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Life Insurance Information

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pointer Supplemental Life Insurance Benefits – Beginning January 1, 2005
- - -(Open Enrollment Period from Oct. 27 – Dec. 15) Click here for more info

Life Insurance Enrollment

Life insurance is considered an employer provided paid benefit. If life insurance is offered, it must be offered to all eligible staff (working 20+ hours) and premium payments are the responsibility of the parish. Each parish has the option of offering life insurance to their employees in the amount of $50,000. (See also the link above about supplemental life insurance.)

New employees have 30 days from their date of hire to enroll in the life insurance plan. After 30 days, an employee wishing to enroll must complete a Health Statement and their enrollment will be permitted only after approval of the Medical Underwriters at Church Life Insurance Corp. In order to enroll in the life insurance plan, a “Request for Insurance Coverage” form (see below) must be completed and submitted to the diocesan Insurance Administrator, Mary Manson. Once this form is received, the Group Life Insurance Enrollment form will be mailed to the eligible employee to be completed and mailed back to the Insurance Administrator for processing. For more information, contact Mary Manson at 202/537-6522 (mmanson@edow.org).

Cancellation of Life Insurance must be submitted no later than 60 days after termination of employment. If Church Life Insurance Corp. is notified any later, the congregation becomes responsible for the cost of any premiums over 60 days. To obtain a life insurance change form the Parish Administrator must contact the diocesan Insurance Administrator.

Clergy receive life insurance free through the Church Pension Fund, as long as their assessments are paid up to date. They receive double their compensation, up to $50,000. They do NOT need to file an enrollment form. (See also the link above about supplemental life insurance.)

Diocese of Washington Request for Insurance Coverage [pdf]
(Using free Acrobat Reader, you can type your information directly into the form and then print it out and mail or fax it to Church House. Reader will not let you save your changes.)

Diocese of Washington Request for Insurance Coverage [Word]


LIFE INSURANCE RATES

LEVEL OF
MONTHLY
ANNUAL
COVERAGE
PREMIUM
PREMIUM
$50,000.00
$34.00
$408.00
     
**All actively employed clergy receive up to $50,000.00
life insurance provided by the Church Pension Fund