Premium Rate Changes for Group Insurance Benefits

Sun Life reviews the utilization of group insurance benefits at regular intervals. From time to time premium rates for these benefits are adjusted either upwards or downwards to reflect the level of usage, cost to provide these benefits, anticipated cost to maintain the benefits in the future and the cost of inflation.

Effective February 1, 2018 the premiums payable to Sun Life by Humber College as well as the premiums deducted from your pay will be adjusted as outlined in the table below. The Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) of OPSEU, OCASA and College Compensation and Appointments Council have reviewed and approved these premium rate changes. The current employee/employer cost sharing arrangements will continue as shown below. 

Employees may see an increase or decrease in the employee portion of the benefit premiums depending on the type of benefits they have elected.

As plan members there are opportunities to help keep future premiums increase under control and contribute to the long term viability of the plan through different measures. 

  • Be a smart consumer: where possible shop around for the pharmacies that have lower dispensing fees.
  • Generic version of prescription drugs-ask your doctor if there are generic version of prescription drugs that can properly treat your condition just as good as the more expensive alternative.
  • Utilize government plans and community services like the new OHIP+ plan which provides anyone age 24 years or younger with an OHIP card free prescription drugs for more than 4400 drug products ontario.ca/page/learn-about-ohip-plus

If you would like to review your benefits, please contact your Compensation & Benefits Specialist.

Compensation & Benefits Specialist (First initial of last name)

Hannah Song (A-F) x 4023  hannah.song@humber.ca
Sherry Fast (G-M)  x 5089  sherry.fast@humber.ca
Sylvana Galati (N-Z) x 5682  sylvana.galati@humber.ca
Nathan Tysdal (Partial Load) x 4619  nathan.tysdal@humber.ca

 

Effective:  February 1, 2018

ACADEMIC EMPLOYEES

 

$/Month

Change %

Employee

College

Type of Benefit

Current Rate

New Rate

 

Portion

Portion

AD&D

$    0.02 per $1000

No Change

No change

0%

100%

Basic Life Insurance

$    0.19 per $1000

No Change

No change

0%

100%

Supplemental Life

$    0.11 per $1000

No Change

No Change

50%

50%

Optional Life

$    0.15 per $1000

$ 0.11 per $1000

40% ↓

100%

0%

Dependent Life

$    0.97 per unit

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

LTD – CAAT

$    2.19 per $100

$ 2.30 per $100

5% ↑

100%

0%

Extended Health (single)

$  89.52

$  97.58

9% ↑

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$ 204.77

$223.20

9% ↑

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)         

$    10.49

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Vision Care (family)

$  30.82

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (single)

$    0.89

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (family)

$    2.64

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Dental (single)

$  51.19

$  54.77

7% ↑

0%

100%

Dental (family)

$  143.12

$  153.14

7% ↑

0%

100%

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

PARTIAL LOAD EMPLOYEES

 

$/Month

Change %

Employee

Portion

College

Portion

Type of Benefit

Current Rate

New Rate

 

AD&D

$    0.02 per $1000

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Basic Life Insurance

$    0.19 per $1000

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Supplemental Life

$    0.11 per $1000

No Change

No change

100%

0%

Optional Life

$    0.15 per $1000

$0.11 per $1000

40% ↓

100%

0%

Dependent Life

$  0.97 per unit

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Extended Health (single)

$  89.52

$  97.58

9% ↑

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$204.77

$223.20

9% ↑

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)

$   10.49

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Vision Care (family)

$  30.82

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Hearing Care (single)

$     0.89

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Hearing Care (family)

$   2.64

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Dental (single)

$  51.19

$  54.77

7% ↑

100%

0%

Dental (family)

$143.12

$  153.14

7% ↑

100%

0%

 

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES

 

$/Month

Change %

Employee

Portion

College

Portion

Type of Benefit

Current Rate

New Rate

 

 

 

AD&D

$    .02 per $1000

No Change

No Change

0%

100%

Basic life insurance

$    .08 per $1000

No Change

No Change

0%

100%

Supplemental Life

$    .06 per $1000

$   .05 per $1000

20% ↓

50%

50%

Employee Pay-All Life

$0.035-$0.494

per $1000

$0.026-$0.371

per $1000

33-35% ↓

100%

0%

Dependent Life

$    1.82 per unit

$  1.64 per unit

11% ↓

100%

0%

LTD - CAAT

$    1.95 per $100

$   2.34 per $100

20% ↑

33.3%

66.7%

Extended Health (single)

$  86.75

$  82.41

5% ↓

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$179.75

$  170.76

5% ↓

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)

$    8.65

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Vision Care (family)

$  25.65

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (single)

$     0.66

No Change

No Change

0%

100%

Hearing Care (family)

$    1.98

No Change

No Change

0%

100%

Dental (single)

$  43.06

No Change

No Change

0%

100%

Dental (family)

$139.46

No Change

No Change

0%

100%

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

SUPPORT EMPLOYEES

 

$/Month

Change %

Employee

Portion

College

Portion

Type of Benefit

Current Rate

New Rate

 

AD&D

$    .02 per $1000

No Change

No Change

0%

100%

Basic Life Insurance

$   0.14 per $1000

$    0.15 per $1000

10% ↑

0%

100%

Supplemental Life

$   0.11 per $1000

No Change

No Change

40%

60%

Employee Pay-All Life

$0.057-$0.895

per $1000

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Dependent Life

$  3.10 per unit

No Change

No Change

100%

0%

Spousal Life Insurance

$    0.22 per $1000

$   0.20 per $1000

10% ↓

100%

0%

LTD

$    3.77 per $100

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Extended Health (single)

$  84.45

$97.96

16% ↑

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$186.86

$216.76

16% ↑

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)

$    11.10

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Vision Care (family)

$  28.30

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (single)

$      0.72

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (family)

$    1.97

No Change

No Change

25%

75%

Dental (single)

$  43.34

$  48.97

13% ↑

0%

100%

Dental (family)

$123.59

$  139.66

13% ↑

0%

100%

 
Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates