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This is a Group Life Insurance Certificate issued by Standard Insurance Company to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida (Policy Number 631957-I, effective April 1, 2015) outlining coverage for employees and retirees. The certificate provides comprehensive group life insurance benefits including Basic Plan 1 Life Insurance (noncontributory for active employees and firefighters; contributory for retirees), Optional Plan 2 Additional Life Insurance (contributory for all eligible classes), Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance (noncontributory), and Dependents Life Insurance (contributory for spouse and children). Coverage amounts vary by employee classification, ranging from $5,000 to $125,000 for basic life insurance depending on class and annual earnings. Active employees (Classes 1-5 and 8) become eligible immediately or after a 60-day waiting period, while retirees (Classes 6-7) may continue coverage under the Retirement Continuation Provision by applying before retirement and paying required premiums. The certificate details numerous additional benefits including Waiver of Premium for total disability, Accelerated Benefits for terminally ill members (up to 75% of insurance), portability options for terminated employees, and various AD&D supplemental benefits such as seat belt and air bag bonuses, career adjustment assistance, child care benefits, higher education support, and line-of-duty benefits for public safety officers.
The policy is fully insured with Standard Insurance Company bearing all claims risk. Premium contributions are required from members for Plan 2 Life Insurance, Dependents Life Insurance, and certain classes for Plan 1 coverage, while the City pays noncontributory premiums for active employees' basic coverage and AD&D insurance. The certificate includes standard insurance provisions such as a two-year suicide exclusion for Plan 2 and AD&D coverage, incontestability clauses after two years of coverage, and claims procedures with specific timelines for filing proof of loss and receiving benefit decisions. Members have the right to convert group coverage to individual policies upon employment termination (maximum $10,000 conversion amount with minimum five-year tenure requirement) and may elect portability coverage up to specified limits without evidence of insurability if employment ends. The policy permits assignment of life and AD&D insurance rights and includes beneficiary designation flexibility, with death benefits payable to named beneficiaries or, absent such designation, to surviving family members in a specified order of precedence.
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STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY
A Stock Life Insurance Company 900 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204-1282
(503) 321-7000
CERTIFICATE
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
Policyholder: CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG
Policy Number: 631957-I
Effective Date: April 1, 2015
A Group Policy has been issued to the Policyholder. We certify that you will be insured as provided by the terms of the Group Policy. If your coverage is changed by an amendment to the Group Policy, we will provide the Policyholder with a revised Certificate or other notice to be given to you.
This policy includes an Accelerated Benefit. Death benefits will be reduced if an Accelerated Benefit is paid. The receipt of this benefit may be taxable and may affect your eligibility for Medicaid or other government benefits or entitlements. However, if you meet the definition of "terminally ill individual" according to the Internal Revenue Code Section 101, your Accelerated Benefit may be non-taxable. You should consult your personal tax and/or legal advisor before you apply for an Accelerated Benefit.
Possession of this Certificate does not necessarily mean you are insured. You are insured only if you meet the requirements set out in this Certificate. If the terms of the Certificate differ from the Group Policy, the terms stated in the Group Policy will govern.
"We", "us" and "our" mean Standard Insurance Company. "You" and "your" mean the Member. All other defined terms appear with the initial letter capitalized. Section headings, and references to them, appear in boldface type.
This certificate provides life insurance for employees and dependents, if applicable, of CITY OF ST.
PETERSBURG, 1 4th Street N, St Petersburg FL, 33701, under 631957-G. The employee shall be given a copy of the group enrollment application. The benefits are payable to the beneficiaries of record designated by the employee.
GC190-LIFE/S399
Table of Contents
COVERAGE FEATURES
GENERAL POLICY INFORMATION
BECOMING INSURED
PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS
SCHEDULE OF INSURANCE
REDUCTIONS IN INSURANCE
OTHER BENEFITS
OTHER PROVISIONS
LIFE INSURANCE
A. Insuring Clause
B. Amount Of Life Insurance
C. Changes In Life Insurance
D. Repatriation Benefit
E. Suicide Exclusion: Life Insurance
F. When Life Insurance Becomes Effective
G. When Life Insurance Ends
H. Reinstatement Of Life Insurance
DEPENDENTS LIFE INSURANCE
A. Insuring Clause
B. Amount Of Dependents Life Insurance
C. Changes In Dependents Life Insurance
D. Definitions For Dependents Life Insurance
E. Becoming Insured For Dependents Life Insurance
F. When Dependents Life Insurance Ends
ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE
A. Insuring Clause
B. Definition Of Loss For AD&D Insurance
C. Amount Payable
D. Changes In AD&D Insurance
E. AD&D Insurance Exclusions
F. Additional AD&D Benefits
G. Becoming Insured For AD&D Insurance
H. When AD&D Insurance Ends
ACTIVE WORK PROVISIONS
CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE
PORTABILITY OF INSURANCE
RETIREMENT CONTINUATION PROVISION
WAIVER OF PREMIUM
ACCELERATED BENEFIT
RIGHT TO CONVERT
CLAIMS
ASSIGNMENT
BENEFIT PAYMENT AND BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS
ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY
TIME LIMITS ON LEGAL ACTIONS
INCONTESTABILITY PROVISIONS
CLERICAL ERROR AND MISSTATEMENT
TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF THE GROUP POLICY
DEFINITIONS
Index of Defined Terms
Accelerated Benefit, 21 Active Work, Actively At Work, 18 AD&D Insurance, 31 Air Bag System, 16 Annual Earnings, 31 Any Occupation, 33 Automobile, 15
Beneficiary, 27
Child, 31 Class Definition, 2 Continuation During Total Disability, 11 Contributory, 32 Conversion Period, 23
Dependent, 12 Dependents Life Insurance, 32 Disabled, 32 Domestic Partner, 32
Eligibility Waiting Period, 32 Employer(s), 1 Evidence Of Insurability, 32
Family Status Change, 3
Group Policy, 32 Group Policy Effective Date, 1 Group Policy Number, 1
Injury, 32 Insurance (for Accelerated Benefit), 23 Insurance (for Right to Convert), 23 Insurance (for Waiver Of Premium), 20
Leave Of Absence Period, 8 Life Insurance, 32 Loss, 14
Maximum Conversion Amount, 8 Member, 1 Minimum Time Insured, 8
Noncontributory, 32
Physician, 32 Policyholder, 1 Pregnancy, 32 Prior Plan, 32 Proof Of Loss, 24
Qualifying Event, 23 Qualifying Medical Condition, 21
Recipient, 28 Right To Convert, 23
Seat Belt System, 15 Sickness, 32 Spouse, 32
Totally Disabled, 33
Waiting Period (for Waiver Of Premium), Waiver Of Premium, 20 War, 15
You, Your (for Right To Convert), 23
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COVERAGE FEATURES
This section contains many of the features of your group life insurance. Other provisions, including exclusions and limitations, appear in other sections. Please refer to the text of each section for full details. The Table of Contents and the Index of Defined Terms help locate sections and definitions.
GENERAL POLICY INFORMATION
Group Policy Number: 631957-I
Type of Insurance Provided:
Life Insurance: Yes
Dependents Life Insurance: Yes
Accidental Death And Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance: Yes
Policyholder: CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG
Employer(s): CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG
Group Policy Effective Date: April 1, 2015
Policy Issued in: Florida
BECOMING INSURED
To become insured for Life Insurance you must: (a) Be a Member; (b) Complete your Eligibility Waiting Period; and (c) Meet the requirements in Life Insurance and Active Work Provisions. The Active Work requirement does not apply to Members who are retired on the Group Policy Effective Date. The requirements for becoming insured for coverages other than Life Insurance are set out in the text.
Definition of Member: You are a Member if you are one of the following:
1. An active full-time employee of the Employer who is regularly working at least 40 hours each week;
2. An active firefighter employee of the Employer who is regularly working at least 20 hours each week;
3. A temporary employee with 6 or more months of service and regularly working 40 or more hours each week; or
4. An employee of the Employer who retired under the Employer's retirement program.
You are not a Member if you are:
1. A temporary employee with less than 6 months of service or working less than 40 hours each week.
2. A seasonal employee.
3. A leased employee.
4. An independent contractor.
5. A full time member of the armed forces of any country.
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Class Definition:
Class 1: Active Elected Officials and Administrative Management
Class 2: Active Fire Captains and District Chiefs
Class 3: Active Police Sergeants, Lieutenants, Police Officers, Forensics Services Technicians and Latent Print Examiners
Class 4: Active Professionals
Class 5: All other active classified Members, other than an Active
Firefighter
Class 6: Retired non-management Members
Class 7: Retired Elected Officials and retired Management Members
Class 8: Active Firefighters
Eligibility Waiting Period: You are eligible on one of the following dates, but not before the Group Policy Effective Date:
Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8: If you are a Member on the Group Policy Effective Date, you are eligible on that date.
If you become a Member after the Group Policy Effective Date, you are eligible on the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following 60 consecutive days as a Member.
Class 6 and 7: If you are a Member on the Group Policy Effective Date, you are eligible on that date.
If you become a Member after the Group Policy Effective Date, you are eligible on the date you become a Member.
Evidence of Insurability: Required:
a. For late application for Contributory insurance.
b. For reinstatements if required.
c. For Members and Dependents eligible but not insured under the Prior Plan.
d. For any increase resulting from a plan or option change you elect. You may increase coverage only during your Employer’s Annual Enrollment period.
Evidence of Insurability will be required.
Please note that if you do not enroll during your initial eligibility period, you may only enroll during your Employer’s next Annual Enrollment period. Evidence of Insurability will be required.
Certain Evidence Of Insurability Requirements Will Be Waived. Your insurance is subject to all other terms of the Group Policy.
During your Employer’s enrollment period from February 14, 2011 through February 28, 2011, certain Evidence Of Insurability requirements will be waived with respect to Plan 2 Life Insurance and Dependents Life Insurance. However, we will not waive the Evidence Of Insurability
05/08/2017 - 3 - 631957-I requirements if you, your Spouse, or your Child previously submitted Evidence Of Insurability that was not approved by us under any group policy issued by us to the Policyholder or covering your Employer. Plan 2 Life Insurance and Dependents Life Insurance applied for during this enrollment period will become effective April 1, 2011.
1. If you are eligible but not insured for Plan 2 (additional) Life Insurance, requirements a. and c.
above will be waived if you apply for the lowest available Option of Plan 2 (additional) Life Insurance for your Annual Earnings Range during the enrollment period from February 14, 2011 through February 28, 2011.
2. If you are insured under Plan 2 (additional) Life Insurance for an amount less than the highest Option available for your Annual Earnings Range, requirement d. above will be waived if you apply to increase the amount of your Plan 2 (additional) Life Insurance to the next higher available Option for your Annual Earnings Range during the enrollment period from February 14, 2011 through February 28, 2011.
3. If your Spouse or Child is eligible but not insured for Dependents Life Insurance, requirements
a. and c. above will be waived if you apply for the lowest available Option of Dependents Life Insurance for your Spouse or Child during the enrollment period from February 14, 2011 through February 28, 2011.
