if you lose your coverage under the Plan because of the following qualifying events:

• Your hours of employment are reduced, or

• Your employment ends for any reason other than your gross misconduct.

If you’re the spouse of an employee, you’ll become a qualified beneficiary if you lose your coverage under the Plan because of the following qualifying events:

• Your spouse dies;

• Your spouse’s hours of employment are reduced;

• Your spouse’s employment ends for any reason other than his or her gross misconduct;

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• Your spouse becomes entitled to Medicare benefits (under Part A, Part B, or both); or

• You become divorced or legally separated from your spouse.

Your dependent children will become qualified beneficiaries if they lose coverage under the Plan because of the following qualifying events:

• The parent-employee dies;

• The parent-employee’s hours of employment are reduced;

• The parent-employee’s employment ends for any reason other than his or her gross misconduct;

• The parent-employee becomes entitled to Medicare benefits (Part A, Part B, or both);

• The parents become divorced or legally separated; or

• The child stops being eligible for coverage under the Plan as a “dependent child.”

Sometimes, filing a proceeding in bankruptcy under title 11 of the United States Code can be a qualifying event. If a proceeding in bankruptcy is filed with respect to Lenoir County Government, and that bankruptcy results in the loss of coverage of any retired employee covered under the Plan, the retired employee will become a qualified beneficiary. The retired employee’s spouse, surviving spouse, and dependent children will also become qualified beneficiaries if bankruptcy results in the loss of their coverage under the Plan.

When is COBRA continuation coverage available?

The Plan will offer COBRA continuation coverage to qualified beneficiaries only after the Plan Administrator has been notified that a qualifying event has occurred. The employer must notify the Plan Administrator of the following qualifying events:

• The end of employment or reduction of hours of employment;

• Death of the employee;

• Commencement of a proceeding in bankruptcy with respect to the employer; or

• The employee’s becoming entitled to Medicare benefits (under Part A, Part B, or both).

For all other qualifying events (divorce or legal separation of the employee and spouse or a dependent child’s losing eligibility for coverage as a dependent child), you must notify the Plan Administrator within 60 days after the qualifying event occurs. You must provide this notice to: April Batchelor at Lenoir County Government. Applicable documentation will be required i.e. court order, certificate of coverage etc.

How is COBRA continuation coverage provided?

Once the Plan Administrator receives notice that a qualifying event has occurred, COBRA continuation coverage will be offered to each of the qualified beneficiaries. Each qualified beneficiary will have an independent right to elect COBRA continuation coverage. Covered employees may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their spouses, and parents may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their children.

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COBRA continuation coverage is a temporary continuation of coverage that generally lasts for 18 months due to employment termination or reduction of hours of work. Certain qualifying events, or a second qualifying event during the initial period of coverage, may permit a beneficiary to receive a maximum of 36 months of coverage.

There are also ways in which this 18-month period of COBRA continuation coverage can be extended:

Disability extension of 18-month period of COBRA continuation coverage

If you or anyone in your family covered under the Plan is determined by Social Security to be disabled and you notify the Plan Administrator in a timely fashion, you and your entire family may be entitled to get up to an additional 11 months of COBRA continuation coverage, for a maximum of 29 months. The disability would have to have started at some time before the 60th day of COBRA continuation coverage and must last at least until the end of the 18-month period of COBRA continuation coverage.

Second qualifying event extension of 18-month period of continuation coverage

If your family experiences another qualifying event during the 18 months of COBRA continuation coverage, the spouse and dependent children in your family can get up to 18 additional months of COBRA continuation coverage, for a maximum of 36 months, if the Plan is properly notified about the second qualifying event. This extension may be available to the spouse and any dependent children getting COBRA continuation coverage if the employee or former employee dies; becomes entitled to Medicare benefits (under Part A, Part B, or both); gets divorced or legally separated; or if the dependent child stops being eligible under the Plan as a dependent child. This extension is only available if the second qualifying event would have caused the spouse or dependent child to lose coverage under the Plan had the first qualifying event not occurred.

Are there other coverage options besides COBRA Continuation Coverage?

Yes. Instead of enrolling in COBRA continuation coverage, there may be other coverage options for you and your family through the Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid, or other group health plan coverage options (such as a spouse’s plan) through what is called a “special enrollment period.” Some of these options may cost less than COBRA continuation coverage. You can learn more about many of these options at www.healthcare.gov.

If you have questions

Questions concerning your Plan or your COBRA continuation coverage rights should be addressed to the contact or contacts identified below. For more information about your rights under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), including COBRA, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and other laws affecting group health plans, contact the nearest Regional or District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in your area or visit www.dol.gov/ebsa. (Addresses and phone numbers of Regional and District EBSA Offices are available through EBSA’s website.) For more information about the Marketplace, visit www.HealthCare.gov.

