Faculty and staff 2009 Total Compensation Statements are now available on myUM. This comprehensive statement provides an overview of the total rewards you receive as a valuable member of the University of Miami family. You can view University contributions towards your overall compensation including health, dental, life and disability insurance, and retirement benefits. You can also view your voluntary benefit elections and more.

Faculty and staff can view their statements at any time by logging on to www.miami.edu/myUM, clicking on the “Employee” tab, then clicking “Benefits,” and then clicking “Total Compensation Statement” under the UM Benefits column. You may view and print your statements for the past three years. If you have any questions, visit the total compensation website that includes frequently asked questions, guides to help you understand your total compensation statements, and more. If you have any questions, simply e-mail a benefits expert at www.miami.edu/benefits/ask.

Some time this week, Rosy Weisberg, a clinical social worker at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, will log on to myUM to view her Total Compensation Statement from her employer’s Benefits Administration Office. With her eyes focused on her computer screen, she will carefully examine the contents of the statement, paying close attention to the pie charts.

The statement arrives once a year, but for Weisberg, a 14-year UM employee, the wait is worth it: Its subject matter will help her map a blueprint for her financial and retirement future.

UM’s Total Compensation Statements, which will be released Monday, June 28, via myUM, the University’s interactive online portal, are a complete record of employees’ total benefits package, outlining cash compensation, health and life insurance, retirement plans, and other rewards provided by the University during calendar year 2009. Benefits elections for 2010 are displayed on the reverse side of the statement.

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Some UM employees may have recently received a letter from AvMed notifying them of a data breach at their Gainesville facility. You may recall that AvMed was the health plan provider for the University of Miami prior to 2000. Employees who have not had AvMed coverage in the past are not affected by this data breach. For additional information, you are encouraged to follow the instructions in the letter provided and to visit AvMed’s informational website regarding the incident—www.avmed.org/Notice.aspx—or call their information line at 877-441-3004.

Three of the University of Miami’s approved vendors will visit in June to help with financial questions about your retirement plan. Employees are encouraged to schedule a meeting with a retirement consultant. Also, don’t forget that you can contact LTSave for free investment advice at 877-587-2832 or e-mail CustomerCare@LTSave.com.

Fidelity Investments visits the University on Friday, June 18 at the Miller School campus and Friday, June 25 at the Coral Gables campus. To schedule an appointment, visit their website at www.fidelity.com/atwork/reservations, or call 888-788-7500.

TIAA-CREF visits the University on Monday, June 21 and Tuesday, June 22 at the Coral Gables campus and Wednesday, June 23 and Thursday, June 24 at the Miller School campus. To schedule an appointment, visit their website at www.tiaa-cref.org/moc, or call 866-842-3357, ext. 261304.

Lincoln Financial Group visits the University on Monday, June 28 at the Coral Gables campus; Tuesday, June 29 at the Miller School campus; and Wednesday, June 30 at the Rosenstiel School campus. To schedule an appointment, call Theresa Yong at 305-245-7332 or e-mail her at Theresa.Yong@LFG.com.