{"id":7163,"date":"2021-04-28T12:53:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/?page_id=7163"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:20:30","slug":"what-happens-to-your-uw-benefits-after-big-life-changes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/life-events\/what-happens-to-your-uw-benefits-after-big-life-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens to your UW Benefits after big life changes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/life-events\/what-happens-to-your-uw-benefits-after-big-life-changes\/#Fact-sheets-and-FAQ\" >Fact sheets and FAQ<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/life-events\/what-happens-to-your-uw-benefits-after-big-life-changes\/#Helpful-links\" >Helpful links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Watch this recorded panel discussion with representatives from TIAA, Fidelity, The Department of Retirement Systems (DRS), MetLife, and The Standard to learn what you should consider when big life changes occur.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Financial Wellness: What Happens to Your Benefits When the Unexpected Happens\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wk7021ApN0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-sheets-and-FAQ\"><\/span>Fact sheets and FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/What-happens-to-your-benefits-after-big-life-changes-FAQ-20220516.pdf\">FAQ: What happens to your benefits after big life changes\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Retirement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/VIP-summary-20211110.pdf\">VIP One Sheet 2021<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/UWRP-One-Sheet-2021.pdf\">UWRP One Sheet 2021<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Spring-Beneficiary-infographic.pdf\">Fidelity beneficiary infographic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/beneficiaryflyer-1.pdf\">TIAA beneficiary infographic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/financial_consultant_overview.pdf\">What can a TIAA financial consultant help you with?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Retirement-Planning-checklist.pdf\">Department of Retirement Systems Retirement Planning Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life Insurance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/MetLife-Advantages-for-WA-State-Health-Care-Authority-PEBB-8.2020.pdf\">MetLife Advantages for PEBB members<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/PEBB-FF075_Life_Plan_Benefits_All-Actives-11.2020-Final.pdf\">MetLife Plan Benefits<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/PEBB-Life_ADD_FAQ-6.2020-Final.pdf\">Why are life and accidental death &amp; dismemberment insurance important?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Long term disability<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hca.wa.gov\/assets\/pebb\/pebb-ltd-coc-2022.pdf\">PEBB Long Term Disability Plan certificate and summary<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/The-Standard-Carrier-Paragraph-and-Product-Paragraphs-PEBB.docx\">The Standard carrier information and product descriptions<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.com\/mybenefits\/wash-state-hca-pebb\">Long term disability coverage highlights<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/15529_377661.pdf\">Frequently asked questions about filing a long term disability claim<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Helpful-links\"><\/span>Helpful links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) for PERS, TRS, and LEOFF<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drs.wa.gov\/beneficiaries\/\">When to update Beneficiaries?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drs.wa.gov\/account\/\">Online Account Access-what can it do for you?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drslogin.drs.wa.gov\/\">Online Account Access Registration Steps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch a recorded panel discussion to learn what you should consider when big life changes occur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":135,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7163\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}