Life Insurance Plans Benefits
Open Enrollment: October 21 through November 8
See Open Enrollment website for complete details.
The following life insurance options are available to Northwestern faculty & staff:
- Basic Term Life Insurance - University paid life insurance offered to all benefit eligible faculty and staff.
- Supplemental Term Life Insurance - Additional life insurance is available at an additional cost to the faculty or staff member.
- Spouse Term Life Insurance - Provides life insurance coverage for spouses and civil union partners at an additional cost to the faculty or staff member
- Dependent Child Term Life Insurance - Provides life insurance coverage for dependent children at an additional cost to the faculty or staff member
- Review the Certificate of Coverage for Northwestern’s life insurance plans.
- Beneficiaries for life insurance are managed through myHR. Use this guide for assistance updating/changing and reviewing your beneficiaries.
- Review the Glossary of Terms for definitions for common life insurance terminology.
The following life insurance options are available to Northwestern postdoctoral trainees: