Adding and verifying your dependent and beneficiary information is the first step in completing your enrollment. 

If you plan to include dependents in your coverage, you must complete this step first; otherwise, they will not appear on the enrollment form and cannot be added. 

If you do not see your dependent or beneficiary listed under "Dependents/Beneficiaries Not Covered", you must exit the enrollment screen and follow the steps outlined below.

1. Select the black button labeled "I Agree—View & Update Dependents/Beneficiaries." 
2.  "Review Dependents/Beneficiaries" screen:
   • To add a new dependent or beneficiary, select the blue "Add New Dependent/Beneficiary" button at the bottom of the page.
   • On the next screen, "Change Dependents/Beneficiaries," you will be prompted to enter the dependent's legal first and last name, relationship to you (e.g., child, spouse, sibling), date of birth, sex, and social security number. Once completed, select the "Submit" button.
   • You will continue this process until you add all dependents you want to cover on insurance and any additional beneficiaries. Then, you will return to the main Benefits Enrollment screen, and you can then select the gold button labeled "I Agree - Continue to Benefits Enrollment."
3. For current employees with an established list of dependents and beneficiaries already, you should review the list to ensure it is up-to-date. 

Dependents

Children may be covered by health and dental insurance until the end of the calendar year when they turn 26 without tax implications. Coverage for single children who are full-time students or disabled can continue as long as they remain in that status.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined that if an employer allows employees to insure dependent children past the age of 26 who do not qualify as the employee’s tax dependents, there is a value that must be added to the employee’s taxable salary when reporting income earned on the annual W-2.

Taxable health and dental information for Faculty and Staff

Beneficiaries

Check to make sure the beneficiaries listed are correct. You can make any additions at this time. Later in enrollment, you will be asked to assign beneficiaries when selecting eligible insurance plans. Anyone you plan to designate as a beneficiary must appear on this list.

To correct beneficiary or dependent information, permanently delete a beneficiary, or if a beneficiary is not appearing under a benefit area where you want to cover them, please contact the University Benefits office.

As you are enrolling online, there are a few things to remember:

• You will always be the beneficiary of Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance.
• Life insurance proceeds are divided between primary beneficiaries. Contingent beneficiaries only receive proceeds if there are no living primary beneficiaries.