Union benefits: Travel help just a call away

Welcome back wishes from the UUP Benefit Trust Fund to all of our new and returning members and their families. I hope you enjoyed your summer. During my campus visits this year, I had several requests to inform you about a great benefit that is free to eligible active and retiree members.

The progam, Assist America, is a world-wide emergency travel assistance program that you have access to as a UUP member through the Unum Group. Should a medical emergency occur while traveling—for business or pleasure, in a foreign country or just 100 miles or more from home—you, your spouse and your dependent children are just a phone call away from help.

At any time of the day, all you need to do is contact Assist America to receive professional and experienced medical care.

It is easy to access this assistance. Simply put your Unum emergency travel assistance card in your wallet before you leave. The card contains toll-free numbers in the U.S. and overseas, as well as an e-mail address for medical services. It also includes your personal reference number.

Also, don’t forget to visit Assist America online (www.assistamerica.com) for the latest in travel alerts, articles and other relevant travel information. Type in your reference number for access to:

• Assist Alert, an e-mail that notifies you about the latest U.S. State Department travel warnings;

• articles and pre-trip informa-tion about the country to which you’ll be traveling; and

• The Traveler, an informational bulletin on security, medical and travel-related issues.

To receive an Unum emergency travel assistance card, call the UUP Benefit Trust Fund at (800) 887-3863 or e-mail your request to the fund at benefits@uupmail.org.

— Doreen Bango, manager, UUP Member Benefits and Services

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