what are other post employment benefits opeb 
other post employment benefits opeb are the benefits other than pension distributions that employees may begin to receive from their employer once they retire other post employment benefits can include life insurance health insurance and deferred compensation these benefits are also referred to as other post retirement benefits 1types of other post employment benefitsthe main types of other post employment benefits are generally health insurance life insurance and deferred compensation here are more details about those benefits you may receive from your employer retiree health insurance is generally provided as part of a group plan much as it probably was when the employee was still working the group plan may be the same one offered to current employees or it may be a separate plan just for retirees in many cases if the retiree has enrolled in medicare the retiree coverage will be secondary that is medicare will pay its portion of medical bills and the retiree coverage will pick up some part of the remainder but terms can vary widely from plan to plan so retirees should check their employer s summary plan description spd for details 2like health insurance the life insurance that employers may provide to retirees is typically part of a group plan and generally comes in the form of term life insurance typically your coverage ends when your employment ends such as if you leave retire or are terminated deferred compensation arrangements which are also considered a post employment benefit pay the employee a salary or lump sum at some predetermined time typically after they retire these plans come in two distinct types qualified and non qualified but serve the same basic purpose which is to defer taxes while the employee is still working and provide income in the future ideally when that person is in a lower marginal tax bracket 3in addition to those other post employment benefits some employers may provide their retirees with dental and vision care legal services and tuition reimbursement among other benefits 