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2019 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment Reminder

October 19, 2018 - Flight Attendants are reminded to make their annual Benefit selections by October 26, 2018. Details of this year’s benefit options can be accessed through Your Benefits Resource (YBR) which is accessible from the Employee Services section of the company’s website.

Benefits Open Enrollment Make Your Selections by October 26, 2018

October 17, 2018 - Details of this year’s benefit options can be accessed through Your Benefits Resource (YBR) which is accessible from the Employee Services section of the company’s website. Enrollment may be completed via the internet or over the phone now through October 26, 2018.

Benefits Open Enrollment – Changes to Long Term Disability (LTD) Administrator

October 17, 2018 - This year, our contractual Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance carrier will change. These benefits will be administered by Prudential. In addition to this change, we have some very positive news for those who have previously tried to obtain LTD coverage but have not been successful.

2019 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment Opens Monday, October 8 - October 26

October 6, 2018 - Open Enrollment for our 2019 Benefits will begin October 8 and run through October 26, 2018.Details of this year’s benefit options can be accessed through Your Benefits Resource (YBR) which is accessible from the Employee Services section of the company’s website. Enrollment may be completed via the internet or over the phone beginning Monday, October 8, 2018.

2019 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment Available October 8 – October 26

September 25, 2018 - A Benefits Preview Guide providing highlights of updates to our medical benefits, prescription drug coverage, and wellness incentives as well as plan & dependent options and costs should have arrived at your address on record.

The Process to File an Allstate Benefits Claim

June 8, 2018 - Flight Attendants who signed up for Allstate Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Benefits during the open enrollment window are reminded that Design Benefits offers a wide array of resources via a portal located on unitedafa.org.

CNA Long Term Care – CNA Discontinues Payroll Deduction Option

April 27, 2018 - Without notice to the Union, it appears that CNA has discontinued the Payroll Deduction option for Long Term Care across all of their lines of business.When our MEC Benefits Committee began receiving inquiries from the Membership, thinking this was United initiated, we reached out to the company to remind management of their obligation under the provisions of Section 29.G.4.

Reminder - Group Universal Life Annual Premium Increases Effective March 1, 2018

March 2, 2018 - As previously communicated in Tuesday’s E-Lines, the Group Universal Life (GUL) annual premium increase that would normally occur as of January 1st each year, as a result of the annual pay increases from the previous year, was delayed and became effective with the March 1, 2018 pay check.

Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Enrollment Ends Friday, Feb, 23, 2018

February 20, 2018 - Open enrollment for Supplemental Insurance benefits will end this Friday, February 23, 2018.

Supplemental Insurance Open Enrollment Ends February 23, 2018

February 14, 2018 - Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Benefits Open Enrollment is underway for this year’s annual open enrollment period, with the last base visit concluding February 23.

Retiree Insurance Rates (2017)

These documents have all of the 2017 insurance rates for retirees as indicated: