regionals that offer loss of flight medical
02-07-2022 | 11:31 AM
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regionals that offer loss of flight medical
Looking to move onto my first airline job, but I'm hitting my 40s and I've known a few people to lose their flight medicals. Which regionals offer this kind of insurance and what are the terms, payouts and gotchas?
02-07-2022 | 01:39 PM
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Is that the only one? I know I can get H&W through aopa, but I was hoping it would be available as part of the benefits package. I figured that some pilots have spent decades at a regional would at least push for loss of medical insurance.
02-07-2022 | 05:04 PM
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If the company provides it, the benefit is taxable.
If you pay the premium, the benefit is not taxable.
02-08-2022 | 06:32 AM
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02-08-2022 | 07:20 AM
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02-08-2022 | 08:05 AM
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02-08-2022 | 09:33 AM
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My LOM plan was administered by HW, but once I transitioned from paid Company provided Med LOA I only dealt with the Underwriter which is Symetra Life Ins. 2021 was the 1st full year I was on the Symetra plan and my monthly benefit has zero deductions. I was careful to not deduct my premiums from my taxes because then my benefit would be taxable. Symetra does send me a tax form showing 2% of my benefit as taxable, I assume that's some kind of imputed income.
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