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Keep your Plan informed of address changes

To protect your family’s rights, let the Plan Administrator know about any changes in the addresses of family members. You should also keep a copy, for your records, of any notices you send to the Plan Administrator.

Plan contact information:

Lenoir County Government

April Batchelor/Lashanda Hall

130 South Queen Street

Kinston, NC 28502

Phone: 252-559-6450

COBRA Administrator for Health Insurance

Interactive Medical Systems

PO Box 1349

Wake Forest, NC 27588

Physical Address: 11635 Northpark Drive

Suite 330

Wake Forest, NC 27588

(800)426-8739

COBRA Administrator for Medical Reimbursement Accounts

Ameriflex

2508 Highlander Way, Suite 200

Carrollton, TX 75006

Fax: 609-257-0136

COBRA Administrator for Dental Insurance

Delta Dental of North Carolina

Attn: COBRA Administrator

240 Venture Circle Nashville, TN 37228

COBRA Administrator for Vision Insurance

Superior Vision

Attn: COBRA

11101 White Rock Road, Suite 150

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Phone: (800)507-3800

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Authorization for Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company

For the purpose of evaluating my application(s) for insurance submitted during the current enrollment and eligibility for benefits under any insurance issued including checking for and resolving any issues that may arise regarding incomplete or incorrect information on my application(s), I hereby authorize the disclosure of the following information about me and, if applicable, my dependents, from the sources listed below to Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company (Colonial) and its duly authorized representatives.

Health information may be disclosed by any health care provider or institution, health plan or health care clearinghouse that has any records or knowledge about me including prescription drug database or pharmacy benefit manager, or ambulance or other medical transport service. Health information may also be disclosed by any insurance company, Medicare or Medicaid agencies or the Medical Information Bureau (MIB). Health information includes my entire medical record, but does not include psychotherapy notes. Non-health information including earnings or employment history deemed appropriate by Colonial to evaluate my application may be disclosed by any person or organization that has these records about me, including my employer, employer representative and compensation sources, insurance company, financial institution or governmental entities including departments of public safety and motor vehicle departments.

Any information Colonial obtains pursuant to this authorization will be used for the purpose of evaluating my application(s) for insurance or eligibility for benefits. Some information obtained may not be protected by certain federal regulations governing the privacy of health information, but the information is protected by state privacy laws and other applicable laws. Colonial will not disclose the information unless permitted or required by those laws.

This authorization is valid for two (2) years from its execution and a copy is as valid as the original. A copy will be included with my contract(s) and I or my authorized representative may request access to this information. This authorization may be revoked by me or my authorized representative at any time except to the extent Colonial has relied on the authorization prior to notice of revocation or has a legal right to contest coverage under the contract(s) or the contract itself. If revoked, Colonial may not be able to evaluate my application(s) for insurance or eligibility for benefits as necessary to issue my contract(s). I may revoke this authorization by sending written notice to: Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, Underwriting Department, P.O. Box 1365, Columbia, SC 29202.

You may refuse to sign this form; however, Colonial may not be able to issue your coverage. I am the individual to whom this authorization applies or that person’s legal Guardian, Power of Attorney Designee, or Conservator. ___________________

(Printed name of individual

(Social Security (Signature) (Date Signed) subject to this disclosure) Number)

If applicable, I signed on behalf of the proposed insured as __________________________ (indicate relationship). If legal Guardian, Power or Attorney Designee, or Conservator.

(Printed name of legal representative)

(Signature of legal representative) (Date Signed)

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YES! I want to keep my Colonial Life Coverage.

My premiums are no longer being payroll-deducted.

Complete this form and mail it today — along with a check for your premium payment.

Name: ____________________________________

Mailing Address:

Policy number(s) to be continued:

Which Colonial Life & Accident Insurance do you want to continue? (check one or more)

Please choose one of the following payment options:

Deduct premiums monthly from my bank account.

