The City of Boise provides Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance including limited dependent coverage, to all non-temporary employees who are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week.
Current employees wishing to buy or increase optional life insurance can contact HR at 208-972-8090 or totalreward@cityofboise.org for more information.
Basic Term Life
The City increased Basic Life and AD&D to $50,000 for all our non-temporary general employees working at least 20 hours per week. Premiums are paid by the city!
Basic Dependent Term Life
The city also increased the Basic Dependent Life. A spouse of a general employee is now covered at $5,000 and children at $2,500 at no cost to the employee.
Optional Term Life
Employees may elect to purchase Optional Term Life Insurance from one to eight times annual base salary, up to a maximum of $500,000.
Current employees wishing to buy or increase optional life insurance can contact HR at (208) 972-8090 or totalrewards@cityofboise.org for more information.
New employees may purchase up to two times their annual base salary without having to complete a Medical History Statement. Bi-weekly rates are based on the employee's age.
Additional Life Coverage Rate Sheet (PDF)
Optional Dependent Term Life
Employees may elect to purchase Optional Dependent Term Life Insurance equal to one of the following levels.
- A spouse may be covered up to any multiple of $5,000 to a maximum amount of $250,000 not to exceed 50% of the amount of optional term life purchased by the employee.
- New employees or employees covering a new spouse may purchase up to $20,000 without having to complete a Medical History Statement within 30-days of hire or marriage.
- Children may be covered at an additional $5,000 or $10,000.
Employees may not purchase optional dependent term life without purchasing it on themselves.
Current employees wishing to buy or increase optional life insurance can contact HR at 208-972-8090 or totalrewards@cityofboise.org for more information.
Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
Employees may elect to purchase Optional AD&D in $10,000 increments to a maximum of $500,000. Employees may not purchase Optional Dependent AD&D without purchasing AD&D on themselves. The rate is $0.023 per $1,000 of benefit.
Enrollment
Employees have 30 days from their date of employment to elect any additional coverage. After the initial 30-day enrollment period, employees may enroll but will be required to complete a Medical History Statement which is subject to approval.
Cancellation
Employees may cancel any additional coverage by sending an e-mail to totalrewards@cityofboise.org, or written notice to Human Resources indicating they no longer wish to participate.
NOTE: Employees may not decline Basic Life and AD&D Insurance coverage.
