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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 April 2013

Nazarene Long-Term Disability Insurance

While the Nazarene Basic Long-term Disability Insurance Plan provides basic assistance at no cost to eligible ministers, $400 a month likely would not be enough to cover the many expenses that normally occur in the life of a family. So, the Church of the Nazarene provides qualified ministers an opportunity to purchase additional coverage of $500 and $1,500 a month.

Who Is Eligible to Participate in This Plan?

• Each active, full-time and full-livelihood* district-credentialed lay person who is an employee of a Nazarene church or a Nazarene church agency on a U.S. district that pays Pensions and Benefits Fund allocations, and who is less than the limiting age (which is defined as Social Security normal retirement age minus the elimination period).
• Each active, full-time and full-livelihood* ordained elder, deacon, and district-licensed minister who is an employee of a Nazarene church or a Nazarene church agency on a U.S. district that pays Pensions and Benefits Fund allocations, and who is less than the limiting age (which is defined as Social Security normal retirement age minus the elimination period).
• Each active, full-time and full-livelihood missionaryemployed by the World Mission Department of the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene, and who is less than the limiting age (which is defined as Social Security normal retirement age minus the elimination period).
  * Full-time service is defined as serving no fewer than 30 hours per week for no fewer than 30 weeks each calendar year in Nazarene churches or district offices on U.S. districts that pay Pensions and Benefits Fund allocations. Full-livelihood is defined as deriving no less than 50 percent of personal net income for the calendar year from the local church or district being served. For evangelists, full-time and full-livelihood service is defined as no fewer than 30 Sundays or 26 revival events per calendar year (as defined by the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene) in Nazarene churches on U.S. districts that pay Pensions and Benefits Fund allocations.

What Are the Benefits Under This Plan?

You may choose from the following monthly benefits:

How Can I Enroll in This Plan?

If you would like to enroll for coverage under this plan, you will need to complete an application and submit payment.

When Does My Coverage Start?

If actively at work, coverage begins on the date the completed application and premium payment are received in the Pensions and Benefits office.

Do I Have to Wait to be Covered?

There is no waiting period. See the note below regarding pre-existing conditions.

Do I Have to Wait to Begin Receiving Benefits?

To be eligible for benefits, you must be out of work for three continuous months due to an occupational or non-occupational injury or illness.

How Long Will I Receive Benefits?

As long as you remain totally disabled, LTD benefit payments will continue to be made to you until you reach the 1983 amended social security normal retirement age. Disability occurring at the following ages will be paid in this manner:

Age 61 - you will receive 48 monthly payments
Age 62 - you will receive 42 monthly payments
Age 63 - you will receive 36 monthly payments
Age 64 - you will receive 30 monthly payments
Age 65 - you will receive 24 monthly payments
Age 66 - you will receive 21 monthly payments
Age 67 - you will receive 18 monthly payments

Important Features and Limitations to the Plan

Pre-Existing Conditions: If you were diagnosed or treated or received medical services within the six months immediately preceding your effective date of long-term disability coverage (the “look-back period”), then you are not eligible to receive benefits if:

• disability occurs within 12 months following the effective date of coverage and
• that disability is caused by the same condition for which you were diagnosed or treated or received medical services in the look-back period (as defined above).

Rehabilitation: Our ultimate goal is to help you return to gainful employment. Our consultants review each disability claim and determine if Aetna rehabilitation services would be appropriate and effective. After reviewing your claim, if we feel you would benefit from our services, we will contact you. During your active participation in an Aetna approved rehabilitation program, Aetna will pay you an additional 10 percent of your monthly benefit after all applicable reductions for other income benefits. Not more than a maximum of $500 monthly, for a one-time maximum of six consecutive months for each period of disability will be paid.

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This Summary of Benefits explains the general purpose of the insurance described, but in no way change or affect the policy as it is actually issued. In the event of any discrepancy between any of these documents and the policy, the terms of the policy apply. To receive more details or to ask additional questions please contact the Pensions and Benefits office.

Policy Effective Date: January 1, 2009

Long-Term Disability Insurance Application

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Long-Term Disability (LTD) Change Form

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