Open Enrollment
Open enrollment for the 2025 plan year is happening Nov. 4–13, 2024. Employees wanting benefits in 2025 will sign into ADP to enroll.
Employee Benefits
Open Enrollment for 2025
The annual open enrollment period for 2025 employee benefits is Nov. 4–13, 2024. Employees wanting benefits in 2025 will sign into ADP to enroll. Find out if you are eligible for benefits.
Westminster's annual open enrollment period provides you the opportunity to review and make changes to your benefits package, ensuring your benefits align with your needs and circumstances. During open enrollment, you can:
- Enroll in or make changes to your health, dental, and vision insurance
- Review and update your life insurance coverage and update your beneficiaries
- Add or remove dependents from your coverage
Plan Updates for 2025
Most benefits are not changing in 2025. Medical, dental, and vision insurances will remain with Cigna. The same additional benefits like pet Insurance and the concierge service from HealthJoy will remain available. However, there are some changes to expect:
- Long-term disability, short-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment are switching from The Standard to The Hartford.
- Supplemental plans (hospital indemnity, accident, and critical care) are switching to Voya.
Starting Oct. 28, Human Resources will offer many opportunities for you to learn about benefit updates and receive one-on-one support with answering benefits questions and enrolling in benefits.
Employee Resources from Cigna
Choosing the right health plan is one of the most important decisions you'll make all year. Employees and their family members can learn about Westminster's Cigna benefits by calling the pre-enrollment helpline at 888.806.5094 or visiting Cigna's online guide for Westminster employees. Resources include:
- Easy-to-understand details about the medical, dental, and vision plans through Cigna
- Explanations of plan components and comprehensive plan summary documents
- Benefits education videos and information, including a video library and glossary of terms
- Telephone support from Cigna's live open enrollment support team
- Cigna Dental and Cigna Vision plan details
How to Participate in Open Enrollment
During the Open Enrollment period (Nov. 4–13, 2024), log into ADP to enroll in your benefits. If you need to reset your password or are having trouble loggin in, email humanresources@westminsteru.edu.
If you have specific questions about benefits options or need assistance with enrollment, you can meet one-on-one with Westminster's benefits administrator:
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Todd Nelson
Human Resources Operations Manager
Todd Nelson
- FULL-TIME Staff
- Human Resources Operations Manager
Open Enrollment Info Sessions
There are many ways to learn about benefits and get assistance with choosing the right benefits for you and your family.
- Oct. 10 Benefits and Open Enrollment Fair
- Oct. 28–31 Open Enrollment Meetings
Questions About Benefits?
Westminster’s Human Resources team can help with any questions about eligibility, payroll deductions, enrollment, life events co-pays, deductibles, billing and EOB's, in-network providers, out-of-network claims, and more.
Human Resources
Benefits Eligibility
Most benefits begin the first day of the month following your hire date. Eligible employees include:
- Staff who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours weekly
- Faculty who are on an annual contract for 9 or more months (including the equivalent of 24 or more credit hours)
Qualifying Life Events
Qualifying life events can occur any time during the year. If you have a qualifying life event, you have the option to make updates to your benefits outside of open enrollment. To start the process, submit a life event through the ADP Workforcenow portal.
Qualifying life events include:
- The birth or adoption of a child
- The death of a dependent
- Marriage, divorce, annulment, or legal separation
- The loss or gain of other coverage
Benefit changes must be completed within 30 days of the date of the qualifying event. Supporting documentation will be required for approval.
Perks of Working at Westminster University
- Retirement – 403(b)
- Tuition Exchange
- Tuition Remission
- Paid Parental and Family Leave
- Paid Medical Leave
- Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- 18 Paid Holidays
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Additional Life Insurance Purchase Options
- Accident
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
- Pet Insurance
2024 Benefits Overview
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Spend Accounts
HealthJoy
HealthJoy is a concierge app available to all full-time employees enrolled in a medical plan with Westminster.
Life Insurance Products
Eligible staff and faculty can receive coverage under a university group life insurance/accidental death and dismemberment plan.
Long-Term Disability
Westminster offers a university-sponsored long-term disability plan.
Retirement
Eligible staff and faculty may participate in the Westminster University 403(b) retirement plan.
Tuition Exchange
Westminster offers a tuition exchange program for your dependents to attend a variety of colleges and universities nationwide.
Tuition Remission
Westminster offers tuition remission for undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Independent Financial Planning
Get one-on-one, individualized help with financial planning, Social Security, or Medicare.