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Life and Supplemental Disability Insurance Premiums

LANL Semi-Monthly Insurance Premiums
(shown premium rates paid by the employee)
Basic Life Insurance Dependent Life Insurance
  Premium Rate   Premium Rate
Core Life Insurance
(paid 100% by employer)
$0.0340 Same rate all ages Flat Premium
$2.45/month
Career $0.0340    
Senior Management Plan $0.0340    

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SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE PREMIUM CALCULATION
Directions Example
  Employee is 50 years old, makes $102850, wants 5x his salary for Supplemental Life coverage.
   
Take your annual salary, round up to the nearest thousand, and multiple by the level of coverage you want (i.e. 1 x your salary, 2 x your salary, etc) $103000x 5 (coverage at 5x's your salary) equals: $515,000
   
Divide the coverage amount result by 1000 $515,000 divided by 1000 equals: $515
   
Multiply the result by your age factor (see rate table) to get your semi-monthly premium rate factor $515 multiplied by .0825 equals: $42.48 -This the amount that will be deducted semi-monthly from your paycheck
Supplemental Life Insurance
Age Band Multiplier (per 1,000 of coverage) Age Band Multiplier (per 1,000 of coverage)
<25 $0.0110 50 - 54 $0.1115
25 - 29 $0.0100 55 - 59 $0.1835
30 - 34 $0.0120 60 - 64 $0.2790
35 - 39 $0.0190 65 - 69 $0.4010
40 - 44 $0.0305 70 - 74 $0.7320
45 - 49 $0.0500 75+ $1.0300

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ADEA Reduction in Coverage Due to Age

The ADEA compliant reduction schedule is being used to reduce the elected Supplemental Life Insurance coverage for age 65 and older employees, and if covered, dependent spouses by the percentage indicated in the table below.

Your Age Your % Reduction Your Spouse/DP % Reduction
65 35% 35%
70 35% 35%
75 35% 35%
80 25% 25%
85 25% 25%
90 25% 25%
95 25% 25%
Example
Age Coverage
60 $500,000
65 $325,000
70 $212,000
75 $138,000
80 $104,000
85 $78,000
90 $59,000
95 $45,000
EXPANDED DEPENDENT LIFE PREMIUM CALCULATION
Spouse / Domestic Partner
Directions Example
  The employee has $500,000 of supplemental life insurance coverage. The dependent is 50 years of age.
   
Take the employee's amount of supplemental life coverage and divide by a factor of two. The result cannot exceed $200,000 of coverage. If the result is greater, use maximum of $200,000. $500,000 / 2
equals: $250,000
maximum allowable coverage for dependent: $200,000
   
Divide the coverage amount result by 1000 $200,000 / 1000
equals: $200
   
Take the result and multiply it by the age rate of the employee on the chart below. $200 x 0.0775
   
Result is your semi-monthly rate $15.50

 

Expanded Life Insurance (spouse and family)
Age Band Multiplier (per 1,000 of coverage) Age Band Multiplier (per 1,000 of coverage)
<30 $0.0170 55 - 59 $0.1360
30 - 34 $0.0170 60 - 64 $0.2230
35 - 39 $0.0200 65 - 69 $0.3250
40 - 44 $0.0295 70 - 74 $0.4705
45 - 49 $0.0475 75+ $0.8295
50 - 54 $0.0775 Child $0.0190

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISABILITY PREMIUM CALCULATION
Directions Example
  Employee is 50 years old, makes $8,500 gross monthly, and wants a 30-day waiting period for Supplemental Disability STD and LTD coverage.
   
Take your gross monthly salary, and multiply by the rate for your age and waiting period. $8500 x $.002980
equals: $25.33
   
Result is your semi-monthly rate $25.33
Supplemental Disability STD and LTD (7-Day Waiting Period)
Age Band Multiplier Age Band Multiplier
<35 $0.001061 55 - 59 $0.008390
35 - 39 $0.001706 60 - 64 $0.011382
40 - 44 $0.003051 65 - 69 $0.013278
45 - 49 $0.004941 70+ $0.013278
50 - 54 $0.006612    
Supplemental Disability STD and LTD (30-Day Waiting Period)
Age Band Multiplier Age Band Multiplier
<35 $0.000504 55 - 59 $0.004379
35 - 39 $0.000794 60 - 64 $0.006091
40 - 44 $0.001452 65 - 69 $0.007128
45 - 49 $0.002471 70+ $0.007128
50 - 54 $0.003531    
Supplemental Disability STD and LTD (90-Day Waiting Period)
Age Band Multiplier Age Band Multiplier
<35 $0.000421 55 - 59 $0.003982
35 - 39 $0.000652 60 - 64 $0.005374
40 - 44 $0.001203 65 - 69 $0.006091
45 - 49 $0.002180 70+ $0.006091
50 - 54 $0.003152    
Supplemental Disability STD and LTD (180-Day Waiting Period)
Age Band Multiplier Age Band Multiplier
<35 $0.000332 55 - 59 $0.003152
35 - 39 $0.000504 60 - 64 $0.004242
40 - 44 $0.000942 65 - 69 $0.004805
45 - 49 $0.001677 70+ $0.004805
50 - 54 $0.002477    

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