Group Legal and Identity Protection
The LegalGUARD and PrivacyArmor plans are available to full-time and part-time benefits-eligible faculty and staff. Although the plans are administered separately, they are available as a bundled arrangement at a monthly cost of $27.45. This is a voluntary benefit that participants pay for via after-tax payroll deductions.
LegalGUARD Plan
Administered by LegalEASE and underwritten by Nationwide
(888) 416-4313
LegalGUARD Website
The plan provides access to quality legal services and protection from the high cost of legal fees. Finding the right type of attorney when a need arises can be one of the more stressful tasks when dealing with a legal matter. LegalEASE uses their experience and relationships with their network attorneys to connect you with the right type of attorney, in the right location.
- Covered family members include the employee’s spouse and unmarried dependent children, including stepchildren, legally adopted children, children placed in the home for adoption and foster children, up to age 19, and from age 19 up to 25 years if they are enrolled in an accredited school or college as full-time student(s) and are primarily dependent upon the Member for support.
- Covers attorney fees, up to plan limits, for:
- Home: Purchase, sale, refinancing, tenant dispute
- Family: Divorce, adoption, name change
- Consumer: Warranty, cell phone contract, bank fees, small claims court
- Estate Planning: Will, living will, power of attorney
- Financial: Debt, bankruptcy, foreclosure, tax audit
- Criminal: Serious traffic matters, misdemeanor defense
Allstate Identity Protection (Formally InfoArmor)
Administered by Allstate
(800) 789-2720
The plan provides a comprehensive and proactive defense against identity theft, with a focus on identity monitoring. InfoArmor is capable of identifying anomalies indicative of fraudulent behavior up to 90 days sooner than credit monitoring.
- Covers employee and spouse
- Monitors data elements from sources such as credit cards, wireless accounts, retail credit accounts, auto/mortgage loans, check/check reorders, utility accounts, change of address requests
- Provides comprehensive identity restoration services
- $25K identity fraud reimbursement policy underwritten by Travelers Insurance