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2019 CPCHEM BENEFITS ENROLLMENT OCTOBER 10 OCTOBER 26, 2018 2019 Open Enrollment Benefits Presentation Todays Agenda Background What Got Us Here Whats Changing in 2019 Open Enrollment Overview Communication


  1. 2019 CPCHEM BENEFITS ENROLLMENT OCTOBER 10 – OCTOBER 26, 2018 2019 Open Enrollment Benefits Presentation

  2. Today’s Agenda • Background – “What Got Us Here” • What’s Changing in 2019 • Open Enrollment Overview • Communication Plan – Key Messages • Open Enrollment Communications Schedule 2

  3. What Got Us Here Domestic Medical • CPChem’s domestic medical plan is self-funded: employees and the Company pay all medical claims, and Aetna simply processes the claims for an administrative fee • 2017 claims cost were 112.6% of budget, resulting in a $9.2MM deficit – 3,391 visits to the ER with a total spend of $9,992,117 in 2017; 33% non-urgent • Claims experience year to date in 2018 has improved from 2017, but as of June 2018 we are still projected to be $4.3MM over budget by year end – 1,160 visits to the ER (Jan - Apr) with a total spend of $3,358,837; 30% non- urgent 3

  4. What Got Us Here Domestic Medical • Combined employer/employee cost increase is 12.4% for 2019, down from 14.3% in 2018 – primarily due to sustained elevated count of high cost claimants, out-of-network provider utilization, and non- urgent use of Emergency Rooms • Company will fund a projected $8.8MM of the increase for 2019, resulting in medical premium cost sharing of 85.9% Company: 14.1% Employee 4

  5. What’s Changing Domestic Medical 2019 Rates Monthly Contributions 5

  6. What’s Changing Increase: 12.4% Domestic Medical 2019 Rates Monthly Contributions – Comparison [2019 vs. 2018] 2019 2018 Difference Plan / Tier EPO EE Only $217.89 $193.92 $23.97 EE + Spouse $525.45 $467.64 $57.81 EE + Child(ren) $452.31 $402.55 $49.76 EE + Family $629.50 $560.25 $69.25 PPO EE Only $90.39 $80.45 $9.94 EE + Spouse $238.12 $211.92 $26.20 EE + Child(ren) $204.97 $182.42 $22.55 EE + Family $285.26 $253.88 $31.38 Value CDH EE Only $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 EE + Spouse $34.38 $30.60 $3.78 EE + Child(ren) $29.60 $26.34 $3.26 EE + Family $41.19 $36.66 $4.53 6

  7. What’s Changing 2019 Domestic Medical Plan Pricing - Benchmarking Monthly Contributions Mercer CPChem Mercer Plan / Tier 2017 National 500+ 2019 2017 Chemicals 500+ EPO EE-Only $217.88 $147.00 $128.00 Family $629.50 $462.00 $484.00 PPO EE-Only $90.38 $155.00 $140.00 Family $285.26 $435.00 $470.00 Value CDH EE-Only $0.00 $84.00 $83.00 Family $41.18 $274.00 $318.00 • CPChem’s claims-based pricing strategy has led to our EPO being higher than benchmarks and PPO/CDH being lower than benchmarks • After 2019’s pricing, the PPO and CDH premiums are still lower than 2017 benchmarks 7

  8. What’s Changing Increase: 4.2% Domestic Dental 2019 Rates Monthly Contributions – Comparison [2019 vs. 2018] 2019 2018 Difference Plan / Tier Preventive Dental EE Only $7.56 $7.25 $0.31 EE + Spouse $15.12 $14.50 $0.62 EE + Child(ren) $15.88 $15.23 $0.65 EE + Family $23.43 $22.48 $0.95 Comprehensive Dental EE Only $20.67 $19.83 $0.84 EE + Spouse $41.34 $39.66 $1.68 EE + Child(ren) $43.42 $41.65 $1.77 EE + Family $64.08 $61.47 $2.61 8

  9. What’s Changing Dental Plan Enhancements • Adding coverage for dental bone grafts, which are sometimes coupled with dental implants • Adding coverage for injectable (Exparel) pain medication as a substitute for opioid prescriptions 9

  10. What’s Changing HSA Limits 2019 2018 EE Only $3,500 $3,450 EE + all other dependents $7,000 $6,900 Note: $1,000 HSA catch-up contribution available in year you turn 55 FSA Limits 2019 2018 Health Care FSA & Limited $2,650 $2,600 Purpose FSA Dependent Care FSA $5,000 $5,000 • CPChem increases the limits for the HSA as allowed by the IRS. • IRS announces the FSA limit increases later in the year, beyond the time when we could incorporate them in the Open Enrollment requirements. 10

