Beneficiaries- for Basic Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, or AD+ D.
For Retirement Plan (401a and 403b) beneficiaries, contact the Retirement Plan Vendors (TIAA or Fidelity).
Before proceeding you must determine your current beneficiary status on eServe:
- Do not have a beneficiary on file (see #1 below)
- Already have a beneficiary on file (see #2 below)
- Add a trust or Estate as your beneficiary (see #3 below)
1. No Beneficiary on File
If you do not have any beneficiaries on file, you cannot add one through self-service. You must contact Tufts Support Services via email with the following Beneficiary information:
- Name
- Relationship to employee
- Date of Birth
- Primary Percent
- Contingent Percent
- Gender
Tufts Support Services can be reached at:
Tufts Support Services
169 Holland St
Somerville, MA 02144
Tel: (617) 627-7000
Fax: (617) 627-7001
Email: tss@tufts.edu
2. Beneficiary on File
To add, change, or remove a beneficiary, you must first log into eServe. Go to the Employee Self Service Menu- Benefit Information-Benefits Summary link [not the dependents & beneficiaries link], and then click on the specific benefit where you want to add or change a beneficiary.*
Once you click on a specific benefit, for which edits are possible, the bottom of the page should display your current beneficiary allocations.
Click “edit” to change the percent that a current beneficiary will receive. If you wish to “remove” a beneficiary, enter 0%. (Note: A previous beneficiary record cannot be deleted.) You must save your changes.
If you want to add a beneficiary, from the same location first click "Edit" and then you will see the “Add a Beneficiary” to add a new beneficiary. Input the name, relationship, date of birth, address and primary and/or contingent % allocation. You must save your changes.
*Note that you can only do this on the benefits that a) you are currently enrolled in and b) that have "beneficiaries" (not dependents) like AD+D, Life, Supplemental Life. So you will not have an Edit option next to Medical if you are not enrolled and even if you are enrolled, once you click on the information, you can only edit the existing Dependent's information, not add more Dependents, since this would need to be done through a Life Event instead). There are no Beneficiaries, just Dependents, on a Medical Plan.
3. Add a Trust Or Estate as a Beneficiary
To add, change, or remove a beneficiary, you must first log into eServe. Go to the Employee Self Service Menu- Benefit Information-Benefits Summary link [not the dependents & beneficiaries link], and then click on the specific benefit where you want to add or change a beneficiary.
Once you click on a specific benefit, for which edits are possible, the bottom of the page should display your current beneficiary allocations.
-TRUST: Click on “Add a Beneficiary” to add a trust the as a beneficiary. For the First Name field, type “TRUST” In the Last Name field, type “SEE FILE”. Enter 0’s in the Social Security fields. If the trust is in someone’s name enter their date of birth or else enter your own DOB. You can use "Unknown" for Gender and "Other" for Relationship. Click Edit and enter 100% or whatever % in the Primary field. You must save your changes before exiting.
- Step 2) Provide Tufts University Human Resources with the relevant document(s) for your designated Trust. The documentation should include the name of the Trust, date the Trust was established, and any signature pages on the Trust. These are then kept on file in a secure record system in case they are needed in the event of a beneficiary claim.
-ESTATE:
To list an Estate as a beneficiary please indicate "The Estate Of" for the First Name and for the Last Name put the employee's full name
First Name: The Estate Of
Last Name: Employee's Full Name
You can use your own DOB for DOB, Unknown" for Gender; "Other" for Relationship.
Click Edit and enter 100% or whatever % in the Primary field. You must save your changes before exiting.
Email attachment: TSS@tufts.edu
Fax: 617-627-7001
Walk-in / Mail / Inter-office Campus Mail: TSS - 169 Holland St, Somerville, MA 02144
For Retirement Plan Beneficiaries:
TSS cannot tell who you chose for Retirement Plan Beneficiaries. You must contact the Vendor (Fidelity or TIAA) for this information. The Vendor can also help you in changing the Beneficiary for the Retirement Plans.
*** You can now make beneficiary elections online for your Tufts University Retirement Plans on Fidelity's website. Visit the microsite address and click "Tools & Resources", then click "Forms and Documents" and follow the link titled "Online Beneficiary Election."
Vendor Contact Information:
Fidelity Investments
http://www.fidelity.com/atwork
https://www.tiaa.org/public/tcm/tuftsuniversity - Microsite for Tufts
1-800-343-0860
Tufts University sponsor plan number for Fidelity is 86801
Please click here for details regarding the Fidelity Fee Structuring
TIAA
http://enroll.tiaa.org/tufts/(enrollment)
http://www.tiaa.org/(all other information)
www.tiaa.org/tuftsuniversity - Microsite for Tufts
1-800-842-2776
One-on-One Consultations: 1-800-732-8353
Tufts University plan number for TIAA is 100347 |