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Retiree
Benefits Guide |
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Term Life
Insurance |
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PEF members that have our Term Life
Insurance prior to retirement can maintain
the coverage after retirement.
Premiums will be direct billed on a
quarterly basis. Call 800 342-4306
ext. 243 for details. |
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Universal Life Insurance |
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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance
Company's Universal Life is permanent
insurance that accumulates a cash value at
competitive interest rates. Policies can
be purchased by retirees up to age 70.
For information contact the plan's
administrator, Future Planning Associates at
800 626-0291. |
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WrapPlan® Term Life Coordination Program |
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WrapPlan® coverage increases when your term
life coverage decreases or terminates.
Combined with your term life insurance, it
provides an economical benefit, which can be
continued to age 95. The WrapPlan® can
coordinate with any term life insurance.
You must be age 65 or younger to qualify.
For specific information call Future Planning
Associates, the plan's administrator, at 800
626-0291. |
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Auto/Homeowners/Renters Insurance |
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Discounted group rates are available to PEF
retirees through Liberty Mutual. Group
discount on auto insurance. Group
discount on homeowners/renters insurance.
Liberty has 52 New York State offices and 440
offices around the United States. For a
no obligation quote call 800 526-1547 or visit
www.libertymutual.com |
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Defensive Driving
Course |
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six hour Defensive Driving Course offered
through the National Safety Council is
available to PEF retirees and their families
for only $18.00. Features include:
Special reduced fee, 10% off the basic rate of
the liability portion of auto insurance, 10%
off the basic rate of the collision portion of
auto insurance, discount in effect for 3 years
and reduce up to 4 points on your driving
record. For a class schedule and
registration form call 800 427-2365 or visit
www.safetycouncilny.com/pef.htm |
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Catastrophe Major
Medical Insurance |
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Catastrophe Major Medical Insurance Plan
provides coverage to supplement your basic
health insurance. Features of the plan
include: up to $2,000,000 in benefits, choose
your own doctor, hospital or clinic, access to
benefits you may not have and economical
group rates. Call 800 503-9230 for
additional information. |
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PEF Travel Corp |
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Travel Corp is full service travel agency.
PEF retirees received a 5% rebate on travel
packages booked and paid for through the
agency, special travel packages are
continuously offered and PEF Travel can meet
all of your travel needs. To contact PEF
Travel call 800 767-1840 or 518 782-9045 or
visit
www.peftravel.com |
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Choice Hotels |
| 20%
discount on published rack rates at
participating Comfort, Clarion, Quality,
Sleep, Econo Lodge, Rodeway and Mainstay Inns.
To receive the discount call 800 258-2847 and
use ID# 00801916. |
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Car Rental Discounts |
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rental discounts are available for Alamo (rate
code 85345), Avis (rate code A477984),
Enterprise (rate code CU0109), Hertz (rate
code 1407845), you will need to present a
Hertz ID card to receive the Hertz discount and National (rate code
5299492). Discounts vary according to
time and location and are based on a corporate
rate. Retirees should not that these
discounts will not be honored in conjunction
with weekly car rental specials. To
obtain the most competitive car rental rates,
we suggest that you compare the rates offered
to our retirees with any specials or
additional discounts available to you
Our contract rates may not always be the
lowest available rate. For help in
selecting a car rental, you can contact PEF
Travel at 800 767-1840. |
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Movie Tickets / Video
Rental Discounts |
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Discounted movie tickets are available to PEF
retirees for the following movie theatres:
Cineplex/Sony/Loews, Regal Entertainment, AMC,
Clearview Cinemas, National Amusements, City
Cinemas and Spectrum. Discounted video
rental certificates are available for
Hollywood and Blockbuster Video. For an
order form call 800 342-4306, ext. 243 or
click the following link
Movie Tickets / Video Rental Discounts |
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Amusement Park
Discounts |
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Membership Benefits sells discount tickets for
a variety of amusement parks each year.
Tickets are available May through Labor Day.
Locations that have participated include:
Dorney Park, Waterslide World, Hurricane
Harbor, Zoom Flume, Great Escape, Cedar point,
Splish Splash, MarineLand, Water Safari, Six
Flags Great Adventure, Canada's Wonderland,
Six Flags Darien Lake, Six Flags New England,
Sterling Renaissance Festival, Martins Fantasy
Island, Mountain Creek, Hershy Park, Dutch
Wonderland, Splash Zone and Seabreeze.
