Newly Hired Educators

CTA Introductory Disability Insurance for Newly Hired Educators

In these uncertain times, CTA membership makes more sense than ever. Because now CTA provides eligible newly hired educators with 9 months of CTA Introductory Disability insurance at no cost to you, when you join CTA for the first time within 90 days of your first day of work.¹ With disability benefits paid directly to you, this quality coverage from The Standard helps protect up to 75% of your regular daily contract salary if you’re unable to work due to illness, injury, pregnancy or childbirth.

The CTA Introductory Disability insurance plan gives you access to exclusive features:

• Dedicated CTA Customer Service Team
• CTA Advisory Panel on Endorsed Services
• Student Loan and Cancer Benefits²

Protect your paycheck with coverage on or off the job with a policy designed exclusively for educators. Be sure to sign up for CTA membership within 90 days to be automatically enrolled in CTA Introductory Disability insurance.

CTA Introductory Disability Insurance Eligibility Requirements:

• You became a CTA member for the first time within 90 days of your first day of work.
• You started work on or after 7/1/2020.
• You work an average of at least 15 hours per week.
• You have an annual contract or equivalent with your employer.
• You are not a full-time member of armed forces.
• You did not transfer districts this school year.

If you meet the requirements, your CTA Introductory Disability Insurance coverage automatically starts on the later of: the first day of work or the date you sign your CTA membership application.

For more information on becoming a CTA member, visit CTA.org/join.

Continue your Disability Insurance Coverage

To ensure you don’t experience gaps in coverage, you can apply to convert your CTA Introductory Disability insurance to CTA-endorsed Voluntary Disability insurance before the end of the 9-month coverage period with no health questions asked.

Apply any time before the end of the CTA Introductory Disability coverage period. Your payroll deductions for Voluntary coverage will automatically start when your CTA Introductory Disability period ends.

Add Life Insurance Coverage

Newly hired CTA members also have a limited-time opportunity to add CTA-endorsed Life insurance for themselves, their spouse/domestic partner and dependents without answering any health questions. All you have to do is apply within 270 days of starting work. Available coverage options:³

• Up to $200,000 of coverage for yourself
• Up to $30,000 of coverage for spouse/domestic partner⁴
• $5,000 of coverage for each dependent child⁴

CTA-endorsed Life insurance comes with access to Life Services Toolkit and Travel Assistance – see Life Insurance tab for details.

Don’t miss your opportunity to continue your Disability insurance coverage and/or add Life insurance coverage without answering health questions.

New to your district, but not a brand-new CTA member? Click here to see your special enrollment offer details.

Protect Your Paycheck with Disability Insurance

Your income is likely your greatest asset. CTA knows that new educators are more likely to not have enough sick leave or savings to cover expenses if illness, injury, pregnancy or childbirth prevents them from working. This is why CTA now provides eligible members with 9 months of CTA Introductory Disability insurance at no cost to them.

CTA Introductory Disability insurance has the same plan design as CTA-endorsed Voluntary Disability Insurance and includes the same key features:

• Protects up to 75% of your contract salary
• Has a short preexisting condition exclusion period of just 10 workdays
• Covers disabilities that occur on or off the job
• Includes additional Student Loan and Cancer Benefits¹
• Supported by a dedicated CTA Customer Service team at The Standard
• Access to CTA Advisory Panel on Endorsed Services

Student Loan and Cancer Benefits¹

These benefits are paid in addition to the disability benefits from The Standard directly to CTA members to help pay for everyday expenses like student loans, rent/mortgage or childcare. Details below:

• Student Loan Benefit: Active CTA members approved for a Disability claim with a disability date on or after September 1, 2018 under the CTA-endorsed Disability Insurance plans with The Standard with an active Student Loan may be eligible for an additional benefit of up to $200 per month while you remain disabled (maximum benefit $1,000) in addition to their Disability benefit from The Standard. Benefits are paid directly to you and can be used to help make your student loan payments.
• Cancer Benefit: Active CTA members approved for a Disability claim due to Cancer with a disability date on or after September 1, 2018 under the CTA-endorsed Disability Insurance plans with The Standard may be eligible for an additional benefit of up to $200 per month while you remain disabled (maximum benefit $1,000) in addition to their disability benefit from The Standard. These new benefits are paid directly to you and can be used for everyday expenses that health insurance doesn’t cover such as rent/mortgage, utilities, groceries or child care.

