Life Changes

Explore how life changes can impact your benefits, too.

Major life changes can impact all of us in so many different ways—including our healthcare and financial benefits. Take time to explore how big changes in your life can also affect your healthcare, insurance, and other benefits coverage and decisions.

Birth or Adoption of a Child

• Your new baby is eligible for Sun Life coverage through Confluent.
• Remember, to enroll your child in these plans, you must make this change by submitting an event in the Benefits Enrollment Center within 30 days of birth or adoption.
• Consider revising your beneficiary designations for your Confluent Life and AD&D coverage to include your new addition. This can be updated through the Benefits Enrollment Center, located in your Okta dashboard.

Marriage

• Your spouse and spouse’s eligible children are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage through Confluent. You can add them during the year as a life event.
• Remember, to enroll your new spouse/children, you must make this change by submitting an event in the Benefits Enrollment Center within 30 days of when your marriage takes place. If you do not, you will need to complete a medical questionnaire which may result in restricted or declined coverage.
• Consider revising your beneficiary designations for your Confluent life and AD&D coverage to include your spouse. This can be updated through the Benefits Enrollment Center, located in your Okta dashboard.

Separation or Divorce

Remove your spouse and (if applicable) spouse’s eligible children from coverage in your Confluent benefit plans:

• Remember, to remove your spouse/children, you must make this change by submitting an event in the Benefits Enrollment Center within 30 days of when your separation or divorce takes place.
• Consider revising your beneficiary designations for your life assurance coverage to remove your ex-spouse/children.

Add yourself and your eligible children (if applicable) for coverage through Confluent’s health care plans:

• If you and/or your children were covered by your spouse’s benefits plan, you can enroll in Confluent’s health care plans by submitting it as a life event. You must submit an event in the Benefits Enrollment Center within 30 days of when your separation or divorce takes place.
• Remember, to add yourself/children, you must make this change by submitting an event in the Benefits Enrollment Center within 30 days of when your separation or divorce takes place. You must submit your enrollment within 30 days of your separation or divorce. If you do not, you will need to complete a medical questionnaire which may result in restricted or declined coverage.

Change emergency contact information:

• You can update your emergency contact by going to Okta > Workday > Personal Information (under Applications) > Change Emergency Contacts.

Loss of a Loved One

Remove your deceased family member from coverage in your Confluent benefit plans:

• To do so, please make this change by emailing peoplesupport@confluent.io or submitting it as a qualified benefits change event in the Benefits Enrollment Center.
• Review your beneficiary designations for your life assurance coverage to replace your deceased family member, if needed.

Review tax withholding:

• Your tax withholdings can be updated at any time through Workday. Go to Okta > Workday > Pay (under Applications) > Withholding elections > Update.

File life insurance claims:

• In the event of an employee death, the People Team will work with your beneficiaries to handle the necessary paperwork associated with your healthcare and insurance coverage. A copy of a certified death certificate will be required to process the life insurance claim.