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eService: Personal Account Access

Your Online Source for

Benefits Information

Go to principal.com for tools and resources to help you keep track of your benefits. This service is available at
no charge and gives you information about your dental, disability, life, vision or critical illness benefits from
Principal Life Insurance Company.

If you have other products from the Principal Financial Group , such as individual coverage or retirement
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offerings, you can also find information about them through your account on principal.com.

CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT

1 Go to www.principal.com.

2 Choose Personal from the Log In box.
3 Select Register Now.
• Enter personal information and your identification number (Social Security Number, Enterprise ID,
Alternate ID or Privacy ID).
• Verify your identity by answering a few questions.
• Create your username and password, and provide an email address.
• Set security information and login image.
• Confirm that you agree to do business electronically.
We’ll send you an email as soon as your account information is ready to access online.

Manage your benefits

When you visit this site, you’ll find helpful information about your benefits.
• Summary of Benefits: Access this summary, which • Explanation of Benefits: Access a 24-month history
includes deductibles, face amounts and elimination of your explanation of benefits statements (EOBs)
periods. and elect to receive your EOBs electronically.
• Benefit booklets/policies: Access these items • ID cards: View and print your dental ID card.
(if your employer has elected this service).
• Online calculators: Discover what type and how
• Dependents: Obtain a list of covered dependents.
much coverage you may need to achieve your
• Claims: View the status of claims in process (may
financial goals.
not be available for some benefits).

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