Starting today, MSU is offering a new line of voluntary, employee-paid benefits to benefits-eligible employees called MSU Benefits Plus. MSU Benefits Plus is administered by a company called Empower Benefits. The benefits are offered through payroll deduction and will be deducted on a monthly basis.
The line-up of benefits and their vendors include:
- Vision insurance through VSP
- Group Legal services through ARAG
- Critical Illness through MetLife
- Long-term Care insurance through Transamerica
- Auto and Home Insurance through Liberty Mutual and MetLife
- Discounts
There is an open enrollment period from October 1 through October 19 for vision insurance and group legal services. If you miss the open enrollment period for these two benefits, you will have to wait until the next annual open enrollment period to enroll. The coverage period runs from December 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013 and you will not be able to cancel your coverage prior to the end of the coverage period.
There will be benefits fairs on October 10 and 11 where you can meet ARAG, Liberty Mutual, MetLife and VSP. Fair information and other information about MSU Benefits Plus is posted on the HR website. Or, you can visit www.MSUBenefitsPlus.com to learn more about the benefits and their vendors and to enroll.