The following benefits are optional and are paid for entirely by the Team Member:
Short-Term Disability “GAP” Insurance:
- Optional AFLAC protection plan. Provides a monthly benefit from $500 – $5,000, for up to 3 months depending on income level and coverage selection.
Personal Cancer Insurance:
- Optional AFLAC protection plan. Plan designed to provide cash payment in the event you or a family member is stricken with cancer.
Specified Health Event Insurance:
- Optional AFLAC protection plan. Plan provides a lump-sum benefit of $2,500 ($5,000 for dependent children) that will be paid for the first occurrence of a Specified Health Event. Additional benefits help you to control the out-of-pocket costs associated with a critical illness.
Personal Sickness Insurance:
- Optional AFLAC protection plan. Plan designed to provide a cash payment directly to you to help defray the costs of specific services and/or procedures required to treat illness.
Additional Life Insurance:
- Available for you, your spouse and your dependents.
- $150,000 and $50,000 available to you and your spouse, respectively, regardless of your health.
- Evidence of insurability is required for amounts exceeding $150,000 and $50,000 for you and your spouse, respectively.
Optional Vision Insurance:
- Voluntary vision plan through Vision Service Plan (VSP).
- Provides both eye exams and eyewear from one of the nation’s largest vision providers.
ParenteBeard Benefits Plan Year
ParenteBeard’s Plan Year is effective January 1 through December 31. Your benefit selections remain in effect for the Plan Year unless your circumstances change due to a life event, which is defined as marriage, divorce, death, birth or adoption of a child or loss/gain of a spouse’s medical coverage.
Questions about our benefits should be directed to our Human Resources Department.

