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Benefits
Need Help contacting benefits? Click on the Benefits Website to log in. You will need to enter your name or Social Security Number and your PIN number when you reach that site. If you have forgotten your PIN, then Click “Forgot your PIN?” Qwest will mail you a pin number which you will receive in 5 to 7 days. Keep it in a safe place so that you can use it when you need it.
You can also call for benefit information at:
1-800-729-7526 The address for the Benefit office is: (Click on any Headline underlined in red below to see the entire text)
Qwest Pension Plan governing document as executed
in December 2007, together with all subsequent amendments
(Note: this is a very large file - 19.5 MB. It is best
to download or open with high speed Internet access)
October 9, 2007 - Annual 2006 Form 5500 Report with Independent Auditor's Accounting and Financial Summary Report (Note: this is a very large file - 2.3 MB. It is best to download or open with high speed Internet access) January 26, 2007 - Qwest Update Letter on Changes Made During 4thQ 2006 to the Qwest Pension Plan
October 16, 2006: 2005 Form 5500 and Independent Auditor's Accounting and Financial Summary Report
October 14, 2005 Qwest Pension Plan Form 5500 2004
October 14, 2005 Qwest Pension Plan Accounting and Financial Summary
Here is some very good information about your pension and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Commission (PBGC). Many of you have asked what would happen to our pensions if Qwest were to declare bankruptcy...here's some info. Following the message by Curtis Kennedy (below) is some information regarding survivor benefits. It's always good to have a back up plan and know what it is.
What to do in case of death of US West – Qwest Retiree
ABOUT THE DEATH BENEFIT Make sure your survivor is aware of this: The death benefit is paid from the pension plan. It is a benefit, not an insurance policy and is in fact separate from any insurance payments to which you are entitled....Also, please go to the Legal Developments page and review the entries under Kerber v. Qwest which entries will inform you about current litigation efforts concerning the Pension Death Benefit
Accelerated Benefits Option Claim Form
Group Life Insurance Claim Form
Prudential General Information about Claims
Health Care (Medical / Dental)
October 11, 2007 - Qwest Health Care Plan
Health Care Medical / Dental Plan 2006
October 26, 2006 Qwest Health Care Plan Form 5500 for Year 2005
October 14, 2005 Qwest Health Care Plan Form 5500 2004
October 14, 2005 Qwest Health Care Accounting and Financial Summary
September 27, 2005 Retiree Dependent Validation for Health Insurance – Please read and send in your dependent validations!
I continue to receive questions from AUSWR retiree members about what the recent Medicare Prescription Drug Bill is going to do, many misbelieving it is going to take affect next year. No, it will not take affect in year 2005. It does not become effective until year 2006. Many have asked: What will be the effect of the new Medicare prescription drug coverage on Qwest's retiree group health plans? Hopefully, the following information will prove helpful to those with questions about the subject matter.
Here is the latest information concerning our effort to learn more about the issue of whether the Qwest Health Care Plan was heavily invested in Qwest stock, a concern that arose due to statements appearing in an official report that had been filed by Qwest on October 15, 2002, for year ending December 31, 2001.
When you received my November 9, 2004, letter sent on behalf of Qwest Health Care Plan participants, you elected neither to acknowledge receipt nor to respond. Let this serve as "clear notice" to trigger a disclosure obligation under ERISA. It would be best to hear from you, so please acknowledge you received the November 9, 2004, letter (see copy attached) and advise when we may expect your full response.
October 11, 2004
Nelson Phelps, President and Executive Director
ASSOCIATION OF U S WEST RETIREES
and
AUSWR Board Members and general membership
Re: Post-1990 Qwest Management Retirees Health Care Costs
The Dark Side of ERISA In September 2003, Qwest Communications International, Inc. announced it had made dramatic changes to its employee benefit plans providing potential benefits to retirees. In particular, the company announced that it would begin requiring management retirees who retired after January 1, 1991, to pay a portion, at least 20%, of the annual costs of the premiums to provide heath care coverage. The changes caught many by surprise, as they had expectations Qwest would continue to provide free health care benefits, like historically provided by U S WEST, Mountain Bell and the former Bell System companies. Every week, I continue to get many emails about this issue as many post-1990 management retirees wonder whether or not a legal challenge can be made.
The short answer: No. The attachment is a ten
page report in Adobe PDF file format explaining the reason there is no
viable legal challenge option.
Curtis CurtisLKennedy@aol.com Health Care Trust Assets Report 2003 - 2006
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