Human Resources

Open Enrollment 2025

Open Enrollment for Benefits 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2025

This page is intended to provide basic information about the process of open enrollment, information regarding changes to our benefit offering, and basic information about popular benefits. If you have additional questions or need further assistance please email HR@hendrix.edu or call 501-450-1494.  

Completing Open Enrollment in Person vs. Online

ALL full-time benefits eligible employees may complete one of the open enrollment options by the close of business November 8, 2024. TIP: Complete the online open enrollment process on a computer and NOT using a mobile device - it will be much easier for you that way. Chrome or Firefox works best for completing Open Enrollment in iSolved. Maximize your browser screen to view the full iSolved screen.

Passive Open Enrollment

We are introducing a Passive Open Enrollment for 2025 benefits. If you do not need to make changes with your benefits for 2025, you do not need to do anything. However, if you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for medical and dependent care expenses and wish to continue it for 2025, you must complete a Cafeteria Plan Enrollment Form to continue that benefit.

Completing Open Enrollment In Person

Come and ask questions of vendors and HR staff, complete your open enrollment process and add/stop/change any benefits available during the in-person Open Enrollment" 

                Tuesday, October 29 from 8:30am-4:30pm in SLTC Worsham

 Vendors who will be present include Blue Cross Blue Shield, VSP Vision, Blue Cross Dental, Stephens Inc. and Consolidated Admin Services.

Completing Open Enrollment Online

Log-in to your iSolved self-service portal at https://tpc.myisolved.com. If you don't remember your password, you can enter your email address on the Welcome screen, choose Continue and on the next screen choose "Forgot my Password".  You may also email hr@hendrix.edu and type iSolved Password Reset on the subject line. If you have technical issues during the process, please email hr@hendrix.edu with your question or issue. 

After logging in to iSolved, click on the Benefit Enrollment link in the left-hand toolbar. Once you are on the benefit enrollment screen you will be asked to make an election for each benefit by clicking the name of the benefit and then selecting your plan or waiving it. Aside from health insurance, you do not need to choose a waive reason if you are waiving coverage. A few helpful notes: 

  • The "Next" button is on the black bar across the top of the screen. Use this to navigate from one benefit to the next. 
  • Any forms required for a new enrollment or adding additional coverage will be available in the "Messages" section in the lower right-hand corner.
  • After completing and reviewing your elections, on the last page ("Review and submit") there will be a pink text button that reads "Submit benefit elections" - you MUST click that button to finalize your submission.
  • After you submit your benefit elections, you can click the printer icon on the upper right side of screen to print your elections.

What you CANNOT add, change or drop online, and will need an appointment for (after completing the online process for all other benefits):

  • Unum Whole Life - this enrollment must be completed with our licensed Stephens broker on October 29, 2024 and evidence of insurability is required. 
  • Central United Cancer plans - this benefit is not offered any longer. Current participants can drop. We now offer Critical Illness with Symetra which covers cancer.
  • UNUM Long Term Care plans - this benefit is not offered any longer. Current participants can drop. 
  • If you have these plan types, your coverage will continue unless you otherwise notify us.

You can complete the online process and do not need an appointment or to contact us to accomplish the following tasks:

  • If you have no benefit changes, no action is required.
  • Set/change your FSA Medical and Dependent Childcare pre-tax deduction amounts. To participate in 2025 you MUST enter your deduction amount.
  • Set/change your HSA contribution amount.
  • Add or change coverage for health, dental, vision, accident or critical illness insurance.
  • Add or change voluntary life insurance (must complete Evidence of Insurability form to add or increase over $100,000).
  • Add short-term or long-term disability insurance (must complete Evidence of Insurability form).
  • Drop any benefit.

Adding or changing benefits in which paper forms are required will appear to the right of each benefit. Those items requiring a form are:

  • New short-term or long-term disability enrollments.
  • New life insurance enrollment, change in life amount or change of beneficiary.
  • New enrollment in an FSA or HSA account (no form needed if you already have an FSA or HSA account and are just changing amounts). A form IS required for first time users of these benefits).

If you want to change your TIAA 403(b) retirement contribution you will need to complete and email a 403(b) Agreement for Salary Reduction form found here to HR@hendrix.edu or drop the form off in the HR Office.

If you are enrolled in Unum Long-Term Care, Unum Whole Life or Central United Cancer, it is assumed that you wish to KEEP them and these benefits will not appear on your open enrollment forms due to system limitations.

General 2025 Benefit Information

Retirement: The limit for employee contributions for 2025 has not been set yet by the IRS. The limit on employee contributions for 2024 is $23,000. Those over 50 years of age are eligible to make catch-up contributions up to $7,500 per year for a total limit of $30,500. To change your retirement contribution amount, complete the form here and email it to HR@hendrix.edu or email HR to send you the form.

Flexible Spending: The 2025 maximum employee pretax contributions to an FSA medical account is $3,300. There has been no change to the $5,000 (if married filing jointly or single parent) cap on pre-tax dependent childcare deductions.

Health Savings Accounts: Participants in the Qualified High Deductible plan are eligible to contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA). In 2025 Hendrix will, again, match up to the first $250 an employee contributes to their HSA. Maximum pre-tax contributions to a Health Savings Account for 2025 are:

  • $4,300 for someone electing employee only coverage.
  • $8,550 for those electing employee plus one or more dependents.
  • Individuals over age 55 are also eligible to make an additional "catch-up" contribution up to $1,000.
  • The TOTAL maximum amount contributed to your HSA must include the employer matching contribution. 

Dental:  Arkansas Blue Cross Dental premiums remain the same for 2025. This an enhanced plan to include Dental Xtra. Search providers on the Blue Cross site here and choose "Dental Select PPO Plus" when prompted for the plan name. Coverage information can be viewed here: Hendrix Blue Cross Dental Benefit Summary 2025 and Dental Xtra can be viewed here: Arkansas Blue Cross Dental Xtra. 

Vision: VSP premiums increased by 2% for 2025. Coverage is enhanced in 2025 through the VSP LightCare coverage. Search for a provider here. Select "Signature" in the Doctor Network drop-down.  View the coverage information brochure, including LightCare, here:  VSP Benefit and LightCare Summary 2025..

Health: Health insurance premiums for 2025 will increase by 4% and deductibles will increase based on coverage levels. The individual deductible for the PPO Plan will increase from $500 to $1,500 and the maximum out-of-pocket for this plan is increasing from $5,500 to $6,000. This change aligns Hendrix College with the higher education market. The individual deductible for the High Deductible Health Plan will increase from $1,600 to $2,500 and the maximum out-of-pocket for this plan is increasing from $6,500 to $7,400. 

Our prescription drug plan will move to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s pharmacy benefit. To view the 10/01/2024 formulary for this plan, click here. All employees who participate in our health insurance program will receive new ID cards prior to January 1, 2025. 

A Health Benefit Overview for 2025 is available here. For more detailed plan summary documents please contact HR@hendrix.edu. On the coverage overview premium chart, "SS/DS" = Support Staff & Dining Services; "A/F" = "Administrative Staff and Faculty; "SLT" = Senior Leadership.

        For more information about preventive health coverages for all adults and children, go to healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits/.