Accidental Death Insurance Overview
What if there were no what-ifs?
In addition to our Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance policies you also receive an Accidental Death & Dismemberment policy of up to 1x your eligible earnings (generally base plus bonus or commission) up to a maximum of $1.5 million. This policy is provided to you by News Corp at no additional cost. Accidental Death benefits are payable as an addition to our basic and supplemental life policies in the event that you are killed or seriously injured as a result of an accident.
In addition to loss of life income protection this benefit will pay out a portion of your income in the instance you suffer a debilitating injury such as loss of limbs, sight, speech, hearing, or paralysis.
Additional benefits* under this policy:
- Bereavement Counseling
- Common Carrier Benefit
- Repatriation Benefit
- Seat belt / Airbag benefits
*details on these benefits can be found in the insurers policy certificate located on www.link2mybenefits.com website under “Resources”
Optional Accidental Death & Dismemberment
You also have the opportunity to increase your benefit from 1 – 10x your eligible pay up to a maximum of $1 million. There is also the chance to include coverage for family members when you enroll.
For the full details on how the plan works, what the exclusions and coverage rules are, and who is eligible for coverage have a review of the Life Insurance Summary Plan Description located at www.link2mybenefits.com under the “Resources” section.