The annual enrollment for USM MetLife Optional Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance will be from March 14 - March 28.  Employees that already participate in one or both benefits, the current coverage will continue, with no action required.

During this year's Annual Enrollment, eligible employees* may either enroll for the first time or increase their coverage. Elections made during this enrollment period will be effective April 1, 2022, or the first of the month following MetLife's approval of the request.

In addition to online enrollment, we are excited to announce employees can now enroll via telephone. Employees can also schedule an appointment to speak with a licensed, professional Benefit Coach during this year's enrollment period. The Coach will review the benefits, costs, answer questions, and enroll or waive employees in the benefits they choose in one easy phone call.

Schedule Appointment:

• Online: https://usmd.appointmentnavigator.com/registration/home/register
• Telephone: 1-877-277-7476

Scheduling & appointments are available Monday - Friday, 9 am - 9 pm ET

Questions? 

Contact USM MetLife or the HR Benefits team, hrbenefits@umbc.edu

*Employees that work 20 or more hours per week and are either a Regular or Contingent II employee. 

Things to Consider:

Please read below about an opportunity to be an Economics Student Trainee Intern in the Division of Insurance and Research (DIR). Student Trainees have the opportunity to learn about banking and regulatory data, to understand economics careers in the federal government, and to acquire knowledge about the banking system.

The Division of Insurance and Research helps the FDIC provide the public with a sound deposit insurance system by offering comprehensive statistical information on banking; identifying and analyzing emerging risks; conducting research that supports deposit insurance, banking policy, and risk assessment; addressing global financial issues of importance to the deposit insurance system; assessing the adequacy of the deposit insurance fund; maintaining an effective and fair risk-based premium system; and conducting economic analysis for FDIC rulemaking.

Applicants may be considered for positions in the following branches:

National and Regional Risk Analysis analyzes economic and banking conditions in seven broad areas that cut across the regions. These topic areas are Energy, Labor Markets, Residential Real Estate, Agriculture, Commercial Real Estate, Municipal Finance, and Capital Markets.

Financial Risk Management assesses the adequacy of the deposit insurance fund and maintains an effective and fair risk-based premium system.

Center for Financial Research (CFR) publishes working papers, staff studies, survey reports, and other analyses to prompt discussion among the FDIC’s many stakeholders to expand knowledge and understanding of issues that affect the banking system.

The Program is open only to U.S. citizens and the formal application process can be found on USAJOBS. The posting closes on March 9, 2022.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Pogach
Senior Economic Researcher, Center for Financial Research

fdic.gov/cfr

Division of Insurance and Research

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

550 17^th Street NW

Washington, DC 20429

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