Open Enrollment
This is your annual opportunity to enroll in or make changes to these benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Supplemental life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
If you don’t do anything during Open Enrollment, your current benefits will continue in 2027 except FSAs – if you want an FSA in 2027, you must actively enroll in one during Open Enrollment.
Enrollment Resources
View Plan Documents and SBCs
2027 Benefits Guide
2027 Open Enrollment Presentation
Need Help?
- Contact your Alliant Benefits Advocate at
(800) 489-1390 or
benefitsupport@alliant.com. - Contact the Benchling Benefits Team via Slack at
#open-enrollment-help-2027 or #hr-help. - Email the Benchling Benefits Team at
totalrewards@benchling.com.
How to Enroll
When you’re ready to enroll or make changes, visit Workday.
Additional Step for Recent New Hires
If you’re hired during Open Enrollment, you’ll need to enroll twice: first for the current plan year, then again for 2027.
Confirmation Statement
Please be sure to confirm enrollment on Workday. You may print or save a copy after you complete enrollment.
What’s New and Changing in 2027
Life and Disability Plans
For 2027, Life and Disability plans will transition to Prudential.
No action is required to continue coverage at the same levels and all voluntary amounts approved by Unum will be honored by Prudential.
Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness plans will remain with Unum.
Monthly Plan Costs
2027 Medical Rates
Kaiser HMO
Employee Only: $40
Employee and Spouse/DP: $256.50
Employee and Children: $171
Employee and Family: $449
Kaiser HDHP
Employee Only: $0
Employee and Spouse/DP: $195
Employee and Children: $130
Employee and Family: $341
UHC HDHP
Employee Only: $0
Employee and Spouse/DP: $214
Employee and Children: $142.50
Employee and Family: $374.50
UHC HMO
Employee Only: $40
Employee and Spouse/DP: $256.50
Employee and Children: $171
Employee and Family: $449
UHC PPO
Employee Only: $106.50
Employee and Spouse/DP: $419.50
Employee and Children: $309
Employee and Family: $668
UHC EPO
Employee Only: $143.50
Employee and Spouse/DP: $518.50
Employee and Children: $390
Employee and Family: $807.50
2027 Dental Rates
Guardian PPO Premier
Employee Only: $17.69
Employee and Spouse/DP: $48.55
Employee and Children: $60.23
Employee and Family: $91.12
Guardian PPO
Employee Only: $0
Employee and Spouse/DP: $13.53
Employee and Children: $18.66
Employee and Family: $32.19
2027 Vision Rates
Guardian
Employee Only: $0
Employee and Spouse/DP: $2.20
Employee and Children: $2.31
Employee and Family: $5.61
Contribution Limits
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
In 2027, you can contribute up to:
- Health Care or Limited Purpose FSA – $3,500
- Dependent Care FSA – $7,500
Health Savings Account (HSA)
In 2027, you can contribute up to:
- Individual medical coverage: $4,500
- Family medical coverage: $9,000
The contribution from Benchling remains the same:
- Individual medical coverage: $1,400
- Family medical coverage: $2,800
Commuter Benefits
In 2027, you can contribute up to:
- Parking – $350
- Public Transportation – $350
Ready to enroll?
Before you enroll, see what’s new and changing for the next plan year. There may be changes that are important to you.
You have until 11:59 p.m. on November 13, 2026 to enroll or make changes. As a reminder, if you do nothing by the deadline, all your current benefits except FSAs will continue in 2027.