Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association

Special Enrollment Opportunity Coming Soon for Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association

Special Enrollment Opportunity For Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association Members

Don't miss your limited-time offer to enroll in CTA-endorsed Disability and Life Insurance.

Enrollment opens on 09/01/21.

Apply by October 31, 2021 -

Overview
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance

Apply by 10/31/21 to Get CTA-endorsed Disability and Life Insurance

More than 76,000¹ of your peers know how good it feels to have taken steps to protect their incomes, families and way of life with Disability and Life Insurance coverage designed specifically for educators like you.

This is your chance to join them. But you need to act quickly – this exclusive enrollment opportunity ends 10/31/21. Here’s what this enrollment opportunity offers you:

If just 5% of Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association members apply for Disability Insurance by 10/31/21, every eligible member who applies will get coverage.
Plus, eligible members without Life Insurance² from The Standard can get $50,000 of Life Insurance – guaranteed, regardless of age or health status.
If you already have Life Insurance with The Standard, you can increase your coverage to the next closest option up to $200,000 without answering health questions.
Dependent Life Coverage Options (total coverage amount for each Dependent, including Spouse/Domestic Partner, not to exceed 50% of your Life insurance coverage amount):
- For your Spouse/Domestic Partner, you may elect up to $25,000 of Life insurance + $5,000 Additional Dependent Life coverage without answering any health questions.
- For each Dependent child, you may elect $5,000 of Life insurance coverage without answering any health questions.

Student Loan Benefit³ and Cancer Benefit³
for Members Enrolled in CTA-Endorsed Disability Insurance

CTA understands the emotional and financial burden members may experience due to outstanding student loans or being out of work on a disability claim due to a Cancer diagnosis. That’s why CTA worked with The Standard to offer a Student Loan Benefit and a Cancer Benefit for CTA members enrolled in CTA-endorsed Voluntary Disability insurance or CTA Introductory Disability insurance.

Student Loan Benefit³
Active CTA members approved for a disability claim with an active student loan may be eligible for an additional benefit of up to $400 a month (for a maximum of $2,400, not to exceed the balance of the student loan).

Cancer Benefit³
Active CTA members approved for a disability claim due to cancer may be eligible for an additional benefit of up to $200 a month (for a maximum of $1,000).

Both benefits are paid in addition to the disability benefits from The Standard and are paid directly to CTA members to help pay for everyday expenses like student loans, rent/mortgage, groceries or child care.

This limited time enrollment opportunity ends 10/31/21. Take a few minutes
to apply now:

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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.

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1 Based on figures developed by Standard Insurance Company as of 3/31/2016

2 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.

3 Student Loan Benefit and Cancer Benefit are offered to eligible members on approved Disability claims under the CTA-endorsed Voluntary Disability insurance or CTA Introductory Disability insurance plan who meet additional specific criteria.

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.

GP 190-LTD/S399/CTA.1 GP 190-LIFE/S399/CTA.3

Apply by 10/31/21 to Get CTA-endorsed Life Insurance

As a Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association member, you get access to many great benefits including CTA-endorsed Life Insurance from Standard Insurance Company (The Standard). Right now, you have a rare, limited-time opportunity to add new coverage or increase your existing coverage without answering any health questions.

It's easy. Here’s how it works:

If you are currently not enrolled in Life Insurance from The Standard you can apply for:

Up to $50,000 of Life Insurance for yourself
Up to $25,000 of Life Insurance for your spouse/domestic partner*
$5,000 of Life Insurance for each dependent*

If you already have Life Insurance with The Standard, you can:

Increase your current coverage by one level, up to a maximum of $200,000 with no health questions asked
Add up to $25,000 of new coverage for your spouse/domestic partner*
Add $5,000 of new coverage for each dependent*

It only takes 5 minutes to apply and protect your loved ones future. Don't delay – this opportunity expires on 10/31/21.

APPLY NOW

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

Member 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 Life Insurance Certificate and Summary Plan Description.

Protect Your Paycheck with Disability Insurance

Disability benefits can help with the everyday bills, like your mortgage and utilities that continue even when you can't work – expenses that health insurance won't cover.

Not all school districts provide disability insurance to their employees, and teachers aren’t always eligible for California’s state disability insurance program. This means you may be left with only sick leave to protect you if you are unable to work due to disability.

The CTA-endorsed Disability Insurance plan was specifically designed to help fill the gaps in coverage that many educators face. And because this plan is offered by CTA, you can trust that it provides member advocacy protections that other plans can’t match.

Here are some highlights of the CTA-endorsed coverage provided by The Standard:

Pays up to 75% of your regular daily contract salary lost due to disability, subject to any benefit waiting period and reduced by deductible income.³
Covers disabilities that occur on or off the job.
Covers extra-duty pay such as coaching or tutoring.⁴

Let’s say you become disabled due to a work-related injury or illness and you earn a daily contract salary of $400. Here’s how your disability benefit would work: $400 times your disability benefit rate of 75% is an unreduced maximum benefit of $300 per workday. Subtract your workers’ compensation benefit of $70 per workday and your salary continuation benefit of $30 per workday to get a $200 disability benefit per workday.

That $200 per workday is yours to use as you see fit – just like your salary. Use it to pay bills, buy groceries or whatever else you and your family need.

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3 Examples of deductible income for Disability Insurance include: substitute differential pay, personal leave pay, severance pay, sick leave bank, salary continuation, workers' compensation, work earnings, Social Security, state disability, and calPERS/calSTRS benefits. Contact The Standard for a full list.

4 For the first two benefit years only

GP 190-LTD/S399/CTA.1 GP 190-LIFE/S399/CTA.3

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.

Here are some highlights of the CTA-endorsed coverage offered by The Standard:

$50,000 of Term Life Insurance guaranteed for eligible Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association members who apply by 10/31/21.
Matching Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) benefits.
Optional Life and AD&D coverage for your spouse/domestic partner and children with your Life Insurance.
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  180 days.²

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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1 Life Services Toolkit is provided through an arrangement with Health Advocate^SM and is not affiliated with The Standard. Health Advocate^SM is solely responsible for providing and administering the included service. This service is not an insurance product.

2 Travel Assistance is provided through an arrangement with a service provider that is not affiliated with The Standard. Travel Assistance is not insurance.

GP 190-LTD/S399/CTA.1, GP 190-LIFE/S399/CTA.3

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