The LMU benefits program allows its faculty and staff members to select their own personalized package by choosing from a variety of benefits. As part of its benefit offerings, the University pays a portion of the cost of faculty/staff member's and faculty/staff member's eligible spouse, registered domestic partner, and/or child(ren)'s health care plan. Enrollment is subject to Plan eligibility requirements.
All full-time faculty, full-time regular, and full-time term staff members are eligible to participate. Eligibility commences on the first of the month following the faculty/staff member's employment date.
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ALEX is an interactive decision support tool that acts as an informative, virtual benefits counselor to help you learn more about LMU's benefits and assist with your decision making. Click here for your live main ALEX link to both ALEX Benefits Counselor (Audio-based ALEX) and ALEX Go (Text based ALEX). Click here for your live ALEX Go link. The Spanish version of ALEX Go can be accessed by clicking "EN" in the top right corner of the webpage.
Get to Know Your 2027 Benefits: Videos from Our Partners
Open Enrollment is your once-a-year chance to review your benefits and make changes for the coming year. To help you choose, several of LMU’s benefit partners have put together short videos explaining how their plans work and how to get the most from them. Watch them on your own time and share them with family members who help make these choices.
Vision: VSP
See what your VSP vision coverage includes, such as eye exams, frames, and lenses, and how to find an in-network provider.
Watch the VSP videoHealth Savings Account: Bank of America
If you’re considering the HSA-eligible medical plan, these resources explain how an HSA works, how it can save you money now and in retirement, and how to choose a plan that fits your finances.- How an HSA can benefit you now and in the future
- See how others are using their HSAs (video)
- Investing your HSA dollars
- Which health plan makes financial sense for me?
Dental: Delta Dental
Learn about your Delta Dental coverage and the tools available to help you and your family use it.
Watch the Delta Dental videoMedical: Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser’s 2027 Open Enrollment presentation for LMU walks through your Kaiser plan options and what to know for the year ahead.
Watch the Kaiser presentationQuestions? Contact the Benefits team at OpenEnrollment2026@lmu.edu or call X85757 from campus and 310-338-5757 from off campus.
2026 OPEN ENROLLMENT NEWSLETTER
2027 OPEN ENROLLMENT NEWSLETTER2026 OPEN ENROLLMENT NEWSLETTER - SPANISH
2027 OPEN ENROLLMENT NEWSLETTER - SPANISH- 2026 Guide to Your LMU Benefits
- 2027 Guide to Your LMU Benefits
- 2026 Guide to Your LMU Benefits (Spanish)
- 2027 Guide to Your LMU Benefits (Spanish)
- 2026 Comparison Chart at a Glance
- 2027 Comparison Chart at a Glance
- 2026 Premium Rates at a Glance
- 2027 Premium Rates at a Glance
- 2026 HDHP Flyer
- 2027 HDHP Flyer
- 2026 HDHP Flyer (Spanish)
- 2027 HDHP Flyer (Spanish)
- Enrollment Instructions
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- Anthem Blue Cross PPO Summary of Benefits
- Anthem Blue Cross HealthSave Summary of Benefits
- Anthem Blue Cross Fee-For-Services SBC (in USA)
- Anthem Blue Cross Fee-For-Services SBC (outside USA)
- Anthem Blue Cross Prescription Drugs Benefits Summary- update pending
- Anthem Blue Cross Advantage HMO Summary of Benefits
- Anthem Registration
- Embedded Eye Exam (Medical + Standalone) CA
- Find a Doctor
- Sydney Flyer
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LMU offers Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverages to all eligible and active full-time and part-time employees at no cost to you. In addition, LMU offers Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverages to all eligible and active full-time and part-time employees, which you can elect on a voluntary basis for you and your eligible dependents (Spouse/Domestic Partner and children). The coverages provide benefits in the event of a personal loss or dismemberment.
LMU also offers company paid Long Term Disability coverage, as well as a voluntary buy-up option and Business Travel Accident coverages to all eligible active full-time and part-time employees. Long Term Disability coverage provide benefits in the event of an illness or injury, whether on or off the job. Business Travel Accident coverage provides employees Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefits at no cost to you while traveling on business.
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance Highlights
- Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance Highlights
- Supplemental Life Insurance Highlights
- Employer-Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance Highlights
- Additional Services Offered by The Hartford
- Value Added Services by the Hartford
- Supplemental Life and Long Term Disability Personal Health Application
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All full-time faculty, full-time, regular and full-time term staff members are eligible to participate. Eligibility commences the first of the month following the faculty/staff member's employment date.
The Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow the faculty/staff member to pay certain health care and dependent care expenses with tax-free money. Each benefits plan year the faculty/staff member can put money into an FSA through pre-tax payroll contributions. This money can be used to reimburse the faculty/staff member for the eligible out-of-pocket expenses incurred during the plan year. The University offers for a Health Care FSA and a Dependent Care FSA.
- Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Account Plan
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account with Carry Over
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Care FSA Eligible Expenses
- Health Care FSA Claim Form
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account at a Glance
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care FSA Eligible Expenses
- Dependent Care FSA Claim Form
- Frequently Asked Questions
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- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- COBRA Initial Notice
- COBRA Notice
- CA FSA Notice
- Fixed Indemnity Plan Notice
- HIPPA Reminder Notice
- Marketplace Notice
- Newborns and Mothers Health Protection Notice
- Notice of Creditable Coverage
- Provider Choice Rights Coverage
- Special Enrollment Rights Notice
- Summary of Material Modifications
- Women's Health and Cancer Act (WHCRA) Notice
- Medical Insurance Attestations & Arbitration Agreements
- LMU Welfare Benefits Plan
- LMU Defined Contribution Retirement Plan 403(b) Plan
- USERRA Notice
- Summary Annual Report