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The next Benefits for Life Open Enrollment will be held Spring 2022.
New Hires and employees returning from a Leave of Absence with a start date outside of the annual Benefits for Life enrollment period will need to wait until the next open enrollment period to make elections in most benefits.
Employees can enroll in Auto and Home Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D) at any time throughout the year. Employees can also enroll in Supplemental Term Life Insurance and Identity Theft within 60 days of your hire date. To enroll in any of these benefits call 888-825-8395 (888-VALUE-95).
2022 BFL Open Enrollment: March 7, 2022 - March 25, 2022
| Benefit Plan | Payroll Deduction Begins | Policy Effective Date |
| Identity Theft | April 28 | May 1 |
| Trustmark - Accident Insurance* | April 28 | June 1 |
| Trustmark - Universal Life Insurance* | April 28 | June 1 |
| Trustmark - Critical Illness Insurance* | April 28 | June 1 |
| MetLife - Legal Plan | April 28 | May 1 |
| MetLife - AD&D | May 12 | May 1 |
| MetLife - Supplemental Term Life Guarantee Issue Applications Only (Note: Employees applying for more than the GI amount can take an additional 2-6 weeks based on the underwriting review) |
May 12 | May 1 |
| Liberty Mutual/MetLife - Auto/Home Insurance | Determined by employee | Determined by employee |
| Abenity - Discount Plan | No charge | Upon receipt of code** |
If a change in coverage, new enrollment, or policy termination takes place outside of the annual BFL Open Enrollment, it can take up to two pay periods for any associated premium deduction change to reflect on the employee's earning statement.
*Trustmark bills in advance for all of their benefits. The early deduction pays for the final month of coverage upon termination.
**Upon enrolling in the Discount Plan you will receive a new discount code for 2021 that will begin with the letters "ST." The code is active upon receipt and you must register it at som.abenity.com to start using the plan.