Apply now to ensure your Disability insurance is continued after the 9-month CTA Introductory period.

Protect Your Loved Ones with Life Insurance

Life Insurance is a key part of any financial plan. CTA-endorsed Life Insurance from The Standard gives you assurance that your family will receive some financial assistance in the event of a death. But coverage under the CTA-endorsed Life policy does more than help protect your family from financial hardship after a loss. Insured participants have access to the Life Services Toolkit and Travel Assistance program, which offer additional services that can make a difference now and in the future.

CTA-endorsed Life Insurance Highlights

• Matching AD&D (Accidental Death and Dismemberment) benefits (up to $200,000).
• Life Services Toolkit – Online tools and services can help insured members create a will, make advance funeral plans and put finances in order. After a loss, beneficiaries can consult experts by phone or in person, and obtain other helpful information online.¹
• Travel Assistance provides insured members and their families access to a comprehensive range of professional, 24-hour medical, legal and trip assistance information, as well as referral and coordination services. This worldwide assistance service is available to plan participants whenever they are traveling 100 miles or more from home or when traveling in a foreign country for trips up to 270 days.²

1 The Life Services Toolkit is provided through an arrangement with Morneau Shepell and is not affiliated with The Standard. Morneau Shepell is solely responsible for providing and administering the included service. This service is not an insurance product. The Life Services Toolkit is not available to Life insurance beneficiaries who are minors or non-individual entities such as trusts, estates or charities.

2 Travel Assistance is provided through an arrangement with Assist America, Inc. and is not affiliated with The Standard. Travel Assistance is subject to the terms and conditions, including exclusions and limitations of the Travel Assistance Program Description. Assist America, Inc. is solely responsible for providing and administering the included service. Travel Assistance is not an insurance product. This service is only available while insured under The Standard’s group policy. Spouses and children traveling on business for their employers are not eligible to access these services during those trips.

For costs and further details of the coverage offered by Standard Insurance Company, including the exclusions, any reductions, benefit waiting periods or limitations and terms under which the policy may be continued in force, please view the sample Life Insurance Certificate and Summary Plan Description.

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Apply within 270 days of starting at your new district to get CTA-endorsed Disability and Life insurance with no health questions asked

If you’re an educator who switched to a new district, you have a special opportunity to enroll in CTA-endorsed Disability and Life insurance without answering health questions. If you already have coverage with The Standard, you can continue your coverage at your current level during this opportunity. Either way, you must enroll within 270 days of starting work at your new district.

If you already have Disability coverage with another provider, this is a great opportunity to switch your coverage to the only CTA-endorsed provider, The Standard. More than 79,000¹ of your peers know how good it feels to have taken steps to protect their incomes, loved ones and way of life with CTA-endorsed Disability and Life insurance coverage designed specifically for educators like you. This is your chance to join them.

Here’s what this exclusive enrollment opportunity offers you:

• Disability insurance designed specifically to meet the coverage needs of California educators
• Up to $200,000 of Life insurance² for yourself
• Up to $30,000 of Life insurance for spouse/domestic partner^2,3
• $5,000 of Life insurance for each dependent child^2,3

Don’t Miss This Opportunity

Remember, you must apply within 270 days of starting work at your new district to take advantage of this special enrollment opportunity.

Note: If you are considering switching your disability insurance coverage from another carrier to the CTA-endorsed plan, be sure you understand any differences between the plans' terms, exclusions and benefits and how they could apply to your personal situation.

1 Based on figures developed by Standard Insurance Company as of 3/31/2020.

2 The amount of Life insurance for each dependent including spouse/domestic partner may not exceed 50% of your Life insurance coverage.

3 Coverage reduces to 65% of the amount in force at age 70, 45% of the amount in force at age 75 and 30% of the amount in force at age 80. Offer not available to retirees.

For costs and further details of the coverage offered by Standard Insurance Company, including the exclusions, any reductions, benefit waiting periods or limitations and terms under which the policy may be continued in force, please view the sample Disability Insurance Certificate and Summary Plan Description for educators or Life Insurance Certificate and Summary Plan Description.

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