Employee Benefits Overview

Management/Confidential

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan (choice at hire):

  • SERS
  • SERS Hybrid
  • ARP
  • TRS (if previous enrollment in qualified position)
  • Default: SERS

Retiree Health: Yes
Retiree Life Insurance: Yes
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

UCPEA

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan (choice at hire):

  • SERS
  • SERS Hybrid
  • ARP
  • TRS (if previous enrollment in qualified position)
  • Default: SERS Hybrid

Retiree Health: Yes
Retiree Life Insurance: Yes
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

AAUP

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan (choice at hire):

  • SERS
  • SERS Hybrid
  • ARP
  • TRS (if previous enrollment in qualified position)
  • Default: ARP, 6.5% employee contribution

Retiree Health: Yes
Retiree Life Insurance: Yes
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

Law School Faculty

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan (choice at hire):

  • SERS
  • SERS Hybrid
  • ARP
  • TRS (if previous enrollment in qualified position)
  • Default: SERS

Retiree Health: Yes
Retiree Life Insurance: Yes
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

Adjunct Faculty

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: No, unless teaching 9 or more credit hours across multiple State Higher Ed

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan (choice at hire):

  • ARP
  • Waive
  • Default: ARP, 6.5% employee contribution

Retiree Health: No, except for semesters that qualify for subsidized health coverage
Retiree Life Insurance: No
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: None
UConn-Sponsored: None

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Health Coverage

Plan:
Medical: CT Partnership Plan
Dental: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan (choice at hire):

  • ARP
  • Waive
  • Default: ARP, 5% employee contribution

Retiree Health: No
Retiree Life Insurance: No
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

NP-2

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan:

  • SERS
  • Default: SERS

Retiree Health: Yes
Retiree Life Insurance: Yes
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

NP-3

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan:

  • SERS
  • Default: SERS

Retiree Health: Yes
Retiree Life Insurance: Yes
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

NP-5

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan:

  • SERS
  • Default: SERS

Retiree Health: Yes
Retiree Life Insurance: Yes
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): Yes

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: State Supplemental Benefits
UConn-Sponsored: College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

Graduate Assistants/Interns/Fellows

Health Coverage

Plan: CT Partnership Plan
Subsidized: Yes

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan: None
Retiree Health: None
Retiree Life Insurance: No
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): No

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: None
UConn-Sponsored: None

Special Payroll

Health Coverage

Plan: State Employee Plan
Subsidized: No, unless appointment term is greater than 6 months and working 30 or more hours per week

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Plan: None
Retiree Health: None
Retiree Life Insurance: No
Retirement Savings Plans (403b, 457): No

Supplemental Benefits

State-Sponsored: None
UConn-Sponsored: None