Death Benefit
In the event of an active employee's death, there are certain benefits that may be applicable to surviving family members.
To be eligible for continued medical and dental coverage for a spouse, registered domestic partner, and dependent children, an employee is required to have completed a minimum of two years of full time service.
The benefits are:
Medical
An employee's surviving spouse/domestic partner and/or dependent children, to the age of 26, can continue to participate through the University's group plan, at their own expense. Our third party administrator, Inspira Financial, will bill the participant directly.
Dental
An employee's surviving spouse/domestic partner and/or dependent children, through the age of 23, can continue to participate in group coverage for up to 36 months at their own expense through COBRA. Surviving spouse/ domestic partner will be billed the current premium monthly rate, plus a 2% administration fee. Inspira Financial is the COBRA Administrator for Pace University. Notification of your COBRA rights and responsibilities will be forwarded directly to surviving family members by Inspira Financial.
Tuition Remission
If a deceased employee had achieved 5 years or more of active full-time continuous service, the On-Campus Tuition Remission benefit will continue for his/her surviving spouse/registered domestic partner and children (who are age 14 or over at the time of the employee’s death), in accordance with the On-Campus Tuition Remission policy, which may be amended from time to time.
Benefits Disclaimer
The HR/Benefits website is intended only to provide information for the guidance of Pace University employees. The writers of the content have exercised their best efforts to ensure accuracy of the information, but accuracy is not guaranteed. If there are any discrepancies between the information on the website, verbal representations and the Plan documents, the Plan documents will always govern. The information is subject to change from time to time, and the University reserves the right to change or terminate these Plans at any time. The information contained on the website is not intended to replace the plan documents, nor is the information in any way intended to imply a contract.