Open enrollment update: Live webinars begin Monday

The Virtual Benefits Fair is underway as a part of Open Enrollment. This year it will include three days of webinars from Nov. 7-9.

Each webinar will last between 30 to 60 minutes and is open to Auburn University employees and their dependents. Many of the webinars will be recorded and made available on demand in the next few weeks. The tentative schedule is listed below, with registration links (as applicable) available online.

Monday, Nov. 7

Vendor/Group	Date/Time	Topic
Johnson+Sterling	10-11 a.m.	“How the Auburn University Retirement Plans Work”
Uprise	1-2 p.m.	“Uprise Health Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Benefits Overview”
AIG	2-3 p.m.	“Retirement Strategy for Women”
TIAA	2-3 p.m.	“Money at Work: Foundations of Investing”
Administrative and Professional Assembly	3-3:30 p.m.	“Learn More About the A&P Assembly”

Tuesday, Nov. 8

Vendor/Group	Date/Time	Topic
Fidelity	8-9 a.m.	“Get Started and Save For the Future You”
Blue Cross and Blue Shield	8-9 a.m.
AIG	10-11 a.m.	“Social Security and Your Retirement”
TIAA	10-11 a.m.	“Advice Tools: Staying on Target Toward a Confident Retirement”
RSA	10:30-11:45 a.m.	“TRS and the RSA-1 Deferred Compensation Plan”
Uprise	1-2 p.m.	“Uprise Health Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Benefits Overview”
HudsonAlpha	2-3 p.m.	“TigerMeds Personalized Prescriptions Partnership with HudsonAlpha”
Johnson+Sterling	3-4 p.m.	“Tier 2 Retirement”

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Vendor/Group	Date/Time	Topic
Office of Sustainability	8-9 a.m.	“Auburn Employee Sustainability Resources”
Fidelity	9-10 a.m.	“Navigating Market Volatility”
RSA	1-2:15 p.m.	“PEEHIP Insurance for AU Retirees”
AIG	3-4 p.m.	“Your Alabama TRS Retirement Plan and AIG Retirement Services Supplementary Savings Plans”

Several vendors and groups are also offering on-demand webinars and videos. Check them out at aub.ie/benefitsfair.

Don’t forget:

• During the month of November, you can review, enroll in and/or change your benefit elections by going to AU Access and then selecting “Online Benefits Enrollment.” Additional information is available online at aub.ie/oe2023.

• Benefits enrollers are available if you would like assistance with online enrollment. Appointments may be scheduled online, or you can talk to an enroller by calling 833-203-4283. (Enrollers will not be available Nov. 24-25 because of the Thanksgiving holiday.)

• Open Enrollment continues until 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. IRS regulations do not allow for plan enrollment or changes beyond this deadline unless there is a qualifying event during the year. Examples of qualifying events include marriage, divorce, birth of a child, etc.

For more information

• If you need help with online enrollment, please contact a benefits enroller.

For all other questions, email benefit@auburn.edu

 or call Teresa Coker, Benefits Manager, at 334-844-1789, Gary Gray, Assistant Benefits Manager, at 334-844-4122, or Debra Walters, Benefits Coordinator, at 334-844-1779.