4. If your Spouse or Child is insured for Dependents Life Insurance for an amount less than the highest available Option, requirement d. above will be waived if you apply to increase the amount of Dependents Life Insurance for your Spouse or Child to the next higher available Option during the enrollment period from February 14, 2011 through February 28, 2011.
For A Family Status Change
In the event of a Family Status Change certain Evidence Of Insurability requirements will be waived with respect to Plan 2 Additional Life Insurance and Dependents Life Insurance. However, we will not waive the Evidence Of Insurability requirements if you, your Spouse, or Child previously submitted Evidence Of Insurability that was not approved by us, or if you, your Spouse, or Child previously submitted evidence of good health that was not approved by the insurer(s) of the Prior Plan or any preceding plans.
1. If you are eligible but not insured for Plan 2 Additional Life Insurance and Dependents Life Insurance, Evidence of Insurability requirements will be waived if you apply for Plan 2 Additional Life Insurance and Dependents Life Insurance within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
2. If you are insured for Plan 2 Additional Life Insurance, Evidence of Insurability requirements will be waived for you if you apply for an increase in your Plan 2 Additional Life Insurance within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
3. If your Spouse is insured for Dependents Life Insurance, Evidence of Insurability requirements will be waived if you apply for an increase in your Spouse’s Dependents Life Insurance within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
Family Status Change means a Change of Status as defined under your Employer's IRC Section 125 Cafeteria Plan. The change must be allowed by your Employer's IRC Section 125 Cafeteria Plan.
PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS
Life Insurance:
Plan 1:
Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8: Noncontributory
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Class 6 and 7: Contributory
Plan 2: Contributory
AD&D Insurance: Noncontributory
Dependents Life Insurance: Contributory
SCHEDULE OF INSURANCE
SCHEDULE OF LIFE INSURANCE
For you:
Life Insurance Benefit:
You will become insured under Plan 1 if you meet the requirements to become insured under the Group Policy.
If you are insured under Plan 1, you may also become insured under any one option of Plan 2 if you meet the requirements to become insured under Plan 2 Life Insurance under the Group Policy. Plan 2 is a Contributory plan requiring premium contributions from Members.
You may be insured under Plan 1 and any one option of Plan 2 at any one time.
Plan 1 (basic):
Class 1: $100,000
Class 2 and 3: 1 times your Annual Earnings, rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000, if not already a multiple of $1,000.
The maximum amount is $125,000.
Class 4: $20,000
Class 5: $10,000
Class 6: $5,000
Class 7: You may choose one of the following Options:
Option 1: $10,000
Option 2: $25,000
Option 3: $50,000
Class 8: 1 times your Annual Earnings, rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000, if not already a multiple of $1,000.
The maximum amount is $100,000.
Plan 2 (additional):
Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8: You may choose either the low, middle or high option for the Annual Earnings Range in which you are eligible:
ANNUAL EARNINGS RANGE LOW OPTION MIDDLE OPTION HIGH OPTION
$15,000 - $19,999 $15,000 $30,000 $45,000
$20,000 - $24,999 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000
$25,000 - $29,999 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000
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$30,000 - $34,999 $30,000 $60,000 $90,000
$35,000 - $39,999 $35,000 $70,000 $105,000
$40,000 - $44,999 $40,000 $80,000 $120,000
$45,000 - $49,999 $45,000 $90,000 $135,000
$50,000 or more $50,000 $100,000 $150,000
Classes 6 and 7: None
The Repatriation Benefit: The expenses incurred to transport your body to a mortuary near your primary place of residence, but not to exceed $5,000 or 10% of the Life Insurance Benefit, whichever is less.
For your Spouse:
Dependents Life Insurance Benefit:
Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8: You may choose one of the following options:
Option 1: $10,000
Option 2: $25,000
Option 3: $50,000
Classes 6 and 7: None
The amount of Dependents Life Insurance for your Spouse may not exceed 50% of the amount of your Plan 2 (additional) Life Insurance.
For your Child:
Dependents Life Insurance Benefit:
Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8: You may choose one of the following options:
Option 1: $5,000
Option 2: $10,000
Classes 6 and 7: None
The amount of Dependents Life Insurance for your Child may not exceed 50% of the amount of your Plan 2 (additional) Life Insurance.
SCHEDULE OF AD&D INSURANCE
For you:
AD&D Insurance Benefit: Class 1:
The amount of your AD&D Insurance Benefit is equal to 2 times the amount of your Plan 1 Life Insurance Benefit.
The amount payable for certain Losses is less than 100% of the AD&D Insurance Benefit. See AD&D Table Of Losses.
Class 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8:
The amount of your AD&D Insurance Benefit is equal to the amount of your Plan 1 Life Insurance Benefit. The amount payable for certain Losses is less than 100% of the AD&D Insurance Benefit. See AD&D Table Of Losses.
Class 6 and 7: None
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Seat Belt Benefit: The amount of the Seat Belt Benefit is the lesser of (1) $10,000 or (2) the amount of AD&D Insurance Benefit payable for loss of life.
Air Bag Benefit: The amount of the Air Bag Benefit is the lesser of (1) $5,000; or (2) the amount of AD&D Insurance Benefit payable for Loss of your life.
Career Adjustment Benefit: The tuition expenses for training incurred by your Spouse within 36 months after the date of your death, exclusive of board and room, books, fees, supplies and other expenses, but not to exceed $5,000 per year, or the cumulative total of $10,000 or 25% of the AD&D Insurance Benefit, whichever is less.
