Open Enrollment Instructions - Unifi

New Hire Enrollment Instructions:

There are 13 benefits you must take action on before you can submit & finish URGENT: You MUST submit your pre-enrollment within 30 days or less from your Hire Date

Welcome to SmartBen -- Our online enrollment tool. The site is accessible via the Internet at and can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The following tips will help you prepare for and complete the online enrollment process. Should you require technical assistance or guidance, you can contact the SmartBen Assist Team at 1-877-798-9374. They are open M-F, from 8am-8pm (eastern time).

Before You Enroll

Review Your Options & Make Your Choices

Take time to review the information in the Plans section. It will help you understand your benefit choices. Discuss it with your family, too! Click on the Plans link at the top of your home page and select a plan to review the plan details.

Consider This!

If you want to add a dependent for coverage for next year, now is the time to do it. You may not add dependents during the plan year unless you have a qualified change in status, also known as a qualified life event. You will need to provide the Social Security number and date of birth for any spouse or dependent you enroll. If you have not received the Social Security number for a newborn, enter 111-11-1111. Contact Human Resources to update the dependent's Social Security number after you receive it.

If you are electing Supplemental Term Life and AD&D Insurance, you need to enter the Beneficiary name and relationship to the employee.

If you need to exit SmartBen before finishing your enrollment elections, click "log out"

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Steps to Complete Your Enrollment

STEP 1

Log on to and enter your Username (7 Digit employee number with DGS on the end) and Password (eight-digit date of birth, MMDDYYYY format).

Example Username: 8123456DGS Example Password: 06101964 for

date of birth June 10, 1964

STEP 2

TIP: Use the Tab Key to navigate through the site. DO NOT use the Enter Key. As with all Internet sites, when you use the Enter Key, it is the equivalent of hitting "submit" or "next". On the home page, you will see a Benefits Enrollment box. This box has a countdown of the number of days remaining in Open Enrollment. Underneath the countdown, there is a Begin Enrollment button. Click the button to begin enrollment.

STEP 3

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On the next page, there is a box with Available Enrollments, telling you what enrollments are available. You will see a button for Annual Enrollment. Select the Annual Enrollment button to begin your enrollment session.

STEP 4

On this page you will see three options for enrollment; Quick Enrollment, Custom Enrollment, and Detailed Enrollment. This set of instructions will walk you through the "Custom Enrollment". This enrollment is designed to ask sets of questions and recommend plans that will be best suited for you and your family. Click on the "Custom Enrollment" to begin.

STEP 5

You will be taken to a Disclaimer page first, you must read and click "Agree" before you can start enrollment. Page 3 of 13

STEP 6

You will need to make any updates to your personal information on this page and at this time you will also need to add your spouse and dependents if you plan of covering them in your benefits. When creating a spouse or dependent, you will be given the option to create a beneficiary record. If you do not create the beneficiary record at this time you will need to create a separate one. It will be important to add any and all dependents that you want to assign to coverage at this time ? you will be answering medical questions and the system will use the dependents added to determine the level of coverage i.e. Employee Only, EE + Spouse, EE + Children or EE + Family.

Once you have added the dependents that you would like to cover, click the green "Continue" button.

STEP 7

You will be asked a series of health and financial questions in order to provide you with a recommended benefit bundle. Click the green "Continue" button to move to each new page. Page 4 of 13

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