Add or modify Life or AD&D insurance benefits
You can add or modify an insurance benefit for an employee using the HR Benefits module.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_hr_core.profile_writer
Procedure
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Navigate to All > HR Profile > Life, AD&D Insurance Benefits.
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Select New to open an insurance benefit record.
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Complete the form.
The fields you see depend on how the form is configured and what fields are selected to display.
|
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Plan |
The name of the insurance plan. Click the Lookup using list icon and select the plan for the employee. |
|
Employee |
The user who requested enrollment. Click the Lookup using list icon and select the user. |
|
Plan ID |
The membership/enrollment ID number of the employee. |
|
Provider |
The life insurance company that provides the insurance benefit. Fills in when the plan is selected. |
|
Plan type |
The type of insurance plan. Fills in when the plan is selected. |
|
Coverage type |
Enter the coverage type of the plan. An example is Family Coverage or Individual Plan. Not all insurance plans have coverage type. |
|
Term |
The period the insurance policy covers. |
|
Beneficiaries |
Click the Lookup using list icon to search for and select contacts that are beneficiaries. |
|
Who is covered |
List of family members of the employee covered under the health benefit. |
|
Start date |
Date when the benefit is active for the employee and beneficiaries. |
|
End date |
Date when the benefit is no longer active for the employee and beneficiaries. |
|
Employer Contribution (per paycheck) |
Dollar amount employer contributes to plan per paycheck. |
|
Employer Contribution (per year) |
Dollar amount employer contributes to plan per year. |
|
Employee Contribution (per paycheck) |
Dollar amount employee contributes to plan per paycheck. |
|
Employee Contribution (per year) |
Dollar amount employee contributes to plan per year. |
The insurance benefit is listed in the **HR Insurance Benefits** list.
Parent Topic:HR Profile
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title: Add or modify Life or AD&D insurance benefits
description: You can add or modify an insurance benefit for an employee using the HR Benefits module.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/employee-service-management/hr-service-delivery/t\_CreateOrModifyInsuranceBenefit.html
release: brazil
product: HR Service Delivery
classification: hr-service-delivery
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [HR Profile, Case and Knowledge Management, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---
# Add or modify Life or AD&D insurance benefits
You can add or modify an insurance benefit for an employee using the HR Benefits module.
## Before you begin
Role required: sn\_hr\_core.profile\_writer
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **HR Profile** > **Life, AD&D Insurance Benefits**.
2. Select **New** to open an insurance benefit record.
3. Complete the form.
The fields you see depend on how the form is configured and what fields are selected to display.
<table id="table_opj_hct_nv"><thead><tr><th>
Field
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
Plan
</td><td>
The name of the insurance plan. Click the **Lookup using list** icon and select the plan for the employee.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Employee
</td><td>
The user who requested enrollment. Click the **Lookup using list** icon and select the user.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Plan ID
</td><td>
The membership/enrollment ID number of the employee.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Provider
</td><td>
The life insurance company that provides the insurance benefit. Fills in when the plan is selected.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Plan type
</td><td>
The type of insurance plan. Fills in when the plan is selected.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Coverage type
</td><td>
Enter the coverage type of the plan. An example is Family Coverage or Individual Plan. Not all insurance plans have coverage type.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Term
</td><td>
The period the insurance policy covers.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Beneficiaries
</td><td>
Click the **Lookup using list** icon to search for and select contacts that are beneficiaries.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Who is covered
</td><td>
List of family members of the employee covered under the health benefit.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Start date
</td><td>
Date when the benefit is active for the employee and beneficiaries.
</td></tr><tr><td>
End date
</td><td>
Date when the benefit is no longer active for the employee and beneficiaries.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Employer Contribution \(per paycheck\)
</td><td>
Dollar amount employer contributes to plan per paycheck.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Employer Contribution \(per year\)
</td><td>
Dollar amount employer contributes to plan per year.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Employee Contribution \(per paycheck\)
</td><td>
Dollar amount employee contributes to plan per paycheck.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Employee Contribution \(per year\)
</td><td>
Dollar amount employee contributes to plan per year.
</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4. Select **Submit**.
The insurance benefit is listed in the **HR Insurance Benefits** list.
**Parent Topic:**[HR Profile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/hr-service-delivery/c_HRProfileRecords.md)
| title | Add or modify Life or AD&D insurance benefits |
| description | You can add or modify an insurance benefit for an employee using the HR Benefits module. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/employee-service-management/hr-service-delivery/t\_CreateOrModifyInsuranceBenefit.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | HR Service Delivery |
| classification | hr-service-delivery |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | HR ProfileCase and Knowledge ManagementHR Service DeliveryEmployee Service Management |