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Cornell provides eligible Ithaca and Cornell Tech employees with basic life insurance at no cost. The type of insurance and amount varies by benefit plan:
New employees: We encourage employees to use Cigna’s Trusted Advisor for all of their life insurance needs, e. g. enrollment, changes in coverage, beneficiary information. Please note: New employees may not have access to this site for up to two weeks after completing their benefits enrollments in Workday. If you cannot wait to access Cigna’s Trusted Advisor to designate your basic life beneficiary, please complete the paper form. You can mail it or fax it to Cigna.
Please note: Employees of County Cooperative Extension Associations and all employees who are actively enrolled in the New York State Employee’s Retirement System (NYSERS), are not eligible for Basic Life through Cigna.
CIGNA provides group universal life insurance that lets eligible employees supplement their basic life insurance at an additional cost. Employees may sign up for additional group life insurance for themselves, their spouses, their domestic partners, and/or their dependents (see coverage amounts below).
You can enroll in group universal life insurance at any time. Review the “Plan Details and Forms” section for information about coverage amounts and how to enroll.
Once enrolled, you may visit CIGNA’s Trusted Advisor website to review your coverage and make changes to your beneficiary designations as often as you wish. Click on “My Account” and see your current coverages and payroll deduction values. A print form is also available below. Please be advised, if you have dependent life insurance for your children, please be reminded that coverage ends at either 19 years of age or age 24 if a full time student. If you no longer have eligible children, you must contact Cigna to cancel the policy, and discuss any applicable refund.
New employees: We encourage employees to use Cigna’s Trusted Advisor for all of their life insurance needs, e. g. enrollment, changes in coverage, beneficiary information. Please note: New employees may not have access to this site for up to two weeks after completing their benefits enrollments in Workday. If you cannot wait to access Cigna’s Trusted Advisor to enroll in Group Universal Life or Personal Accident Insurance, please complete the paper form. You can mail it or fax it to Cigna.
For questions or concerns regarding this insurance, please call CIGNA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-231-1193.
The rate structure allows for employees, spouses and domestic partners to pay for their insurance based on their individual ages.
Regular full-time or part-time Cornell University employees at the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses who work a minimum of 20 hours per week over a period of at least six months or County Extension employees who work at least 17.5 hours per week for at least six months. Faculty members and salaried staff who are appointed for 50% or more for at least one semester, with Cornell salary, or on an approved leave of absence without Cornell salary, not to include AD White Professors-at-Large.