Child Care Benefit: The total child care expense incurred by your Spouse within 36 months after the date of your death for all Children under age 13, but not to exceed $5,000 per year, or the cumulative total of $10,000 or 25% of the AD&D Insurance Benefit, whichever is less.
Higher Education Benefit: The tuition expenses incurred per Child within 4 years after the date of your death at an accredited institution of higher education, exclusive of board and room, books, fees, supplies and other expenses, but not to exceed $5,000 per year, or the cumulative total of $20,000 or 25% of the AD&D Insurance Benefit, whichever is less.
Line of Duty Benefit The Lesser of (1) $50,000; or (2) 100% of the amount of the AD&D Insurance Benefit otherwise payable for the Loss.
Occupational Assault Benefit: The lesser of (1) $25,000; or (2) 50% of the amount of the AD&D Insurance Benefit otherwise payable for the Loss.
Public Transportation Benefit: The lesser of (1) $200,000; or (2) 100% of the amount of the AD&D Insurance Benefit otherwise payable for the Loss of your life.
AD&D TABLE OF LOSSES
The amount payable is a percentage of the AD&D Insurance Benefit in effect on the date of the accident and is determined by the Loss suffered as shown in the following table:
Loss: Percentage Payable:
a.
Life 100% b.
One hand or one foot 50% c.
Sight in one eye, speech, or hearing in both ears
50% d.
Two or more of the Losses listed in b. and c. above
100% e.
Thumb and index finger of the same hand
25% *
f. Quadriplegia 100%
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Hemiplegia 50% h.
Paraplegia 50%
No more than 100% of your AD&D Insurance will be paid for all Losses resulting from one accident.
* No AD&D Insurance Benefit will be paid for Loss of thumb and index finger of the same hand if an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable for the Loss of that entire hand.
REDUCTIONS IN INSURANCE
Life Insurance:
Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8:
Your insurance will not be reduced because of your age unless your insurance is subject to termination under the Waiver of Premium provision.
Class 7:
Life Insurance:
Age Percentage
70 or over 50%
AD&D Insurance:
Your AD&D insurance will not be reduced because of your age unless your AD&D insurance is subject to termination under the Waiver of Premium provision.
OTHER BENEFITS
Waiver Of Premium: Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8: Yes
Class 6 and 7: No
Accelerated Benefit: Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8: Yes
Class 6 and 7: No
OTHER PROVISIONS
Limits on Right To Convert if Group Policy terminates or is amended:
Minimum Time Insured: 5 years
Maximum Conversion Amount: $10,000
Suicide Exclusion: Applies to:
a. Plan 2 Life Insurance
b. AD&D Insurance
Leave Of Absence Period: 60 days
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Continuity Of Coverage: Yes
Insurance Eligible For Portability:
For you:
Life Insurance: Yes
Minimum combined amount: $10,000
Maximum combined amount: $300,000
For your Spouse:
Dependents Life Insurance: Yes
Minimum combined amount: $5,000
Maximum combined amount: $100,000
For your Child:
Dependents Life Insurance: Yes
Minimum combined amount: $1,000
Maximum combined amount: $5,000
For you:
AD&D Insurance: Yes
Minimum combined amount: $10,000
Maximum combined amount: $300,000
Annual Earnings based on: Earnings in effect on your last full day of Active Work.
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LIFE INSURANCE
A. Insuring Clause
If you die while insured for Life Insurance, we will pay benefits according to the terms of the Group Policy after we receive Proof Of Loss satisfactory to us.
B. Amount Of Life Insurance
See the Coverage Features for the Life Insurance schedule.
C. Changes In Life Insurance
1. Increases
You must apply in writing for any elective increase in your Life Insurance.
You may only apply for an increase in you Life Insurance in the event of a Family Status Change or during your Employer’s Annual Enrollment Period.
If you are electing Life Insurance during your Employer’s Annual Enrollment period, you must submit Evidence of Insurability.
If you are electing Life Insurance at the time of a Family Status Change Evidence of Insurability is not required if you apply within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
Annual Enrollment Period means the period designated each year by your Employer when you may change insurance elections.
Subject to the Active Work Provisions, an increase in your Life Insurance becomes effective as follows:
a. Increases Subject To Evidence Of Insurability
An increase in your Life Insurance subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the date we approve your Evidence Of Insurability.
b. Increases Not Subject To Evidence Of Insurability
(i) An increase in your Life Insurance not subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date you apply for an elective increase or the date of change in your classification, age or Annual Earnings.
(ii) The later of the date you apply or the date of the Family Status Change, if you apply within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
(iii) The end of the Annual Enrollment Period following the date you apply, if you apply during the Annual Enrollment Period.
2. Decreases
A decrease in your Life Insurance because of a change in your classification, age or Annual Earnings becomes effective on the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date of the change.
Any other decrease in your Life Insurance becomes effective on the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date the Policyholder or your Employer receives your written request for the decrease.
D. Repatriation Benefit
The amount of the Repatriation Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
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We will pay a Repatriation Benefit if all of the following requirements are met.
1. A Life Insurance Benefit is payable because of your death.
2. You die more than 200 miles from your primary place of residence.
3. Expenses are incurred to transport your body to a mortuary near your primary place of residence.
E. Suicide Exclusion: Life Insurance
The Coverage Features states which Life Insurance plan is subject to this suicide exclusion.
If your death results from suicide or other intentionally self-inflicted Injury, while sane or insane, 1 and 2 below apply.
1. The amount payable will exclude the amount of your Life Insurance which is subject to this suicide exclusion and which has not been continuously in effect for at least 2 years on the date of your death. In computing the 2-year period, we will include time you were insured under the Prior Plan.
