Life Change? Remember 31-Day Deadline to Change Benefits
If you get married, have a baby, move or experience some other qualifying status change, called a "life event," you have 31 days to make changes to your benefits. If you miss this important deadline, you'll have to wait until the next annual enrollment period in fall 2013 to change your benefits.
More Examples of Life Events
In addition to birth and marriage, there are other qualifying life events that allow you to make a change to some of your benefits including:
- Getting divorced.
- Beginning or ending a domestic partnership.
- Losing or gaining coverage due to a spouse's job change.
How to Report an Event
There are two ways to report a life event:
- Call the Benefits Center at 1-877-262-4849
- Go to the Your Benefits Resources website. From the Health and Insurance tab, select Take Action – Change Coverage and select the life event from the drop-down menu