Discount tickets are available year round for
Universal Orlando. For additional
information or to order tickets call 800
342-4306, ext. 243 or click the following link
Amusement Park Discounts |
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Simply Certificates |
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Simply Certificates is a universal gift
certificate that is accepted at hundreds of
restaurants, spas and golf courses around New
York State. By purchasing the
certificates through Membership Benefits, PEF
retirees can save 10%. For a
complete listing of merchants that accept the
certificates, you can visit
www.simplycertificates.com. For an
order from call 800 342-4306, ext. 243 or
click the following link
MBP Simply Certificates |
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Baseball Discounts |
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Membership Benefits sells discount baseball
tickets for: Buffalo Bisons, Rochester Red
Wings, Tri-City Valley Cats, Binghamton Mets,
Syracuse Skychiefs, Batavia Muckdogs,
Jamestown Jammers and Hudson Valley Renegades.
Tickets are available May through August.
For an order form call 800 342-4306 ext. 243
or order on-line at
Baseball Discounts |
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Ski Discounts |
| Lift
tickets are available for many ski areas.
Tickets are available November through March.
Each year the list is updated to include a
variety of locations. Ski areas that
have participated include; Bousquet, Mt.
Sunapee, Bromley, Okemo, Ski Butternut, Pico,
Catamount, Ski Shawnee, Jiminy Peak,
Swain, Mountain Creek, Ski Windham, Kissing
Bridge, Hunter, Gore and Whiteface. For
additional information call 800 342-4306 ext.
243 or order on-line at
Ski Discounts |
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Legal Service Plan |
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retirees can purchase the protection of
comprehensive legal benefits for themselves
and their families for only $36.00 annually.
Features of the plan include: A free basic
will each year, unlimited telephone legal
advice, simple document review, discounted
fees on Nationwide referral attorneys. An optional business
protection or Elder Law rider may be purchased
separately for an additional annual charge of
$35.00. For an application and brochure
call 800 342-4306 ext. 243. |
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Mortgage Discounts |
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Friends and
Family Program - An exclusive program for
PEF retirees administered by Coldwell Banker
Prime Properties, Inc. and Home Funding
Finders Mortgage Bankers that offers Free
Credit Report, Fast Track Approval Process
and $300 credit towards closing costs.
Contact Coldwell Banker Prime Properties, Inc.
at 800 456-7839 ext. 4014 and identify your
self as a PEF member. |
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Real Estate Discounts |
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Membership Benefits has arranged an exclusive
real estate cash rebate program for all PEF
members. Any time you buy and/or sell a
home*, you are eligible for a cash rebate.
The Friends and Family Program is being
administered by Coldwell Banker Prime
Properties, Inc. Relocation Center out
of Albany. For further details and cash
rebate amounts, please call 800 456-7839 ext.
4041 and identify yourself as a PEF
member. If you prefer, you may
email your request to
relocation@cbpp.com. In Order to
qualify, you must call the Relocation Center
PRIOR to talking to a Realtor. |
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e-Learning |
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e-learning is a way for PEF retirees and their
families to take computer classes on-line
using their home computer and internet
service. A wide variety of computer
courses are available, ranging from desktop
applications like Microsoft Word to
programming and networking courses.
Professional development courses include work
place safety, project management and Harvard
Business Management. To request an order
form call 800 342-4306 ext. 243 or down load
our brochure
e-Learning Information |
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Internet Service |
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union internet service just for PEF retirees
for only $14.95 unlimited dial-up-high-speed service.
With over 375 local access numbers throughout
New York and 4,000 access numbers nationwide.
Sign up online at
www.pefinternet.com or call 877 712-9191
and a friendly, knowledgeable support person
will have you online in minutes. |
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Regional Benefits |
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Regional vendors are referred to Membership
Benefits Program by PEF members, leaders and
retirees. Some participating vendors
include: Adirondack Tire Centers, Citizen
Action Fuel Group, Heating Energy Affordable
Today, Jos. A. Bank, Pet Assure, Union
Purchasing Plan and CDTA Swiper Program.
For information on these and other Regional
Benefits call 800 342-4306 ext. 243 or online
at
Regional Benefits |
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