Your draft will occur on one of the dates within the range you have selected. Please include a voided check or

2. Bill me directly. (choose one of the following)

Daytime
Telephone Number: (______) ________________________
Social Security Number or Date of Birth:_____________________
State:_______________________ Zip: _____________________
City: ______________________________________
______________________, ______________________, ______________________, ______________________,
Accident Disability Hospital Income Cancer or Critical Illness Life
M 1st-5th M 6th-10th M 11th-15th M 16th-20th M 21st-26th
M 1.
Routing #____________________________ and Account #________________________________ Signature of bank account owner M
M Quarterly (Submit a payment 3 times your monthly premium) M Semi-annually (Submit a payment 6 times your monthly premium) M Annually (Submit a payment 12 times your monthly premium) Date:
Policy Owner ’s Signature:______________________________________________ Return
Colonial Life
Accident Insurance
P.O. Box 1365 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 1.800.325.4368
1.800.561.3082
Colonial Life products are underwritten by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, for which Colonial Life is the marketing brand. 10-16 18514-16 76
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BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD - HEALTH INSURANCE

Contact the Customer Service Center at the number shown on your health plan ID card for questions

• Website: www.bcbsnc.com

HEALTH EQUITY - HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT

• Customer Service: 1-866-346-5800

• Website: www.myhealthequity.com

AMERIFLEX - FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS

• Customer Service: 1-888-868-3539

• Website: www.myameriflex.com

• Claims Mailing Address: P.O. Box 269009, Plano, TX 75026

MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT ONLINE OR DOWNLOAD THE MYAMERIFLEX MOBILE APP

• Check your Balance

• Submit a Claim

• Check Claim Status

• Mark Your Card Lost or Stolen

METLIFE - TERM LIFE INSURANCE

• Customer Service: 1-800-275-4638

SUPERIOR - VISION INSURANCE

• Customer Service: 1-800-507-3800

• Website: www.superiorvision.com

DELTA - DENTAL INSURANCE

• Customer Service: 1-800-662-8856

• Website: www.DeltaDentalNC.com

MCLAUGHLIN YOUNGEAP & WORK-LIFE SERVICES

• Help is available 24/7/365 at 1-800-633-3353

HARMONY ONLINE ENROLLMENT

• See pages 5-6 for online enrollment instructions

• Technical Help Desk: 1-866-875-4772

Visit www.piercegroupbenefits.com/ lenoircountygovernment For

concerning

COLONIAL LIFE

VISIT COLONIALLIFE.COM TO SET UP YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT

• Website: www.coloniallife.com

• Claims Fax: 1-800-880-9325

• Customer Service & Wellness Screenings: 1-800-325-4368

• TDD for hearing impaired customers call: 1-800-798-4040

If you wish to file a Wellness/Cancer Screening claim for a test performed within the past 36 months, you need the name and date of the test performed as well as your doctor’s name and phone number. Colonial also needs to know if this is for you or another covered individual and their name and social security number. You may:

• FILE BY PHONE! Call 1-800-325-4368 and provide the information requested by Colonial’s Automated Voice Response System, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, or

• SUBMIT ON THE INTERNET using the Wellness Claim Form at www.coloniallife.com, or

• Write your name, address, social security number and/or policy/certificate number on your bill and indicate “Wellness Test.” Fax this to Colonial at 1-800-880-9325 or MAIL to PO Box 100195, Columbia, SC 29202

If your Wellness/Cancer Screening test was more than 36 months ago, you must fax or mail Colonial a copy of the bill or statement from your doctor indicating the type of procedure performed, the charge incurred and the date of service. Please write your full name, social security number, and current address on the bill.

Please Note: If your cancer policy includes a second part to the screening benefit, bills for tests covered and a copy of the diagnostic report (reflecting the abnormal reading of your first test) must be mailed or faxed to us for benefits to be provided.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
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When you terminate employment, you have the opportunity to continue your Colonial coverage either through direct billing or automatic payment through your bank account. Please contact Colonial at 1-800-325-4368 to request the continuation of benefits form. to employees of
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Lenoir County Government, please contact our North Carolina Service Center at 1-888-662-7500, ext. 100
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General Notice of COBRA Continuation Coverage Rights ** Continuation Coverage Rights Under COBRA**

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PIERCE GROUP BENEFITS ADDITIONAL BENEFITS THE FSASTORE & HSASTORE

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Whole Life Plus Insurance

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Term Life Insurance

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Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance

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Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance Medical Treatment Package

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Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance Plan

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Gunshot Wound Policy

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Group Disability Insurance

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Group Disability Insurance

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Group Disability Insurance

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Group Critical Illness Insurance

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Group Critical Illness Insurance Progressive Diseases Rider

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Group Critical Illness Insurance

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Group Critical Illness Insurance

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Group Critical Illness Insurance Plan

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pages 38-40

Group Critical Illness Insurance Plan

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Cancer Assist Benefits Overview

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Cancer Insurance

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Dependent Care Account

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Limited Purpose FSA

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Flexible Spending Account

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EAP & Work-Life Services

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Supplementa l Term Life

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Vision plan benefits for Lenoir County Government

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