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The Technology
Professionals
Benefit Plan and you
ARE YOU THINKING of changing your benefit plan, but
finding yourself overwhelmed by all the decisions you're
faced with? The Albert Retired Teachers' Association (ARTA)
can help you make the decision. ARTA is a not-for-profit organization,
whose goal is to support an engaged lifestyle
through member-centered services, advocacy, communication,
wellness and leadership.
If you're an active or retired ASET member
who's been in good standing for at least
two years, you are eligible to join ARTA as
an affiliate member. Affiliate membership
allows you to participate in the Technology
Professionals Benefit Plan, providing you
with several different options to suit your
family's health and travel coverage needs.
The Technology Professionals Benefit Plan has ten options
to choose from. Six of the health plans include emergency
travel insurance for trips lasting up to 92 days, with no preexisting
conditions clause and no stability clause. Each of
the health plans provide comprehensive coverage, which
includes prescription drugs, medical supplies, paramedical
services, vision care, hearing aids, private duty nursing, private
or semi-private hospital rooms, and home care. ARTA
also offers three dental care options that feature preventative,
minor and major restorative services coverage.
If you apply for coverage through this plan within 60 days of
losing your group sponsored benefits plan, you can join the
plan without needing to provide medical evidence of insurability.
Also, the plan does not have a termination age - you
can continue coverage for as long as you want to participate.
Detailed plan information is available online: Benefit Booklets
| ARTA (artabenefits.net)
ARTA also offers a plan for those ASET members currently
not participating in a group sponsored benefits plan. Our introductory
plan, Primary Health, is perfect for active employees
and retirees under the age of 65 who are not transitioning
from an employer-sponsored health plan. Primary Health
offers basic coverage at an affordable rate, allowing you to
transition into a more advanced plan when you become eligible
after three years.
When choosing a benefits plan, you need to look at what's
right for you and your dependants. Each ARTA Extended
Health Care Plan offers three levels of dependant coverage.
You can choose single, couple or family coverage. A spouse
is an eligible dependant and can continue to receive coverage
if something was to happen to the primary ARTA member.
If you have over-age dependants, someone under the
age of 21 who is living with you and is either attending a recognized
post-secondary institution or has a disability, they
are also eligible for coverage.
There are several additional benefits of being an ARTA member
that will help you transition to retirement. ARTA provides
regular communications through our popular news&views
magazine, which is distributed quarterly to all members.
The news&views magazine supports ARTA's strategic goals,
engages members, and promotes a healthy, active, and enhanced
quality of life through relevant and informative articles.
Members also receive ARTAfacts, a monthly email
newsletter that provides important ARTA information so you
can stay up to date with the organization. ARTA also offers
a scholarship program for students who are related to ARTA
members. These scholarships recognize academic achievement,
community involvement, volunteer work, future goals
and personal accomplishments.
As an ARTA member, you may participate in the Boom discount
program. The Boom discount program allows you to
save money by utilizing discounts on services like entertainment
and recreation, travel and tour groups, hotels, car rentals,
and many more. ARTA members also receive special discounted
rates from ARTA's home and auto insurance partner.
As an eligible ASET member, you are part of a select group
of organizations who have been approved to become ARTA
members. Becoming an ARTA member is more than a benefits
plan. When you become an ARTA member you become
part of an association that supports you and your family.
WELCOME TO
If you qualify and want to learn more
about the program or how to become
an ARTA member, please visit the
Health Insurance section on ASET's
Insurance page, or call 1.855.212.2400.
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