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CTA Updates:
New to the District? Don't Miss This Deadline!
If you're a newly hired employee and an eligible CTA member, now's the time to get CTA-endorsed Disability and Life Insurance from Standard Insurance Company (The Standard). You have a special opportunity to apply for Disability Insurance and up to $200,000 of Life Insurance within 120 days of starting work.
You can apply online at www.standard.com/cta/newhire.
These plans were created specifically for California education professionals and offer a number of great features, including:
- Coverage for disabilities occurring on or off the job
- Access to the CTA Advisory Panel on Endorsed Services
- Option to add Life Insurance coverage for your spouse/domestic partner and children with your Life Insurance
The Standard is the only Disability and Life Insurance provider endorsed by CTA. They were selected by CTA for their financial stability, integrity and commitment to serving CTA members. Just ask Joann Hardyof Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association,who used her Disability Insurance with The Standard after she was diagnosed with cancer:
"Each time I interacted with The Standard," Joann said, "I felt like they were truly concerned and focused on helping me. ... I've told many of my peers, especially new teachers, about this important coverage. You never know what can happen and being prepared is important."
Don't miss this opportunity – apply online atwww.standard.com/cta/newhire.
For costs and further details of the coverage and this enrollment opportunity, including the exclusions, benefit waiting periods, and reductions or limitations and the terms under which the policy may be continued in force, please contact Standard Insurance Company at 800.522.0406. GP 190-LTD/S399/CTA.1; GP 190-LIFE/S399/CTA.3
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CTA Disaster Relief Fund
Are you aware that the CTA Disaster Relief Fund provides financial assistance to CTA members who have experienced significant losses due to disasters like the fires in California?
The Disaster Relief Fund is a separate special fund for the members of CTA. Money for the fund comes directly from members' contributions. Thanks to this tradition of good will and generosity, members can turn to their professional organization for assistance with dignity.
The CTA Disaster Relief Fund provides four different grants summarized below:
- Standard: Up to $1,500 for significant economic hardship related to damage to the member's primary residence, displacement, or disruption in required utilities;
- Catastrophic: Recipients of the Standard Grant may be eligible for up to another $1,500 if damages exceed $50,000;
- Temporary Displacement: Up to $500 for members who are displaced from their primary residence as the result of a disaster, but do not meet all the requirements for a Standard Grant; and
- School Site: Up to $500 for damage to classrooms.
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CTA Member Benefits Department
1705 Murchison Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: (650) 552-5200 · E-Mail: [email protected]
www.CTAMemberBenefits.org