NEW: Life Insurance from MetLife
Starting Aug. 1, 2024, NYSNA members have a new benefit at no cost to you: Basic term life insurance and basic personal accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverage in the amount of $20,000 from MetLife.
Members who are represented for collective bargaining and in good standing will be automatically enrolled in this benefit program. Nurses and healthcare workers have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and countless emergencies. Life and AD&D insurance are important benefits that can help protect your family’s financial security.
Benefits include:
- Basic term life insurance.
- AD&D benefits for covered losses that are the result of an accidental injury or loss of life, including line of duty death benefits.
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