Other Programs

Available to Employees Covered by Minnesota Life
Travel Assistance Program - helping you and your family when traveling 100 miles or more from home
Will Preparation and Legal Services - helping you ensure your beneficiaries are taken care of
Beneficiary Financial Counseling - for surviving beneficiaries
Legacy Planning Services - helping you and your family with end-of-life issues

Basic Life Insurance

Resources & Tools

Certificate of Coverage - from Minnesota Life; explains coverage, plan provisions, exclusions and limitations
Policy Number for State-paid Basic and Employee-paid Supplemental Life/AD& D Insurance - 33780-G
Dedicated Customer Service Line for Minnesota Life - 1-877-828-7728, for questions on claims, evidence of insurability forms, coverage, portability and conversion
Examples of Beneficiary Designations - different scenarios involving primary and contingent beneficiaries
Information on Portability of Life Insurance (updated 11/09) - how to apply for coverage, Q&As, premium rates, applications, customer service number for questions, comparison of Portability with Conversion
Information on Conversion of Life Insurance - how to apply for coverage, Q&As, premium rates, applications, customer service number for questions
PERA-Sponsored Life Insurance

More Benefits Information
HealthLine   - The Employee Benefits Newsletter
Insurance Premiums
Enroll/Change Your Benefits - link to State's online Benefits Administration System (BAS)
Your department's HR/Benefits personnel
Instructions for Online Enrollment
What do "Pre-tax" and "After tax" mean?
Glossary of Insurance Terms
Forms
Salary Reduction Plan

For more information about Benefits contact the DPA Benefits Unit .