MMC Benefits Handbook
Conversion or Portability Rights
Basic Life Insurance Plan
To exercise your conversion rights, you must be enrolled in plan coverage at the time you experience the event that results in the loss of policy. You must contact the Claims Administrator within 31 days to exercise your conversion rights for plan coverage.
You may convert the entire amount of your current plan coverage. Premiums for the converted policy are determined by the Claims Administrator and are based on the amount of coverage.
Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance Plan
To exercise your conversion or portability rights, you must be enrolled in plan coverage at the time you experience the event that results in the loss of policy. You must contact the Claims Administrator within 31 days to exercise your conversion rights for plan coverage.
The Plan includes a portability feature that allows you to continue coverage on a direct bill basis at retirement or termination of employment. Conversion to a personal policy of insurance is also available if portability is not elected, under certain circumstances.
Legal Assistance Plan
If you are enrolled in the Legal Assistance Plan at the time you experience the event that results in the loss of coverage, you can elect to continue the plan for two years on an individual basis. You (or your spouse or domestic partner in the event of your death) must contact the Claims Administrator and pay the required contribution within 31 days of the date you lose coverage.
Voluntary AD&D Plan
To exercise your conversion rights, you must be enrolled in plan coverage at the time you experience the event that results in the loss of policy. Generally, you must contact the Claims Administrator within 31 days to exercise your conversion rights for plan coverage.
Individual Disability Insurance Plan
If you are enrolled in Individual Disability Insurance and leave the Company, you will have the option of continuing your coverage on a direct bill basis at your current premium rate.
The Plan includes a portability feature that allows you to continue coverage on a direct bill basis at termination of employment. Upon termination, you will be sent a packet of information explaining your portability options. You must contact the Claims Administrator to arrange for continuation of premium payments directly to Unum Group.