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LIFE INSURANCE

Life and accident insurance benefits help provide financial security for you and your family members in the event of death or accidental injury. Valassis provides Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance coverage to you at no cost. Valassis also offers you the opportunity to build added levels of security at group rates through the purchase of Dependent and Voluntary Term Life Insurance. The insurance carrier for the Valassis life and accident insurance plans is CIGNA.

Below is a brief overview of the coverage available under the life and accident plans.

Coverage
Full-Time Benefit (associates scheduled to work 37.5 or more hours a week)
Part-Time Benefit (associates scheduled to work 20 - 37.4 hours a week)
Cost
Basic Life Insurance (Company-provided) One and a half times annual base pay as defined by the plan (rounded to the next higher $1,000), up to $500,000 $25,000 Fully paid by the company. May be waived to avoid taxation of benefit over $50,000
AD&D Insurance (Company-provided) One and a half times annual base pay as defined by the plan (rounded to the next higher $1,000), up to $500,000 $25,000 Fully paid by the company. If you have Basic Life, you will automatically receive AD&D
Voluntary Term Life Insurance (optional) Up to five times annual base pay as defined by the plan (rounded to the next higher $1,000) up to $1,000,000 (over $400,000 requires evidence of insurability). $25,000 or $50,000 Fully paid by you through payroll deductions at group rates
Dependent Term Life Insurance (optional) Choices for spouse/child coverages are: $10,000/$5,000, $30,000/$10,000, or $50,000/$10,000 Choices for spouse/child coverages are: $10,000/$5,000, $30,000/$10,000, or $50,000/$10,000 Fully paid by you through payroll deductions at group rates

 

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   Important Legal Information: This site is designed to provide easy-to-understand explanations of the key features of the Valassis benefit plans. These descriptions do not necessarily include all the plan details, which are contained in the official plan documents. In the event of any contradiction between the information in these Summary Plan Descriptions and the official plan documents, the official plan documents will govern in all cases. More information...