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Know Your Policies

June 28, 2025 by Deidre Mings

National Insurance Awareness Day – June 28, 2025 National Insurance Awareness Day is your reminder to pause and review your coverage. Why? Because being underinsured isn’t just inconvenient—it can be costly. Insurance exists to provide peace of mind and a financial safety net when life takes an unexpected turn. From car accidents and house damage to health scares or identity … [Read more...] about Know Your Policies

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Featured Tagged With: Accident insurance, Allstate, Asiflex, critical illness, Critical Illness insurance, dental, dental insurance, disability, employee wellness, financial wellness, Flexible spending, Hartford, Hospital Insurance, identity protection, Life Insurance, Long term disability, medical, Medical Insurance, Mercy, MoCafe, open enrollment, Short term disability, supplemental life insurance, Term life, Universal Life insurance, UNUM, Vision, vision insurance, wellness

🎧 National Save Your Hearing Day – May 31, 2025

May 30, 2025 by Deidre Mings

National Save Your Hearing Day is observed annually on May 31 to raise awareness about hearing loss prevention. Our ability to hear is often taken for granted—until it's impacted. This day serves as an important reminder to take proactive steps to protect our hearing throughout life. According to the World Health Organization, over 430 million people worldwide have disabling … [Read more...] about 🎧 National Save Your Hearing Day – May 31, 2025

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Featured Tagged With: Asiflex, employee wellness, Flexible spending, FSA, health, health plan, hearing, Medical Insurance, vision insurance, wellness

Managing Seasonal Allergies

March 24, 2025 by Deidre Mings

Tips for Eye Care and Relief As allergy season arrives, many experience symptoms like itchy eyes and congestion. Here are some resources to help you manage your allergies: VSP: Eye Care for Allergy Relief VSP, MSU’s vision insurance provider, offers tips for eye care during allergy season. If you wear contacts, consider switching to glasses to reduce irritation or use daily … [Read more...] about Managing Seasonal Allergies

Filed Under: Employee Benefits Tagged With: Asiflex, discounts, employee wellness, Flexible spending, FSA, FSA Store, Magers, Mercy, pharmacy, vision insurance, VSP, wellness

Save Your Vision Month

March 17, 2025 by Deidre Mings

Protect Your Eyes and Save 🧐 March is National Save Your Vision Month—an opportunity to focus on the importance of eye health and the steps we can take to protect our vision. At Missouri State University, we offer a range of resources to help you maintain eye health and save on vision-related expenses. MSU Vision Plan Benefits 👁️ Full-time employees can take advantage of … [Read more...] about Save Your Vision Month

Filed Under: Employee Benefits Tagged With: Accident insurance, Allstate, Asiflex, discounts, employee wellness, Flexible spending, medical, Medical Insurance, MoCafe, Vision, vision insurance, VSP, wellness

“Check Your Check”

January 24, 2025 by Deidre Mings

Review Your Personal Information and January Pay Statement Please take a moment to review your personal information and January pay statement to ensure everything is accurate, including your benefit elections. Key Areas to Check: Personal Information: Name, addresses, and phone numbers. Benefits: Elections, wellness incentives, and flexible spending deductions. … [Read more...] about “Check Your Check”

Filed Under: Employee Benefits Tagged With: Accident insurance, address, address change, Asiflex, benefits, Critical Illness insurance, Deductions, dental insurance, employee wellness, financial wellness, Flexible spending, health plan, Hospital Insurance, identity protection, Payroll, taxes, vision insurance, wellness, wellness incentive

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