CLEVELAND, May 23 — The BLET National Division provides all active and retired members a group accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefit through the American Income Life Insurance Company (AIL). All members are hereby advised that AIL has increased the accidental death and dismemberment benefit at no cost to you or the BLET.
American Income Life is a 100 percent union insurance company that gives members access to a program that will provide several benefits that are at no cost to the union or to the individual members.
The AD&D benefit was recently increased to $4,000 for every active and retired member. The National Division is in the process of mailing a letter to all members to inform them of the increased AD&D benefit. Members who return the yellow post card that is enclosed with each letter will receive a certificate of coverage and will be contacted by AIL to designate a beneficiary. Instead of returning the yellow card, members can opt to respond online at www.ailife.com/benefits/SGJ5R.
Those who return the card will also receive a family health services discount card, which provides household discounts of 20% to 60% on prescriptions, vision care and related products, hearing care, chiropractic care and optional dental care.
American Income Life will contact BLET members who submit the yellow cards. Their representatives (union members of OPEIU Local 277) will call on BLET members to deliver the certificate of coverage and can witness your beneficiary designation.
If the member does not have an interest and does not want to fill out a card, no one will contact them. Regardless, all BLET members are covered under the “no cost” accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy, which is issued as a free benefit to BLET members.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the benefits, please contact American Income Life at 1-800-495-1213.