The South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA) contracts with MetLife to provide and administer the life insurance benefits for public employees and their covered dependents.
Eligible, newly hired employees can enroll in life insurance within 31 days from their date of hire. Employees can apply throughout the year or within 31 days of a special eligibility situation.
How it works
Your financial confidence goes well beyond health coverage, which is why we offer life insurance to you through MetLife. You can enjoy the same feeling of confidence provided by health insurance to other aspects of your life. Together, the complementary benefits you choose help provide protection for what matters most to you.
Contact us
For life insurance forms, click here.
For enrollment questions, contact your benefits administrator or call PEBA at 888.260.9430, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. EST.
For Statement of Health questions, call MetLife at 800.638.6420, Prompt 1.
For active employees’ life insurance and AD&D claims, notify your employer to initiate a claim.
For retiree life insurance claims, call MetLife at 888.507.3767 to initiate a claim.
For claim questions once a claim is submitted, call MetLife at 800.638.6420, Prompt 2.
For continuation and conversion questions, call MetLife at 888.507.3767.