Enrollment Instructions

Follow these instructions to enroll in 2026 benefits

Enroll between November 3 and 14, 2025

  1. Log in to the Employee Center.
  2. Select the Open Enrollment tile.
  3. Review the Welcome screen then select Next to proceed to the Benefits Enrollment screen.
  4. Select each benefit tile one at a time to review your election, enroll, or make plan changes. For each plan, select the Done button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen when you are done choosing your coverage.
    • Medical: You can add, change, or drop coverage, as well as add or remove dependents.
    • Health savings account (HSA): If you enroll in the high deductible health plan (HDHP), review and update your annual HSA election.
    • Dental: You can add, change, or drop coverage, as well as add or remove dependents.
    • Healthcare flexible spending account: Enter your annual pledge. You must re-enroll in this account each year if you wish to participate.
    • Dependent care flexible spending account: Enter your annual pledge. You must re-enroll in this account each year if you wish to participate.
    • Critical illness insurance: You can add, change, or drop coverage for yourself and your spouse.
    • Supplemental AD&D: You can add, change, or drop coverage.
    • Once you’ve made all of your elections, select the Submit button pinned to the bottom of the screen.
  5. A submission verification will immediately appear on the screen. Select View to review your submission, or Done to complete online enrollment.
  6. Check your IU email within 24-48 hours for a confirmation that your elections have been accepted and processed by IU Human Resources.

If you do not receive a confirmation email within 48 hours, it means that your benefit elections were not submitted. In this case, you should log back in to the Employee Center and resubmit your elections.

What about my other benefits?

After Open Enrollment is closed, you should review your other benefits that aren't tied to Open Enrollment, including your retirement plans, long term disability insurance, and life insurance. These benefits aren’t available to change during Open Enrollment because you can add, drop, or change your coverage (or, in the case of your retirement plans, your investments and contribution amounts) at any time during the year. 

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