Group Insurance Benefits - Premium Rate Changes

January 22, 2014

Attention full-time and partial load employees

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 and cost to provide these benefits.

Effective February 1, 2014, premium rates will be impacted as follows and your contributions and/or taxable benefits will be affected.  These premium changes have been reviewed and approved by the Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) of OPSEU, OCASA and College Compensation and Appointments Council.

ACADEMIC STAFF

 

$/Month

Employee

College

Type of Benefit

Current Rate

New Rate

Portion   

Portion

AD&D

$    .02 per $1000

No Change

0%

100%

Basic Life Insurance

$    .33 per $1000

$   .30 per $1000

0%

100%

Supplemental Life

$    .15 per $1000

$   .14 per $1000

50%

50%

Optional Life

$    .30 per $1000

$   .27 per $1000

100%

0%

Dependent Life

$    1.21 per unit

No Change

100%

0%

LTD – CAAT

$    1.48 per $100

$   1.63 per $100

100%

0%

Extended Health (single)

$  78.97

No Change

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$180.63

No Change

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)    

$    7.00

No Change

25%

75%

Vision Care (family)

$  20.57

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (single)

$     .59

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (family)

$   1.76

No Change

25%

75%

Dental (single)

$  47.15

$  49.51

0%

100%

Dental (family)

$131.82

$138.41 

0%

100%

PARTIAL LOAD STAFF

 

$/Month

Employee

Portion

College

Portion

Type of Benefit          

Current Rate

New Rate

AD&D

$    .02 per $1000

No Change

100%

0%

Basic Life Insurance

$    .33 per $1000

$   .30 per $1000

100%

0%

Supplemental Life

$    .15 per $1000

$   .14 per $1000

100%

0%

Optional Life

$    .30 per $1000

$   .27 per $1000

100%

0%

Dependent Life

$  1.21 per unit

No Change

100%

0%

Extended Health (single)

$  78.97

No Change

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$180.63

No Change

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)

$   7.00           

No Change

100%  

0%

Vision Care (family)

$ 20.57

No Change

100%

0%

Hearing Care (single)

$     .59

No Change

100%

0%

Hearing Care (family)

$   1.76

No Change

100%

0%

Dental (single)

$  47.15

$  49.51

100%

0%

Dental (family)

$131.82

$138.41 

100%

0%

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

 

$/Month

Employee

Portion

College

Portion

Type of Benefit          

Current Rate

New Rate

AD&D

$    .02 per $1000

No Change

0%

100%

Basic life insurance

$    .13 per $1000

$    .12 per $1000

0%

100%

Supplemental Life

$    .11 per $1000

$    .10 per $1000

50%

50%

Employee Pay-All Life

$0.05-$0.77 

per $1000

$0.046-$0.658

Per $1000

100%

0%

Dependent Life           

$    1.82 per unit

No Change

100%

0%

LTD - CAAT

$    1.86 per $100

No Change

33.3%

66.7%

Extended Health (single)

$  86.75

No Change

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$179.75

No Change

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)

$    7.63

No Change

25%

75%

Vision Care (family)

$  22.64

No Change

25%

75%

Hearing Care (single)

$      .66

No Change     

0%      

100%

Hearing Care (family)

$    1.98

No Change     

0%

100%

Dental (single)

$  39.07

No Change 

0%      

100%

Dental (family)

$126.54

No Change 

0%      

100%

 

SUPPORT STAFF

 

$/Month

Employee

Portion

College

Portion

Type of Benefit          

Current Rate

New Rate

AD&D

$    .02 per $1000

No Change

0%

100%

Basic Life Insurance

$    .17 per $1000

$   .15 per $1000

0%

100%

Supplemental Life

$    .14 per $1000

$   .13 per $1000

40%    

60%

Dependent Life           

$  2.95 per unit

No Change

100%  

0%

Spousal Life

$    .30 per $1000

$  .27 per $1000

100%

0%

LTD

$    1.74 per $100

$1.45 per $100

25%    

75%

Extended Health (single)

$  88.89          

$  84.45  

0%

100%

Extended Health (family)

$196.69

$186.86  

0%

100%

Vision Care (single)

$    8.19

No Change    

25%

75%

Vision Care (family)

$  20.87

No Change 

25%    

75%

Hearing Care (single)

$      .53

No Change 

25%

75%

Hearing Care (family)

$    1.45

No Change

25%

75%

Dental (single)

$  43.34          

No Change

0%

100%

Dental (family)

$123.59   

No Change

0%

100%

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

If you have any questions on the above, please contact Joanne Baker at 416.675.6622 ext. 4023