Department of Human Resources

Life and AD&D

Oberlin College provides basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage to benefits-eligible employees in the amount of 1 times your annual salary up to a maximum amount of $200,000.

Benefit eligible active employees also have the opportunity to enroll in additional valuable Life/AD&D benefits that can help protect you, your family, and your finances. You have the option to purchase AD&D coverage for yourself regardless of whether you purchase Term Life coverage.

You may also purchase Term Life and AD&D insurance for your spouse, and/or your children between the ages of birth and 26. In order to purchase Term Life and AD&D coverage for your spouse and children, you must enroll in Term Life and AD&D coverage for yourself.

Learn more about the benefit options and how you can sign up. Find out about insurance, accident coverage, and more. Have questions regarding your status? Unum  is here to help. Call: (800) 421-0344; hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Sign in to complete your Statement of Health  (Evidence of Insurability) online. Before you start, review the Statement of Health Checklist  so you have necessary information to complete this process.

Employee Term Life choose from $10,000 to $500,000 in $1,000 increments up to 5 times your annual salary. You can get up to $100,000 with no health questions, if eligible (see delayed effective date). $100,000 is the guaranteed issue amount.

Employee AD&D get up to $500,000 for yourself in $1,000 increments up to a maximum amount of 5 times your annual salary. Employees age 70 or older should ask the plan administrator in Human Resources for the amount of coverage available to them.

Spouse Term Life get up to $250,000 of coverage in $1,000. Your spouse can get up to $25,000 with no health questions, if eligible (see delayed effective date). $25,000 is the guaranteed issue amount.

Spouse AD&D get up to $250,000 of AD&D coverage for your spouse in $5,000 increments, if eligible (see delayed effective date).

Dependent Child Term Life Get up to $100,000 of coverage in $2,000 increments if eligible (see delayed effective date). One policy covers ALL of your children until their 19th birthday - or until their 26th birthday if they are a full-time student.

Dependent Child AD&D get up to $10,000 of coverage for your children in $2,000 increments if eligible (see delayed effective date).

Note: The maximum amount of Optional Term Life and AD&D coverage you may purchase for your spouse and children is 50 percent of the amount you choose for yourself (within the coverage maximums stated above.

If you have enrolled in the non-medical maximum amount (or guarantee issue) amount, evidence of insurability (EOI) is required. Please complete the Statement of Health (EOI). You will need the following access code to proceed:SUHYWHB. 

Prior to completing the statement of health (EOI), review the health checklist to ensure you have all the necessary information.

When your group term life insurance coverage ends, either because your employment has terminated, you retire from the college, or you are no longer eligible to participate in the group life insurance coverage, you have 31 days to decide if you would like to keep coverage.

Depending on your circumstances, you have two options:

  1. Portability - Take your group term life coverage with you and pay for it at group rates. This option does not build any cash value. 
  2. Conversion - Change your group term life coverage to an individual whole life policy, which builds cash value. You pay the premium at individual rates. The right to convert your policy is guaranteed by law under certain circumstances. 

If you believe one of these options is right for you, please schedule an appointment with Human Resources Benefits Team to have Section 1 of your election form completed and signed by an authorized representative. 

IMPORTANT: After coverage ends, you have 31 days to apply. 

If you have any questions about coverage, please contact Unum at 1-800-421-0344