2. We will refund all premiums paid for that portion of your Life Insurance which is excluded from payment under this suicide exclusion.
F. When Life Insurance Becomes Effective
The Coverage Features states whether your Life Insurance is Contributory or Noncontributory.
Subject to the Active Work Provisions, your Life Insurance becomes effective as follows:
1. Life Insurance subject to Evidence Of Insurability
Life Insurance subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the date we approve your Evidence Of Insurability.
2. Life Insurance not subject to Evidence Of Insurability
a. Noncontributory Life Insurance
Noncontributory Life Insurance not subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the date you become eligible.
b. Contributory Life Insurance
You must apply in writing for Contributory Life Insurance and agree to pay premiums.
Contributory Life Insurance not subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on:
(i) The date you become eligible if you apply on or before that date.
(ii) The later of the date you apply or the date of the Family Status Change, if you apply within 31 days after you become eligible or within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
Late application: Evidence Of Insurability is required if you apply more than 31 days after you become eligible.
3. Takeover Provision
a. If you were insured under the Prior Plan on the day before the effective date of your Employer's coverage under the Group Policy, your Eligibility Waiting Period is waived on the effective date of your Employer's coverage under the Group Policy.
b. You must submit satisfactory Evidence Of Insurability to become insured for Life Insurance if you were eligible under the Prior Plan for more than 31 days but were not insured.
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G. When Life Insurance Ends
Life Insurance ends automatically on the earliest of:
1. The date the last period ends for which a premium was paid for your Life Insurance;
2. The date the Group Policy terminates;
3. The end of the month in which your employment terminates, unless your insurance is continued under the Retirement Continuation Provision; and
4. The date you cease to be a Member. However, if you cease to be a Member because you are working less than the required minimum number of hours, your Life Insurance will be continued with premium payment during the following periods, unless it ends under 1 through 3 above.
a. While your Employer is paying you at least the same Annual Earnings paid to you immediately before you ceased to be a Member.
b. While your ability to work is limited because of Sickness, Injury, or Pregnancy.
Continuation During Total Disability: If you are Totally Disabled and you are not eligible for Waiver Of Premium (see Waiver Of Premium), your Life Insurance will continue, while you remain Totally Disabled, for a period of six months, but not beyond the date the Group Policy terminates. This applies even if your employment terminates.
c. During the first 60 days of:
(1) A temporary layoff; or
(2) A strike, lockout, or other general work stoppage caused by a labor dispute between your collective bargaining unit and your Employer.
d. During a leave of absence if continuation of your insurance under the Group Policy is required by a state-mandated family or medical leave act or law.
e. During any other scheduled leave of absence approved by your Employer in advance and in writing and lasting not more than the period shown in the Coverage Features.
H. Reinstatement Of Life Insurance
If your Life Insurance ends, you may become insured again as a new Member. However, 1 through 4 below will apply.
1. If your Life Insurance ends because you cease to be a Member, and if you become a Member again within 90 days, the Eligibility Waiting Period will be waived.
2. If your Life Insurance ends because you fail to make a required premium contribution, you must provide Evidence Of Insurability to become insured again.
3. If you exercised your Right To Convert, you must provide Evidence Of Insurability to become insured again.
4. If your Life Insurance ends because you are on a federal or state-mandated family or medical leave of absence, and you become a Member again immediately following the period allowed, your insurance will be reinstated pursuant to the federal or state-mandated family or medical leave act or law.
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DEPENDENTS LIFE INSURANCE
A. Insuring Clause
If your Dependent dies while insured for Dependents Life Insurance, we will pay benefits according to the terms of the Group Policy after we receive Proof Of Loss satisfactory to us.
B. Amount Of Dependents Life Insurance
See the Coverage Features for the amount of your Dependents Life Insurance.
C. Changes In Dependents Life Insurance
1. Increases
You must apply in writing for any elective increase in your Dependents Life Insurance.
Subject to the Active Work Provisions, an increase in your Dependents Life Insurance becomes effective as follows:
a. Increases Subject To Evidence Of Insurability
An increase in your Dependents Life Insurance subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the date we approve that Dependent's Evidence Of Insurability.
b. Increases Not Subject To Evidence Of Insurability
An increase in your Dependents Life Insurance not subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on:
(i) The first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date you apply if you apply for an elective increase.
(ii) The date your Life Insurance increases if your Dependents Life Insurance increases because of an increase in your Life Insurance.
(iii) The later of the date you apply or the date of the Family Status Change, if you apply within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
2. Decreases
A decrease in your Dependents Life Insurance because of a decrease in your Life Insurance becomes effective on the date your Life Insurance decreases.
D. Definitions For Dependents Life Insurance
Dependent means your Spouse or Child. Dependent does not include a person who is a full-time member of the armed forces of any country.
E. Becoming Insured For Dependents Life Insurance
1. Eligibility
You become eligible to insure your Dependents on the later of:
a. The date you become eligible for Life Insurance; and
b. The date you first acquire a Dependent.
A Member may not be insured as both a Member and a Dependent. A Child may not be insured by more than one Member.
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2. Effective Date
The Coverage Features states whether your Dependents Life Insurance is Contributory or Noncontributory. Subject to the Active Work Provisions, your Dependents Life Insurance becomes effective as follows:
a. Dependents Life Insurance Subject To Evidence Of Insurability
Dependents Life Insurance subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the later of:
1. The date your Life Insurance becomes effective; and
2. The first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date we approve the Dependent's Evidence Of Insurability.
b. Dependents Life Insurance Not Subject To Evidence Of Insurability
1. Noncontributory Dependents Life Insurance
Noncontributory Dependents Life Insurance not subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the later of:
i. The date your Life Insurance becomes effective; and
ii. The date you first acquire a Dependent.
