R D P F F
A H E A D L I N E S
January 23,
2012
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Westside Meeting
Information
January
23, 2012
Retired
Detroit Police and Fire
Fighters Association
New
Location
West
Side
General
Membership Meetings
February 2, 2012,
7:00 p.m.
Joy Manor Banquet
Center
28999 Joy Road
Westland
Joy east of
Middlebelt
Michigan Tax
on Pensions
Effective January 1, 2012
December
6, 2011
Retired
Detroit Police and Fire
Fighters Association
The
following information will
assist you in understanding the
changes. Click
here to download it.
2007
Healthcare Booklet
November
4, 2011
Retired
Detroit Police and Fire
Fighters Association
Please
follow this link to the
Healthcare booklet, http://www.dpfretiree.com. In the menu, click on Index
of Settlement Agreement
Exhibits.
Under Exhibit 1, if you're under
65, click on Section A (37
pages). If over 65 click on Section B (34
pages). They can also be
downloaded directly from this
site by clicking on Section
A or
Section
B.
Update - Retiree Pension
Board Seat
September 30, 2011
Election
Rules Retirant Member to the Police and
Fire Board of Trustees
August 30, 2011
Retired
Detroit
Police and Fire Fighters
Association
Guardian
to
Replace
Standard
Life
Insurance
March
2, 2011
Retired
Detroit Police and Fire
Fighters Association
Beginning
January
1,
2011
the
Guardian
Insurance
Company
will
be
providing
the
DPOA group life insurance,
replacing Standard for those
currently
enrolled in the plan. The
transition will be seamless as
the Guardian
policy currently mirrors the
Standard policy.
Guardian Insurance Company is
very active in providing life
insurance
needs to groups in the public
sector, such as the DPOA.
The Standard policy was up for
renewal on January 1, 2011, and
had
provided the new rates to the
DPOA.
The new rates were much higher
than the previous rates and came
with
only a 2-year rate guarantee.
Other major life insurance
companies were
then contacted and were asked to
submit bids for the same policy
benefits in an effort to lower
the costs to DPOA members.
The Guardian Insurance Company
submitted the lowest rates for
the same
type policy with a 3-year rate
guarantee and increased
benefits.
Although the Guardian rates are
slightly higher than what
members are
paying now, they are much lower
than the rates submitted by
Standard.
In addition to providing the
lowest premium rates of all bids
submitted, Guardian has agreed
to conduct an open enrollment
period for
active members who are not
currently enrolled in the Group
Life
Insurance plan.
The open enrollment is
tentatively scheduled to take
place in February
or March 2011.
Guardian has also agreed to
provide a $50,000 benefit level
policy for
those active members who want
additional life insurance
coverage.
Officers will be able to obtain
the additional coverage during
the open
enrollment period.
You may receive an accelerated
benefit of up to 50 percent of
your
insurance, to be paid to you
once in your lifetime.
Refer to the accompanying
chart for the new
rates.
2011
Annual
Mail-in
Dues
Form
is
Online
January
4,
2011
Retired
Detroit Police
and Fire
Fighters
Association
Click on
the JOIN
RDPFFA
button in the
menu to open
the printable,
annual mail-in
dues form. The
auto deduction
form for 2011
is not ready
at this time
for posting.
Michigan
Association of
Retired Public
Employees
 New
Statewide
Organization
April
14,
2010
Retired
Detroit Police
and Fire
Fighters
Association
RDPFFA
Members,
We are
requesting
your
assistance in
getting out
this message,
please
forward to
everyone on
your e-mail
list. I
also request
that
you consider
joining the
new
association as
an individual.
A
request will
be made to the
RDPFFA Board
of Directors
requesting the
Association
join. (Check
out the new
web-site www.mi-arpe.com)
More...
Phone Number
Correction
January
6,
2010
Retired
Detroit Police and Fire
Fighters Association
Starting
today you should be
able to verify your
Blue Cross coverage.
Corrected
Phone
Numbers:
The
BCBS Group
number is 54731
BCBS
phone number
*** 800 951
2583
BCBS
Medicare
advantage
phone number 866 684
8216
RX
Pharmacists
prior approval
phone numbers (Mich.)
800 437 3803
and (Non
Mich.)800
239
1023
To locate
participating
providers outside of
Michigan 800 810
2583
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