Re: Benefit Coverage
for Participating MembersParticipating Members
of the Canadian Association of Journalists
Dear CAJ Member:
Because many of our members have asked whether a health
benefit package could be arranged through the CAJ, we contacted a benefit
administrator to determine our group’s eligibility. We entered into discussions with Global
Benefit Plan Consultants Inc. which has resulted in a package being
underwritten by Liberty Mutual.
This
package includes many of benefits webenefits
we
were seeking for CAJ members at what we believe is an affordable and
competitive price.
Those benefits include (see SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS
- (PDF - 59K in size) for
details) partial coverage for: drugs, dental, vision and hearing care, health, health practitioners, foot, foot care, out of hospital
benefits,
etc.
Since theSince the CAJ has no past record asrecord as a group
insurer, we were not able to obtain
a plan at this time that included coverage for accidental death and dismemberment ordismemberment or short
and long termlong term
disability. We
hope to be able to includeto thoseinclude those in ain futurea future policy packagepolicy package
once we have a history with Liberty Mutual.
If you wish to participate in the proposed plan, please
complete and sign the BENEFIT REQUEST FORM - (PDF - 47K in size).
This form is to be returned,
along with your initial payment cheque (payable
to Liberty Health)
to:
Global Benefit Plan Consultants Inc.
Attn:
Jennifer Howlett
545 Wilson Avenue
Toronto, ON. M3H 1V2
(fax:
416-635-6464
Attn: Tom Suffield.
(Fax:
416-635-6464)
Payment will commence following your approval by Liberty
Health. If, for any reason, Liberty
Health does not approve your application, your initial payment cheque will be
returned to you. Please note there are
two categories of plan for you to choose from:
a) Guaranteed - Base
Plan - refers to members who supply no medical evidence;
b) Non-Guaranteed -
Silver Plan - Rrefers to
members who have provided medical evidence and been approved.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to
contact the CAJ national office at (613) 526-8061 or via e-mail at caj@igs.net.
John DickinsDickins
Executive Director
November 30, 2002
