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The right advice on supplemental life

More effective benefits communication can translate into greater participation in workplace supplemental life programs.

By Stephen Pontecorvo | Updated on June 16, 2011

Many people would agree that some level of life insurance coverage is better than no life insurance coverage. However, in order to really meet the needs of employees, the focus should be on the adequacy of coverage.

MetLife’s 9th Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study finds that 71 percent of full-time U.S. workers say they have some amount of life insurance coverage.  But of those with coverage who  know the amount, 47 percent indicate they have two times or less their annual household income in coverage.  Even 40 percent of those who are working parents with minor children indicate their coverage levels are that low. This is despite the fact that many employees report being worried about unexpected financial emergencies.

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