Teamworks

Quick Guide

Enroll in benefits: November 10 – 21, until 9:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the final day. Correction period: December 1 – 5, 2008.

Enroll Early

The sooner you enroll, the faster and easier your experience is likely to be.

Find Out What Fits You

Wells Fargo’s benefits coverage includes medical plan options, health care and day care spending accounts, disability coverage, and more. Plus your plans have preventive care and wellness resources to help you get healthy and stay healthy. This site has the information you need to find the plans that best fit your needs.

Do I Need to Do Anything?

YES NO  
X   If you’re changing your benefit elections
X   If you would like to enroll, or reenroll, in the Health Care or Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts for 2009
X   If you currently have college-age student dependents under coverage and want to continue for 2009; Certification is required
X   If you would like to enroll a new dependent for coverage for 2009; Certification is required
X If you’re not changing any of your benefit elections, do not want a Health Care or Day Care Flexible Spending Account for 2009, and do not have any college-age student dependents under coverage for 2009


Things to Remember

Annual Benefits Enrollment is your once-a-year chance to make changes to your medical, dental, and vision plans, Health Care and Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts, as well as accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D). This is a good time to also review your other benefit selections and enrollment levels.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coverage

Administered through Optum Health Behavioral Solutions (OHBS), mental health and substance abuse coverage is included with every health plan Wells Fargo offers. 

Where to Begin

Review your benefit options:

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability

Key Dates

Enroll in benefits: November 10 – 21, until 9:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the final day. Correction period is December 1– 5, 2008.

New Team Members

Depending on your start date and benefits eligibility effective date, you may need to sign up for benefits for the remainder of 2008, as well as 2009. See New Hire Enrollment.

Questions

Review the information on this website first. If you need to speak to a representative, call the HR Service Center at 1-877-HRWELLS (1-877-479-3557).

Training and Meetings

Attend a presentation by a benefits expert. Learn about plan coverage and offerings. Get answers to your questions at a Q&A session. We’re offering in-person benefits meetings at several locations as well as teleconference meetings on specific topics.

How to Enroll

Avoid Delays

If you wait to enroll until just before the deadline, you may experience online delays from high volume on the website. Also, if you have questions for the HR Service Center, call early during the enrollment period. You’ll enjoy a quicker response time.

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What's New

Here’s a brief overview of the 2009 changes. Please review the rates and comparison charts for details on what’s changing.

New Plan Names

Many plan names are changing in 2009. Read the complete list on the What's New 2009 page.

Improved Benefits Meeting Schedule

You can now schedule to attend a benefits meeting through the Learning Center.

College-Age Student Dependent Certification

This year, you will need to certify any college-age student dependents.

Rate Changes

Review the plans’ rates and comparison charts.

Wells Fargo Dental Plan

Review the plan information.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Take advantage of new grace period and claims submission deadline.

Changes in Your State

Find plan changes, including those in your state.

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Resources

These tools can help you choose your benefits.

Directories

Provider Directory

Medical Plan Comparison Tool.

Outside Resources

WageWorks.

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Published 10/06/2008