MENU Main navigation Search BREADCRUMB HOME DEPARTMENTS & OFFICES HUMAN RESOURCES BENEFIT PLANS Benefit Plans Overview Howard County offers a wide variety of benefit plans including medical and dental plans, life insurance coverage options, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457(b) deferred compensation program, Employee Assistance program, and an array of voluntary benefit plans, with the objective of offering the most comprehensive plans possible while balancing costs to the County, employees, and retirees. Benefit Plans Title 457(b) Deferred Compensation Program EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title Employee Assistance Program EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title Flexible Spending Accounts EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title General Benefits Information & Price Tags EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title Health Insurance For Active Employees & Retirees EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title Liberty Mutual Auto and Homeowners Insurance Discounts EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title Life Insurance Benefits COLLAPSE AND HIDE CONTENT Content All full time employees receive a base life insurance benefit equal to 2 times base annual salary at no cost. Full time and Part time employees may elect to purchase supplemental life insurance equal to 1 times, 2 times, or 3 times base annual salary as well as spousal/dependent life insurance. Please click on the links below for details. Base Life Insurance Summary Base Life Insurance Summary Police, Firefighters, and Emergency Communications Employees Supplemental Life Insurance Summary Life Services Toolkit Title Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title United Legal Benefits Group Legal EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT Title Voluntary Benefits EXPAND AND SHOW CONTENT TAGS Human Resources Stay Connected! Sign up for the County Executive's weekly newsletter and stay up to date on everything Howard County. Email Address Zip Code Zip Code Footer menu Resident Services Business Services Departments Government Copyright 2021 by Howard County, Maryland Footer Utility Menu Contact Us Tell HoCo Maryland Public Information Act Accessibility Careers(link is external) Hoco Dash GIS Maps BACK TO TOP