Life, Supplemental, Auto & Home Insurance

The following provides information on the various Insurance benefits offered to UConn employees by the State and the University. Each type of Insurance section outlines the overall availability and also provides bargaining-unit-specific details, when applicable.

 

Eligibility for Insurance, by Audience

Audience Basic Group Life Insurance
"Supplemental" Basic Group Life Insurance
Voluntary Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Home/Auto Insurance
Management / Confidential Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes
UCPEA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes
AAUP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes
Law School Faculty Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes
Adjunct Faculty No No No No No No No
Post-Docs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NP-2 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NP-3 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NP-5 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Graduate Assistants / Interns / Fellows No No No No No No No
Special Payroll No No No No No No No
1 Employees who elect the Alternate Retirement Plan (ARP) are automatically covered for Long Term Disability Insurance through Empower.

State-Sponsored Supplemental Benefits

Information about the State-sponsored supplemental benefits is available from their website at the following link: https://carecompass.ct.gov/supplementalbenefits/.

College Benefits Group Voluntary Benefits

Information about the voluntary benefits offered by College Benefits Group is available from their website at the following link: https://www.collegebenefitsgroup.com/.

Long Term Disability Benefit for Employees Enrolled in ARP (Alternate Retirement Program)

Please note that the long term disability benefit described below does not apply to postdoctoral research associates or adjunct faculty.

Employees enrolled in ARP automatically receive long term disability benefits at no cost to them. For plan details view the Long Term Disability Coverage Plan Document.