In this article we will discuss how you can add a life event to your existing benefits. A life event can be categorized as a change in your life, either planned or unplanned, that has an impact on your insurance coverage. Examples of this are marriage, divorce, birth of a child, etc
For a video explanation of how to use this feature, check out the following tutorial video:
For step by step written instructions on how to use this feature, see the text below:
1. From your Oracle homepage, make sure the Me tab is selected at the top and click Benefits on the Apps menu
2. Select the tile that reads Report a Life Event
3. Choose the life event from the choices provided for you. In this article, we will use the example of the birth of a child.
4. Once you choose your life event, you will automatically be asked to provide the date in which this event happened.
5. Press Continue in the upper right hand corner.
6. A confirmation will pop up letting you know that the life event has been created. Click OK.
7. Once you press OK, it should automatically direct you to the People to Cover section where you can make the necessary changes depending on the life event that you have chosen and then move forward to editing your benefit elections.
8. If applicable, press Add in the upper right hand corner if you need to add people to your contacts.
If you aren't adding anyone, click Continue in the upper right corner to go directly to the page where you can make your benefit changes and skip to number 12 of this article.
9. Enter the information for the person you are adding.
10. Once you are finished, Click Submit.
11. You should see the contact information that you created show up under the People to Cover section. Press Continue in the upper right corner.
12. You will now be taken to your benefits page where you can change your benefits accordingly.
13. Once you have finished making changes to your page, click Submit.
14. When you submit your changes, Oracle may ask you to provide documentation as proof for the election change that you just made. For more information on providing proof of documentation, check out the following article on benefit enrollment. Scroll down to number 16 for directions on how to add required documentation: https://wagner.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1983/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=158885