What’s Changing
Last year, we transitioned to a passive enrollment, meaning most of your benefit elections will automatically carry over to the next year.
Most benefit elections will automatically carry over to 2026. Your current health, dental, vision and voluntary benefit elections, including supplemental life insurance, identity protection and critical illness coverage, will passively continue year-to-year until you make changes.
You must take action if:
- you want to enroll in a new benefit offering
- you want to change current elections or covered dependents
- you need to update your tobacco attestation
- you are enrolling in a Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA). These tax-advantaged accounts require active enrollment each year.
Medical contribution: Employee payroll contributions increase 5%, or approximately $1 to $17 per month depending on plan and tier.
Health Care FSA: Contribution limit increases to $3,400.
Dependent Care FSA: Annual contribution limit increases to $7,500.
HSA: Contribution limits increase to $4,400 (individual) and $8,750 (family).
Floating holiday hours expanded: An additional 7.5 hours of floating holiday will be provided to Employees. Adding an additional floating holiday allows Employees to use the time for a day that is important to them.
Gradual return-to-office for new parents: Employees returning from a continuous maternity, child bonding or new-parent leave may be eligible for a 12-week gradual transition from remote to in-office work. Visit the Time Away from Work page to learn more.
Enhanced bereavement: Grandparent-in-law added to the list of current relatives, providing 7.5 hours of paid bereavement time.
Cost share change for GLP-1 medications prescribed for weight loss: A 30% co-insurance with no out-of-pocket maximum will apply for GLP-1 medications prescribed for weight loss. To assist in the transition, we encourage you to visit the drug manufacturer websites as it is commonplace to be able to leverage available coupons in conjunction with your insurance to further offset this expense.
Wellness vendor: Vitality replaces Rally Engage as the wellness-based incentive program partner.
Vendor name: Consova, ERIE’s dependent eligibility audit vendor is now called iVerifyPro.
Trust & Will: The complimentary individual or couples Will through Trust & Will is available until December 31, 2025. Employees who haven’t used this offering are encouraged to redeem it before it expires. Learn more and get started.