Open Enrollment is coming!
Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to make changes to your CU benefits without experiencing a qualifying life event. This year’s enrollment window runs from April 20 through 5 p.m. MT on May 8.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
If you want to participate in a Health Care FSA or Dependent Care FSA for the 2026–27 plan year, you must actively enroll or reenroll during Open Enrollment — even if you plan to keep the same contribution amounts. FSAs do not automatically renew.
Keeping or Changing Your Benefits
If you take no action, you will automatically be re-enrolled in your current benefit elections (except FSAs) at the end of Open Enrollment. If you wish to make changes, resources and comparison tools will be available to help you review your options.
Optional Term Life Insurance Enrollment Opportunity
During this Open Enrollment period, a special opportunity will be available for Optional Term Life coverage. Standard Insurance Company will temporarily waive the usual Evidence of Insurability (EOI) requirement for the new Guaranteed Issue amounts. Normally, employees are required to submit a medical history statement to opt in or increase coverage outside of their initial eligibility period. Additional details — including information about increased coverage under CU’s Basic Term Life — will be shared in future communications.
More Information
This page will be updated as additional information and resources become available. Full plan details and rate sheets will be posted on March 30.
Before Open Enrollment begins, complete three quick tasks to prepare:
1. Make sure your contact information is up to date.
Before, during and after Open Enrollment, we’ll send employees postcards, important disclosures and plan information in the mail, so this is a good time to confirm your mailing address is correct in the employee portal.
You’ll also want to confirm your phone number is correct — the enrollment tool requires dual factor authentication, and having a correct phone number on file will help ensure that you’re able to verify your access quickly and efficiently.
Check your contact information through the employee portal.
- Log in to the employee portal.
- Click the CU Resources tab. (If you are a CU System Administration employee, skip this step.)
- Open the CU Resources Home dropdown menu and select My Info and Pay.
- Select Contact Details to view your contact details and make any needed changes.
As you check your contact information, it’s also a good time to assess your health plan benefits in your location. Some employees may have shifted to fully remote work and relocated out of state. Others may have eligible dependents who’ve recently left Colorado for school and work. Open Enrollment is an especially important time for people who have gone through changes in state residency to make sure they’re covered by a plan that works for their family inside and outside Colorado.
2. Sign up for Open Enrollment text reminders.
Don’t miss your window to enroll in, update or change your health coverage. Sign up to receive Open Enrollment text reminders via RAVE Alerts. These alerts must be opted into, so make sure you sign up even if you already receive emergency alerts and IT outage notices from CU.
Once you enroll in these optional reminders, you’ll get three brief text messages each year during Open Enrollment reminding you to act before it’s too late.
3. Look up your current plans.
- Log in to my.cu.edu.
- Click the CU Resources tab. (If you are a CU System Administration employee, skip this step.)
- Open the CU Resources Home dropdown menu and select Benefits & Wellness.
- Select Benefits Summary. Your benefits for the current plan year will display.
Click an item below to access important resources.