2. Contributory Dependents Life Insurance
You must apply in writing for Contributory Dependents Life Insurance and agree to pay premiums. Contributory Dependents Life Insurance not subject to Evidence Of Insurability becomes effective on the latest of:
i. The date your Life Insurance becomes effective if you apply on or before that date;
ii. The date you become eligible to insure your Dependents if you apply on or before that date;
iii. The date you apply if you apply within 31 days after you become eligible; and
iv. The later of the date you apply or the date of the Family Status Change, if you apply within 31 days of a Family Status Change.
Late Application: Evidence Of Insurability is required for each Dependent if you apply more than 31 days after you become eligible.
c. While your Dependents Life Insurance is in effect, each new Child becomes insured immediately.
d. Takeover Provision
Each Dependent who was eligible under the Prior Plan for more than 31 days but was not insured must submit satisfactory Evidence Of Insurability to become insured for Dependents Life Insurance.
F. When Dependents Life Insurance Ends
Dependents Life Insurance ends automatically on the earliest of:
1. Five months after you die (no premiums will be charged for your Dependents Life Insurance during this time);
2. The date your Life Insurance ends;
3. The date the Group Policy terminates, or the date Dependents Life Insurance terminates under the Group Policy;
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4. The date the last period ends for which you made a premium contribution, if your Dependents Life Insurance is Contributory;
5. For your Spouse, the date of your divorce;
6. For any Dependent, the date the Dependent ceases to be a Dependent; and
7. For a Child who is Disabled, 90 days after we mail you a request for proof of Disability, if proof is not given.
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE
A. Insuring Clause
If you have an accident, including accidental exposure to adverse weather conditions, while insured for AD&D Insurance, and the accident results in a Loss, we will pay benefits according to the terms of the Group Policy after we receive Proof Of Loss satisfactory to us.
B. Definition Of Loss For AD&D Insurance
Loss means loss of life, hand, foot, sight, speech, hearing in both ears, thumb and index finger of the same hand and Quadriplegia, Hemiplegia or Paraplegia which meets all of the following requirements:
1. Is caused solely and directly by an accident.
2. Occurs independently of all other causes.
3. Occurs within 365 days after the accident.
4. With respect to Loss of life, is evidenced by a certified copy of the death certificate.
5. With respect to all other Losses, is certified by a Physician in the appropriate specialty as determined by us.
With respect to Loss of life, death will be presumed if you disappear and the disappearance:
1. Is caused solely and directly by an accident that reasonably could have caused Loss of life;
2. Occurs independently of all other causes; and
3. Continues for a period of 365 days after the date of the accident, despite reasonable search efforts.
With respect to a hand or foot, Loss means actual and permanent severance from the body at or above the wrist or ankle joint, whether or not surgically reattached.
With respect to sight, Loss means entire, uncorrectable, and irrecoverable loss of sight.
With respect to speech, Loss means entire, uncorrectable, and irrecoverable loss of audible speech.
With respect to hearing, Loss means entire, uncorrectable, and irrecoverable loss of hearing in both ears.
With respect to thumb and index finger of the same hand, Loss means actual and permanent severance from the body at or above the metacarpophalangeal joints.
With respect to Quadriplegia, Hemiplegia, and Paraplegia, Loss must be permanent, complete, and irreversible.
Quadriplegia means total paralysis of both upper and lower limbs. Hemiplegia means total paralysis of the upper and lower limbs on the same side of the body. Paraplegia means total paralysis of both lower limbs.
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C. Amount Payable
See Coverage Features for the AD&D Insurance schedule. The amount payable is a percentage of the AD&D Insurance Benefit in effect on the date of the accident and is determined by the Loss suffered. See AD&D Table Of Losses in the Coverage Features.
D. Changes In AD&D Insurance
Changes in your AD&D Insurance will become effective on the date your Life Insurance changes.
E. AD&D Insurance Exclusions
No AD&D Insurance benefit is payable if the accident or Loss is caused or contributed to by any of the following:
1. War or act of War. War means declared or undeclared war, whether civil or international, and any substantial armed conflict between organized forces of a military nature.
2. Suicide or other intentionally self-inflicted Injury, while sane or insane.
3. Committing or attempting to commit an assault or felony, or actively participating in a violent disorder or riot. Actively participating does not include being at the scene of a violent disorder or riot while performing your official duties.
4. The voluntary use or consumption of any poison, chemical compound, alcohol or drug, unless used or consumed according to the directions of a Physician.
5. Sickness or Pregnancy existing at the time of the accident.
6. Heart attack or stroke.
7. Medical or surgical treatment for any of the above.
F. Additional AD&D Benefits
Seat Belt Benefit
The amount of the Seat Belt Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay a Seat Belt Benefit if all of the following requirements are met:
1. You die as a result of an Automobile accident for which an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable for Loss of your Life; and
2. You are wearing and properly utilizing a Seat Belt System at the time of the accident, as evidenced by a police accident report.
Seat Belt System means a properly installed combination lap and shoulder restraint system that meets the Federal Vehicle Safety Standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Seat Belt System will include a lap belt alone, but only if the Automobile did not have a combination lap and shoulder restraint system when manufactured. Seat Belt System does not include a shoulder restraint alone.
Automobile means a motor vehicle licensed for use on public highways.
