Accurate and current beneficiary designations ensure that your designated beneficiaries are paid according to your wishes.
New York Life Group Benefit Solutions Benefits Guide (NYL GBS Benefits Guide)
A site for Cornell University retirees to add and/or update Beneficiary designations.
Welcome to the New York Life Group Benefit Solutions* (NYL GBS) site for retirees to help you manage review and make changes to your beneficiary designations. It’s also a place where you can check to see the amount of retiree life insurance coverage you have.
You have two options of how to complete your Beneficiary Designations:
1) Online via the Beneficiary Administration Login link (scroll down to access), or
2) Download a paper copy of the Beneficiary Designation Form located in the Forms tab. Complete, sign and date and submit via mail or fax as indicated on the form.
Please note that your retiree basic life insurance coverage cannot be increased.
If you are enrolled in the Supplemental Life Insurance for Retirees, you can decrease or cancel this coverage at any time. Please email your request to hrservices@cornell.edu or call 607-255-3936.
If you ported your Group Universal Life, you can increase, decrease or cancel this coverage at any time directly with NYL GBS.
Questions: Please contact NYL GBS Customer Service Center at 800-231-1193 or NYLGBSVolBenefits@infymccservices.com.
*Formerly Cigna Group Insurance
Accurate and current beneficiary designations ensure that your designated beneficiaries are paid according to your wishes.
Click below for instructions on how to designate your beneficiaries and for additional information.
A paper beneficiary designation option is also available. Paper beneficiary designations will be keyed into the NYL GBS Benefits Guide website so you can view your designation online. Access forms here.
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