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Through MetLife, Tenneco offers several insurance plans to help protect you and your family in the event of an unexpected loss.
Basic Life1
Tenneco provides Basic Life Insurance at no cost to you:
Coverage is 1.5 times your annual base salary to a maximum of $2.5 million.
Coverage is equal to the greater of 1 times your basic annual earnings or $25,000.
- Basic Life Insurance will be reduced at age 65. See SPD for details.
Supplemental Life1
In addition to Basic coverage provided by Tenneco, you can purchase Supplemental Life coverage:
Choose from 1 times to 6 times your annual base salary.2
Choose from 1 times to 6 times your basic annual earnings.2
- Supplemental Life Insurance will be reduced at age 65. See SPD for details.
- Supplemental Life Insurance is based on your current age and will increase in cost if you move to a higher cost age bracket.
Dependent Life
Tenneco also offers Dependent Life Insurance options you can purchase through MetLife:
Your Dependent Life options are:
- Spouse/domestic coverage: $5,000 to $150,000
- Child coverage: $5,000 or $10,000
During enrollment, you must attest to your child(ren)’s eligibility for coverage. Children eligible for coverage include:
- Those age 19 and under who are unmarried
- Those age 19-25 who are unmarried full-time students
See the official plan documents for complete eligibility guidelines.
Guaranteed Issue
To elect certain levels of life insurance coverage, you or your spouse/domestic partner may need to provide evidence of insurability (EOI). However, as a new hire or when electing coverage for a family status change due to marriage, EOI is not required up to these “guaranteed issue” limits:
- For you: the lesser of 3x your base pay/salary or $1 million
- For your spouse/domestic partner: $50,000
