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Change Life Insurance Beneficiary

Review * Life Insurance Overview for details of the available life insurance plans.


  1. Click the Global Navigation Menu icon in the top left corner.
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  2. Click the Benefits app.
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  3. Select Benefits in the Change column.
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  4. Under Change Reason, select Beneficiary Change - Life Insurance from the dropdown menu.
    Read the Help Text instructions toward the right carefully!
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  5. Choose a Benefit Event Date, add attachments you’d like and click Submit.
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  6. Click Let’s Get Started to continue.
    Please note: If you would like to complete this task at a later time, it can be accessed from your MyDay Inbox.
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  7. Under Insurance, click Manage under Basic Term Life Insurance.
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  8. Click Confirm and Continue on the next screen.
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  9. Complete the information if applicable and click Save.
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  10. You will receive this message. Click Review and Sign.
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  11. Review your changes. Check off the “I Accept” box then click Submit. Your Basic Term Life Insurance change has been updated, but not submitted until you complete this step.
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For questions regarding Qualifying Life Events, please contact Benefits at benefitshelp@newschool.edu or the Benefits helpline at 212-229-5671 ext.4942.

Return to MyDay Benefits Guide.

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