Air Bag Benefit
The amount of the Air Bag Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay an Air Bag Benefit if all of the following requirements are met:
1. You die as a result of an Automobile accident for which a Seat Belt Benefit is payable for Loss of your life.
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2. The Automobile is equipped with an Air Bag System that was installed as original equipment by the Automobile manufacturer and has received regular maintenance or scheduled replacement as recommended by the Automobile or Air Bag manufacturer.
3. You are seated in the driver's or a passenger's seating position intended to be protected by the Air Bag System and the Air Bag System deploys, as evidenced by a police accident report.
Air Bag System means an automatically inflatable passive restraint system that is designed to provide automatic crash protection in front or side impact Automobile accidents and meets the Federal Vehicle Safety Standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Automobile means a motor vehicle licensed for use on public highways.
Career Adjustment Benefit
The amount of the Career Adjustment Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay a Career Adjustment Benefit to your Spouse if all of the following requirements are met:
1. You are insured for AD&D Insurance under the Group Policy.
2. You die as a result of an accident for which an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable for Loss of your life.
3. Your Spouse is, within 36 months after the date of your death, registered and in attendance at an accredited institution of higher education or trades training program for the purpose of obtaining employment or increasing earnings.
No Career Adjustment Benefit will be paid if you have no surviving Spouse.
Child Care Benefit
The amount of the Child Care Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay a Child Care Benefit to your Spouse if all of the following requirements are met:
1. You are insured for AD&D Insurance under the Group Policy.
2. You die as a result of an accident for which an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable for Loss of your life.
3. Your Spouse pays a licensed child care provider who is not a member of your family for child care provided to your Child(ren) under age 13 within 36 months of your death.
4. The child care is necessary in order for your Spouse to work or to obtain training for work or to increase earnings.
No Child Care Benefit will be paid if you have no surviving Spouse.
Higher Education Benefit
The amount of the Higher Education Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay a Higher Education Benefit to your Child if all of the following requirements are met:
1. You are insured for AD&D Insurance under the Group Policy.
2. You die as a result of an accident for which an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable for Loss of your life.
3. Your Child is, within 12 months after the date of your death, registered and in full-time attendance at an accredited institution of higher education beyond high school.
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The Higher Education Benefit will be paid to each Child who meets the requirements of item 3 above, for a maximum of 4 consecutive years beginning on the date of your death. No Higher Education Benefit will be paid if there is no Child eligible to receive it.
Line Of Duty Benefit
The amount of the Line Of Duty Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay a Line Of Duty Benefit if all of the following requirements are met:
1. You are a Public Safety Officer.
2. You suffer a Loss for which an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable.
3. The Loss is the result of a Line Of Duty Accident.
Public Safety Officer means a Member whose primary job duties include controlling or reducing crime or juvenile delinquency, criminal law enforcement, or fire suppression. Public Safety Officer includes police officers, firefighters, corrections officers, judicial officers, and officially recognized or designated volunteer firefighters, if they otherwise meet the definition of Public Safety Officer.
Line of Duty Accident means an accident, including accidental exposure to adverse weather conditions, that occurs while you are taking any action which by rule, regulation, law, or condition of employment you are obligated or authorized to perform as a Public Safety Officer in the course of controlling or reducing crime or criminal law enforcement, including such action taken in response to an emergency while off duty.
If you are a Public Safety Officer, whose primary job duties are controlling or reducing crime, criminal law enforcement, or fire suppression, Line of Duty Accident includes a Line Of Duty Accident that occurs while you are on duty at social, ceremonial, or athletic functions to which you are assigned or for which you are paid as a Public Safety Officer by your Employer.
Occupational Assault Benefit
The amount of the Occupational Assault Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay an Occupational Assault Benefit if all of the following requirements are met:
1. While Actively At Work you suffer a Loss for which an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable.
2. The Loss is the result of an act of physical violence against you that is punishable by law and is evidenced by a police report.
Public Transportation Benefit
The amount of the Public Transportation Benefit is shown in the Coverage Features.
We will pay a Public Transportation Benefit if all of the following requirements are met:
1. You die as a result of an accident for which an AD&D Insurance Benefit is payable for Loss of your life.
2. The accident occurs while you are riding as a fare-paying passenger on Public Transportation.
Public Transportation means a public passenger conveyance operated by a licensed common carrier for the transportation of the general public for a fare and operating on regular passenger routes with a definite schedule of departures and arrivals.
G. Becoming Insured For AD&D Insurance
1. Eligibility
You become eligible for AD&D Insurance on the date your Life Insurance is effective.
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2. Effective Date
The Coverage Features states whether AD&D Insurance is Contributory or Noncontributory.
Subject to the Active Work Provisions, AD&D Insurance becomes effective as follows:
a. Noncontributory AD&D Insurance
Noncontributory AD&D Insurance becomes effective on the date you become eligible.
b. Contributory AD&D Insurance
You must apply in writing for Contributory AD&D Insurance and agree to pay premiums.
Contributory AD&D Insurance becomes effective on the later of:
(i) The date you become eligible if you apply on or before that date.
(ii) The first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date you apply, if you apply after you become eligible.
H. When AD&D Insurance Ends
AD&D Insurance ends automatically on the earlier of:
1. The date your Life Insurance ends.
2. The date your Waiver Of Premium begins.
3. The date AD&D Insurance terminates under the Group Policy.
4. The date the last period ends for which a premium was paid for your AD&D Insurance.
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ACTIVE WORK PROVISIONS
If you are incapable of Active Work because of Sickness, Injury or Pregnancy on the day before the scheduled effective date of your insurance or an increase in your insurance, your insurance or increase will not become effective until the day after you complete one full day of Active Work as an eligible Member.
