State Insurance Benefits
The state of South Carolina offers health, dental and vision care, as well as life insurance, long-term disability coverage and pre-tax flexible benefits.
Each employee's needs are different. We offer state insurance plans as well other benefits offered outside the State PEBA system to meet the needs of you and your family.
The state of South Carolina offers health, dental and vision care, as well as life insurance, long-term disability coverage and pre-tax flexible benefits.
To supplement state coverage, the University of South Carolina offers universal life/long-term care benefits, as well as short-term disability, critical illness, accident, auto and home insurance.
Different rules may apply to employees who transfer their employment to UofSC from another state agency or who have retired from a previous position at the University of South Carolina or from another state agency. Learn how these rules may impact hiring, retirement contributions, insurance benefits and earnings.
Employees transferring from another PEBA-participating employer cannot make changes to state retirement or insurance benefits unless a special eligibility situation occurs simultaneously with the transfer to the university.
Transfer employees and their previous employer must complete the USC Transfer Employee Form [pdf]
Employees who have retired from the University of South Carolina may be subject to additional requirements including a rehire waiting period, retirement system contribution requirements, insurance benefits, and earnings limitations.
If you retired from the University of South Carolina, or any other state agency, please review our guidance for retirees returning to work and HR Policy 2.02 [pdf].