UFAA Is Proud To Bring You Benefit Options 

For the last five years, UFAA members and non members have been asking UFAA to secure specific agent benefit options.  I am happy to announce that effective May 1st, 2008; UFAA has created an Affinity Program for all agents that wish to purchase Pre Paid Legal Services.  A website has been specifically designed just for Farmers agents. That’s right; UFAA has made this coverage available to all Farmers agents.  When an agent purchases the Pre Paid Legal Services through the UFAA Affinity website it is beneficial on many levels for the agent and the association. 

This program offers comprehensive and crucial coverage that no Farmers agent should be without in today’s litigious society.  Federal and state laws have recently changed that can hold an insurance agent personally accountable for the alleged theft of their client’s identity information, knowingly or unknowingly.  Additionally, agents will have important legal resources available for a myriad of business and personal situations. The current contact information for securing this essential Pre Paid Legal coverage will be as follows until the internet redirect links are established:

Laurie VanderWal
Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
1501 Galvin Rd, South
Bellevue, NE  68005
Office:  (402) 291-0281       Email: laurievanderwal@cox.net

UFAA is currently working with a large benefit company that specializes in providing tailor made benefits for associational groups.  This company is currently in the process of developing, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long Term Disability benefit options for Farmers agents.   If you’ve read the provisions of your current agent group disability policy, then you fully understand the need for an alternative policy.

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Mission Statement
 The United Farmers Agents Association is a professional Association committed  to helping our members through education, communications, support and information, and to establish a true partnership with Farmers Group, Inc.

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In order for this benefit company to develop a rate for the agency force, every agent needs to go to the following website http://www.mgcfirst.com/surveys/ufaa_survey_2.asp             and answer 4 (four) basic questions. The questions are designed to gauge the level of agent interest in the programs. You will also need to answer 8 (eight) demographic questions in order for the company to develop the rates for the program.  It is essential that everyone understand that they need to submit the demographic information or the company cannot develop proper group rates, especially on a disability policies.   

The E&O alternative program is on track and the anticipated rollout date is in the Fall of 2008. This is a highly technical and labor intensive process and the reason that it is taking longer than anticipated is because of the structuring and individual state filings.  There are a lot of state filings involved and some filings will take longer than others. 

Since UFAA will be the owner of the policy, a plan participant must be a UFAA member in order to purchase the E&O coverage.  If you are not currently a UFAA member and I don’t know why that is, you can become a special UFAA E&O member for $120.00 a year.  The $120.00 a year special membership fee is specifically for access to the E&O coverage and there are no other associational benefits available for this limited membership.   If the $120.00 E&O special membership fee for limited members is not remitted every year, the renewal offer will be withdrawn by the E&O carrier as legally an agent must be a UFAA member or UFAA limited member to purchase the E&O coverage.

Tom Schrader - President

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