  11. What’s Changing Current State: LTD Leave Employment • Current Disability Leave Provisions — Employees enrolled in and receiving a disability benefit may remain on Disability Leave as long as they meet the requirements specified in the Disability Leave policy and continue to be certified for Long-Term Disability benefits under the Long-Term Disability plan (currently provided by MetLife) — Reinstatement rights will terminate twenty-four (24) calendar months from the date the initial Long-Term disability benefits commence — The employee may continue to participate in all active employee benefits with the exception of 401(k) Plan contributions, Occupational Accidental Death and Personal Loss Insurance (OAD&PL), and the Business Travel Accident Plan while on Disability Leave 11

  12. What’s Changing Background: LTD Leave Employment Changes • As of June 30, 2018, 124 CPChem employees are on Approved Long-Term Disability Leave • Average annual medical cost per LTD employee is $41,100/year, while the average annual medical cost per non-LTD employee is $18,800/year; this increases the Company’s average cost by $644/year per employee • Peer Benchmarking – 16 companies — 7 same as CPChem current treatment — 8 terminate medical benefits after 2 years — 1 has no LTD program 12

  13. What’s Changing Effective 1/1/2019: LTD Leave Employment Changes • End employment after 2 years of Approved LTD Leave, coinciding with the ending of the reinstatement period — Will not end the employee’s LTD benefit payment from the insurer (typically MetLife) • Will end the employee’s access to all active benefits (i.e. health & welfare plans, pension pay credits, RRA accruals, basic life insurance, etc.) • Other available coverage and resources not affected — Most LTD recipients will be eligible for disability Medicare — As per DOL requirements, 18 months of COBRA (or to age 65 if earlier) will be available at full rates post termination — Eligible retirees will receive RRA and will have access to pension benefits upon termination of employment – Termination date for those already out on disability as of 1/1/2019 will be the later of 1/1/2020 or two years of disability 13

  14. What’s Changing Effective 1/1/2019: LTD Leave Employment Changes • Benefits Team will send additional communications to employees on Approved LTD Leave as of 1/1/2019 • For employees not disabled as of 1/1/2019, new hires, and rehires, the new provisions will take effect as of 1/1/2019 14

  15. What’s Not Changing • CPChem will continue to contribute the employee’s HSA: $500/year for employee only and $1,000/year for all others (EE + Spouse, EE + Child(ren), EE + Family) • No rate increases for the following products: — Vision — Critical Illness — Hyatt Legal (MetLaw) — All Life Insurances and LTD (subject to age banding, pay increases) 15

  16. What’s Not Changing Wellness Program – Your Journey to Wellness • Incentive Program for 2019 remains unchanged • Total reward of $200 when all items are completed 16

  17. Open Enrollment Overview • Open Enrollment Period: October 10 th – October 26 th • You can make your elections one of these ways: – By logging into the website at www.cpchembenefits.mercerhrs.com (available 24 hours/day) – By calling 1-800-446-1422, option 1 (available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central time, Monday through Friday) • Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to make changes to your health and welfare plans without a qualified status change 17

  18. Open Enrollment Overview (continued) • Most elections will roll over. If you don’t make changes during the enrollment period, your current elections for medical, dental, vision, supplemental life and AD&PL insurance, long-term disability (LTD) insurance, Critical Illness and group legal will continue for 2019. • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution elections DO NOT carry over – you must re-elect these every year. • Spousal Surcharge attestation must be completed each year, or the surcharge will be assessed regardless of the previous year’s attestation. • For 2019, the Spousal Surcharge will be treated like other health benefits, meaning you can only change it during Open Enrollment or after a qualified life event, including “spouse changes employment.” • Company will periodically conduct spot audit sampling and will require spousal surcharge related documentation for life events; timely and satisfactory response will be required. 18

  19. Open Enrollment Overview (continued) • Increases to life insurance and LTD insurance require a Statement of Health • Any dependents you remove from coverage during Open Enrollment will not be offered COBRA • Eligible dependents include: — Legally married spouses, and — Biological children, stepchildren, foster children, legally adopted children, children placed for adoption and children under permanent legal guardianship and/or sole managing conservatorships • Failure to properly and timely respond to the post-enrollment Dependent Verification process will result in the dependent(s) being dropped from coverage 19

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