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Indiana's largest teachers union says it will stop making payments in July to people who are supposed to get long-term disability benefits from its insurance trust.
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A National Education Association trustee who has taken over the Indiana State Teachers Association's troubled insurance arm had previously said that his top priority was making sure teachers and others with insurance saw no disruption in service and coverage.
But Trustee Ed Sullivan wrote in a memo dated Tuesday that the insurance trust doesn't have enough cash to cover long-term disability benefits for people currently collecting them.
The Indiana Department of Insurance says ISTA should continue paying claims. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Atterholt said 650 teachers currently receiving disability rely on those payments.
More: Education News
A National Education Association trustee who has taken over the Indiana State Teachers Association's troubled insurance arm had previously said that his top priority was making sure teachers and others with insurance saw no disruption in service and coverage.
But Trustee Ed Sullivan wrote in a memo dated Tuesday that the insurance trust doesn't have enough cash to cover long-term disability benefits for people currently collecting them.
The Indiana Department of Insurance says ISTA should continue paying claims. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Atterholt said 650 teachers currently receiving disability rely on those payments.
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