Life insurance premiums
Find out the monthly cost for optional life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
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Basic life and AD&D insurance
$3.96 per month (employer-paid)
Employee optional life insurance
For employees. Rates are based on the employee's age and tobacco use.
(Premiums increase as you reach each new age bracket.)
Monthly cost for each $1,000 of coverage (available in $10,000 increments) |
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Your age | Non-tobacco user | Tobacco user |
Under 25 | $0.028 | $0.037 |
25-29 | 0.031 | 0.043 |
30-34 | 0.034 | 0.057 |
35-39 | 0.043 | 0.066 |
40-44 | 0.064 | 0.073 |
45-49 | 0.092 | 0.111 |
50-54 | 0.143 | 0.170 |
55-59 | 0.268 | 0.317 |
60-64 | 0.411 | 0.482 |
65-69 | 0.758 | 0.929 |
70+ | 1.131 | 1.510 |
Spouse or state-registered domestic partner life
For employee's spouse or state-registered domestic partner. Rates are based on the employee's age and the spouse's or state-registered domestic partner's tobacco use.
(Premiums increase as the employee reaches each new age bracket.)
Monthly cost for each $1,000 of coverage (up to 50% of Employee Optional; available in $5,000 increments) |
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Age | Non-tobacco user | Tobacco user |
Under 25 | $0.028 | $0.037 |
25-29 | 0.031 | 0.043 |
30-34 | 0.034 | 0.057 |
35-39 | 0.043 | 0.066 |
40-44 | 0.064 | 0.073 |
45-49 | 0.092 | 0.111 |
50-54 | 0.143 | 0.170 |
55-59 | 0.268 | 0.317 |
60-64 | 0.411 | 0.482 |
65-69 | 0.758 | 0.929 |
70+ | 1.131 | 1.510 |
Child life for dependents
Monthly cost for each $1,000 of coverage
(available in $5,000 increments) |
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Age 2 weeks - 26 years | $0.124 |
Optional AD&D insurance
Monthly cost for each $1,000 of coverage for employee only (available in $10,000 increments) |
Monthly cost for each $1,000 of coverage for spouse or state-registered domestic partner (available in $10,000 increments) |
Monthly cost for each $1,000 of coverage for child (available in $5,000 increments) |
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$0.019 | $0.019 | $0.016 |
Contact
Contact MetLife for questions about enrollment, premium payments, benefits or plan details:
Phone: 1-866-548-7139, benefits specialists available Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific Time (except for the major holidays).
- Customer support for questions about your account, benefit options, claims, beneficiaries, and billing.
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