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Voluntary Beneits Through Cigna




Critical Illness


Critical illness insurance by „ Health screening (wellness) beneit—provides a beneit amount of
Cigna pays you a lump-sum $50 for a health screening test taken by a covered person; the beneit is
beneit if you are diagnosed limited to payment of one beneit amount per calendar year for each
with a covered illness. You can covered person; beneit waiting period is 30 days following the effective
choose the level of coverage date of the health screening beneit rider
you want and can use the money „ Pre-existing conditions—none apply; pre-existing conditions have been
any way you see it. Much like a waived from this plan which means coverage applies for any of the
life insurance policy pays your critical illnesses listed below which are diagnosed or occur 30 days after
beneiciary a lump sum upon the plan’s effective date

death, this critical illness policy
pays a beneit to YOU if you „ Waiting period—diagnosis must occur at least 30 days after the coverage
or a covered dependent are effective date to be eligible for beneits
diagnosed or incur a covered „ If you reside in the state of Washington, this plan provides an
critical illness. additional beneit payout equal to the plan beneit amount and
percentage of the covered person for each diagnosis of a subsequent
„ Guaranteed issue—you can and same covered condition which has received a beneit payout from
elect this coverage each year a previous diagnosis, after a 12 month separation period from the

at annual enrollment without previous diagnosis; covered conditions include; heart attack, stroke,
medical questions renal (kidney) failure, major organ transplant, ALS, blindness, and

† Employee: up to $20,000 paralysis
† Spouse: up to $10,000 „ For all other states, the plan provides an additional beneit amount equal
(maximum of 50 to the selected beneit amount and percentage of the covered person
percent of employee- for the diagnosis of a subsequent and different covered condition after
elected amount) a six month separation period

† Child(ren): 25 percent „ Employees must be actively at work to elect this beneit
of employee-elected

amount Covered Conditions
„ Portable—coverage is Paid at 100 Percent of Elected Amount Unless Otherwise Noted Below
portable which means you „ Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis „ Coronary artery disease (surgery)
can take this plan with you (Lou Gehrig’s disease) *
if you no longer work for „ Cancer „ Renal (kidney) failure

Franke „ Carcinoma in situ * „ Major organ transplant

„ Heart attack „ Paralysis

Franke * Paid at 25 percent of elected beneit amount „ Blindness
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