Benefits for Life Optional Coverage Program

Benefits for Life, the employee-paid, optional coverage program offered through the State of Michigan is designed to help you be safe, be protected and be prepared. The program offers you the opportunity to apply for coverage in key benefit areas and continue that coverage should you change jobs or retire..

The Benefits for Life offerings do not replace your State-sponsored benefit plans. Instead, the program offers additional financial protection with premiums payable through the convenience of payroll deduction. Because the plans are voluntary, you can customize your coverage by choosing from a range of plans that offer a combination of benefits and features that can help meet your personal and family insurance needs..
 

Discount Plan
The Discount Plan provides exclusive discounts from thousands of local and national merchants.

Legal Plan
The legal plan provides access to a network of attorneys - over the phone or in person - for many common personal legal issues.

Supplemental Term Life Insurance
Supplemental Term Life insurance serves as a foundation of financial protection that pays a lump sum benefit in the event of death. A variety of flexible policy features are also available.

Universal Life Insurance
Universal Life insurance pays a lump sum benefit in the event of death and builds cash value that can help with other financial needs. It includes a variety of policy features such as a long-term care benefit which provides a monthly benefit for a medically necessary stay in a qualified long term care facility or assisted living facility, medically necessary home health care, and adult day care services.

Critical Illness Insurance
Critical Illness insurance provides a lump-sum cash benefit upon the first diagnosis of a covered critical illness, including cancer.

Auto and Home Insurance
This benefit provides an exclusive discount on already competitive rates for auto and homeowners insurance.

Key Features of Benefits for Life

Depending on the plans selected, coverage is available to eligible employees, their spouse, their children, and their grandchildren (Universal Life insurance).  Non-career employees are not eligible to enroll in this optional coverage program.

• Flexible plan features that let you change coverage options as your needs change.

• Coverage is portable should you change jobs or retire from State service.

• Payments made through the ease and convenience of payroll deduction.

• A convenient enrollment process with small group meetings and one-on-one enrollment meetings with professional Benefits Representatives at some locations. A call center enrollment option is available to employees at locations where onsite meetings are not scheduled or for employees unable to attend a meeting.