City of Chesapeake Retiree Information Portal

OPEN ENROLLMENT COMING SOON!

Open Enrollment for 2021 Benefits will be October 5th through October 26th, 2020. Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to enroll or make changes to your medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account and pre-paid legal.  Employees enrolled in Virginia Retirement System Plan 1 or 2 can also request enrollment or decline long term disability coverage.

Prepare in advance by reviewing your current benefit elections and contact information by logging into your account in Employee Self Service (ESS), which can be accessed via the following link https://ess.cityofchesapeake.net.

Due to the pandemic and minimal plan changes, live Open Enrollment meetings will not be held this year. Online information will be made available for all benefit options at www.optimahealth.com/ches. Virtual meeting dates can be found listed below. 

All election changes will be made through Employee Self Service (ESS) and must be entered by 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2020.

LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE

You are eligible to apply for coverage in the COV Voluntary Long Term Care Insurance Program if you are over age 18 and a:

• Deferred VRS member under age 75 who is vested (you have at least five years of service credit).
• Retiree under age 75 receiving a VRS-administered benefit. 
• Family members may also apply for coverage if they are between the ages of 18 and 75 and undergo full medical underwriting. Eligible family members include:
•  A spouse.
• Adult children.
• Parents, parents-in-law and step parents
• Siblings.
• Grandparents, grandparents-in-law, step grandparents and step grandparents-in-law.

Under this program, coverage to help pay for long-term care may be more affordable than you think.  It also offers a variety of coverage levels available to meet your individual needs and budgets. 

Learn more at www.genworth.com/COV or call 866-859-6060.