Category Archives: Postal Employees

Updating your Beneficiaries

Posted on January 2, 2012 by David

As the new year rings in it is time to review your beneficiaries for all of your Postal Benefits. There are two primary areas that you will need to double check: Life Insurance Instead of going through the headache of … Continue reading →

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How to Cancel Your Postal Life Insurance

Posted on September 14, 2011 by David

This letter is in follow-up to our article on FEGLI coverage http://postalbenefitsgroup.net/postal-news/what-postal-employees-need-to-know-about-fegli/. Now that you understand what coverage you have and how it changes you might need to know how to make changes to your coverage. If you are wanting … Continue reading →

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The National Association of Rural Carriers Hurting their Members

Posted on August 9, 2011 by David

We have had the privilege of working with numerous postal unions across the country. As we reach out to more and more states to help Postal employees we have run into some interesting challenges from certain unions. Our hope is … Continue reading →

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Postal Retirement: Eligibility vs Affordability

Posted on June 3, 2011 by David

OK, so you’ve met your MRA (minimum retirement age), or better yet, maybe another early out came around and you want to take it. Time to pick out balloons for the retirement party, right? Maybe not. Unfortunately, we’ve seen so … Continue reading →

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What Every Postal Employee Needs to know about their Paycheck

Posted on April 15, 2011 by David

When we do a seminar we always get questions about the codes on the Postal paycheck. The government does a really good job of complicating the most basic things and your paycheck is one of them. We’ve put together the … Continue reading →

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The FERS Special Supplement

Posted on April 1, 2011 by David

FERS employees have a lot of moving parts they have to keep up with when it comes to benefits and retirement. It’s not enough to know what your pension check is going to be. One of the most important aspects … Continue reading →

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You Have Options with the TSP

Posted on March 22, 2011 by David

The TSP is an excellent savings vehicle while you are working and for FERS employees there is matching on up to 5% of your contributions. When you get closer to retirement however it is important to understand your options to … Continue reading →

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What Postal Employees Need to Know about FEGLI

Posted on March 18, 2011 by David

Most of you are probably aware you have life insurance through the Post Office. We feel it is important to understand every aspect of your FEGLI coverage and in this article we will cover everything you need to know. If … Continue reading →

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Postal Employee Mistakes 101

Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin

In this article we want to cover some problems we have discovered in our benefit reviews.    We hope you learn about each of these issues and hopefully avoid any problems in the future. Basic Life Insurance in Retirement Most employees … Continue reading →

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