Active Work and Actively At Work mean performing the material duties of your own occupation at your Employer's usual place of business. You will also meet the Active Work requirement if:
1. You were absent from Active Work because of a regularly scheduled day off, holiday, or vacation day;
2. You were Actively At Work on your last scheduled work day before the date of your absence; and
3. You were capable of Active Work on the day before the scheduled effective date of your insurance or increase in your insurance.
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CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE
A. Waiver Of Active Work Requirement
If you were insured under the Prior Plan on the day before the effective date of your Employer's coverage under the Group Policy, you can become insured on the effective date of your Employer's coverage without meeting the Active Work requirement. See Active Work Provisions.
B. Payment Of Benefit
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The benefits payable before you meet the Active Work requirement will be:
1. The benefits which would have been payable under the terms of the Prior Plan if it had remained in force; reduced by
2. Any benefits payable under the Prior Plan.
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PORTABILITY OF INSURANCE
A. Portability Of Insurance
If your insurance under the Group Policy ends because your employment with your Employer terminates, you may be eligible to buy portable group insurance coverage as shown in the Coverage Features for yourself and your Dependents without submitting Evidence Of Insurability.
To be eligible you must satisfy the following requirements:
1. On the date your employment terminates, you must be able to perform with reasonable continuity the material duties of at least one gainful occupation for which you are reasonably fitted by education, training and experience.
(If you are unable to meet this requirement, see the Right To Convert and Waiver Of Premium provisions for other options that may be available to you under the Group Policy.)
2. On the date your employment terminates, you are under age 65.
3. On the date your employment terminates, you must have been continuously insured under the Group Policy for at least 12 consecutive months. In computing the 12 consecutive month period, we will include time insured under the Prior Plan.
4. You must apply in writing and pay the first premium directly to us at our Home Office within 31 days after the date your employment terminates. You must purchase portable group life insurance coverage for yourself in order to purchase any other insurance eligible for portability.
This portable group insurance will be provided under a master Group Life Portability Insurance Policy we have issued to the Standard Insurance Company Group Insurance Trust. If approved, the certificate you will receive will be governed under the terms of the Group Life Portability Insurance Policy and will contain provisions that differ from your Employer's coverage under the Group Policy.
B. Amount Of Portable Insurance
The minimum and maximum amounts that you are eligible to buy under the Group Life Portability Insurance Policy are shown in the Coverage Features. You may buy less than the maximum amounts in increments of $1,000.
The combined amounts of insurance purchased under this Portability Of Insurance provision and the Right To Convert provision cannot exceed the amount in effect under the Group Policy on the day before your employment terminates.
C. When Portable Insurance Becomes Effective
Portable group insurance will become effective the day after your employment with your Employer terminates, if you apply within 31 days after the date your employment terminates.
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If death occurs within 31 days after the date insurance ends under the Group Policy, life insurance benefits, if any, will be paid according to the terms of the Group Policy in effect on the date your employment terminates and not the terms of the Group Life Portability Insurance Policy. AD&D benefits, if any, will be paid according to the terms of the Group Policy or the Group Life Portability Insurance Policy, but not both. In no event will the benefits paid exceed the amount in effect under the Group Policy on the day before your employment terminates.
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RETIREMENT CONTINUATION PROVISION
Insurance may be continued during your retirement under your Employer’s retirement program. See Coverage Features for the insurance which may be continued under this provision. Rules 1 through 3 below will apply.
1. You must apply in writing for a continuation of insurance on or before the date of your retirement and agree to pay any premiums required by your Employer.
2. Insurance under this provision will end on the earliest of:
a. Any Premium Due Date if you fail to make the required premium contribution to your Employer on or before that date.
b. The date the Group Policy terminates.
c. For any Dependent:
1) The Premium Due Date following the date you cease to be a Dependent.
2) The date the Member's insurance ends.
3. You will not become eligible for Waiver Of Premium or the Accelerated Benefit if you become Totally Disabled while your insurance is continued under this provision.
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WAIVER OF PREMIUM
A. Waiver Of Premium Benefit
Insurance will be continued without payment of premiums while you are Totally Disabled if:
1. You become Totally Disabled while insured under the Group Policy and under age 60;
2. You complete your Waiting Period; and
3. You give us satisfactory Proof Of Loss.
However, continuation of insurance without payment of premium is limited to 12 months if you become Totally Disabled on or after age 60.
We may have you examined at our expense at reasonable intervals. Any such examination will be conducted by specialists of our choice.
B. Definitions For Waiver Of Premium
1. Insurance means all your insurance under the Group Policy, except AD&D Insurance and Dependents AD&D Insurance.
2. Waiting Period means the 180 consecutive day period beginning on the date you become Totally Disabled. Waiver Of Premium begins when you complete the Waiting Period.
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C. Premium Payment
Premium payment must continue until the later of:
1. The date you complete your Waiting Period; and
2. The date we approve your claim for Waiver Of Premium.
D. Refund Of Premiums
We will refund up to 12 months of the premiums that were paid for Insurance after the date you become Totally Disabled.
E. Amount Of Insurance
The amount of Insurance eligible for Waiver Of Premium is the amount in effect on the day before you become Totally Disabled. However, the following will apply:
1. Insurance will be reduced or terminated according to the Group Policy provisions in effect on the day before you become Totally Disabled.
2. If you receive an Accelerated Benefit, Insurance will be reduced according to the Accelerated Benefit provision.
F. Effect Of Death During The Waiting Period
If you die during the Waiting Period and are otherwise eligible for Waiver Of Premium, the Waiting Period will be waived.
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