Optional Benefits
WVU offers a variety of benefits
Explore your voluntary options below.
Accident Insurance
WVU is providing employees with two plan choices for personal accident insurance. Employees can purchase coverage for themselves, spouse and or/children.
Dental Insurance
Sun Life offers four different plan options for employees to choose from. Eligible employees may cover themselves, eligible dependent children to age 26 and spouses.
Hearing Services
Employees interested in coverage for hearing services can use the EPIC Hearing Service Plan, which offers an evaluation of your ears and hearing, as well as diagnostic tests and measurements.
Flexible Spending Accounts
A Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is used to pay for eligible medical expenses which aren’t covered by your insurance or other plan. These expenses can be incurred by you, your spouse, a qualifying child or relative.
Health Savings Accounts
A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax-free account that can be used to pay health care expenses. Only WVU employees who have enrolled as primary policyholder in PEIA Plan C are eligible to enroll in an HSA.
Group Legal Plan
The ARAG Legal Plan covers full representation for many important personal legal services, and is a post-tax, payroll deductible benefit. Get information on what's covered, how to enroll and how to use the plan.
Identity Theft Protection
Employees can enroll in InfoArmor for proactive identity theft defense, including credit monitoring, credit reports, and more.
Pet Insurance
Protect your pets when unexpected costs arise with Nationwide. Employees may enroll anytime throughout the year.
Vision Insurance
Humana EyeMed offers employees two coverage plan options to help pay for eye care needs. Family plans are available, with coverage for a spouse and dependents up to age 26.
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
This coverage helps protect your finances if you, your spouse, or child experience
a hospital stay. Receive money to help pay for unexpected expenses like deductibles,
lost income or child care. Employees can purchase coverage for themselves,
spouse and or/children.
Critical Illness Insurance
This coverage helps protect your finances from a covered condition where you
can receive a cash benefit to help pay unexpected costs not covered by your health
plan. Employees can purchase coverage for themselves, spouse and or/children.