I received the pension adjustment (for june, july and August)- in my August 1, 2007 pension payment. This was from the cooper settlement- since I elected...
... wife. ... I pay the money out of my own pocket. I picked the lowest HMO plan I could afford, plus a gigantic co-pay. As I understand the FHA, it provides...
Please correct me if I am wrong here, I'm thinking that when IBM "adjusts" the interest rates it uses for calculating the amount of a lump sum payout that...
... I ... that I ... else. ... I ... another ... The FHA provides funds which you can apply toward the cost of health insurance. How much of the FHA you...
I worked for IBM from 1974 and left in 1986 when IBM sold the Product Centers to NYNEX. I was rehired to IBM in 1996 and received my service credit from 1974...
... 1) The other job has to be full time, all the time (even though you sign up for 40 hours a week, don't let them book you for 32!) 2) Assuming #1 is...
... wrote: <snip> ... Elected officials are covered, government workers are covered, illegal aliens are covered and felons in prison are covered. Did we miss ...
Doesn't sound like a good situation. Do you have any written documentation from the '86 transfer, or the '96 rehire, or the '00 separation? Parenthetically,...
I think you are right I will probably need an attorney. I have documents signed that say what my lump sum was. That seems good enough for me. I was hoping...
Candis Do you by chance still have the workbooks that IBMers were given in 1999 that showed your current service and projections for defined benefits and...
I don't know how IBM could claim, thirty-three years after the fact, that you weren't working for IBM. You parked in an IBM parking lot, worked in an IBM...
http://tinyurl.com/33llk2 Report calls pension funding crisis call a myth 70% of the plans reviewed can be classified as being well funded, DBRS says ...
I was bridged to retirement last year, as part of a severance package - 15 & 55 (56, actually). I took the enhanced annuity, which makes me more than a little...
... Are you still eligible to get health coverage through IBM after your FHA is depleted? If so, then it sounds like a way to show your lack of trust in IBM....
I retired with the FHA. I took the same option as you did, let FHA pay 100 percent. Remember to keep at least $1 in FHA and you will continue to qualify for...
Who is DBRS? Really now? What is their business model f or cash flow? QUOTE from their front page: DBRS^® is a full-service rating agency that provides credit...
... I too received my adjustment for three months but the amount was not quite as high as I expected according to the Cooper settlement letter. For those of...
... pay ... Same here. I don't trust IBM as far as I can spit, and I hope you don't either! I'm spending my FHA now (keeping that $1) and also putting $600 a...
Ditto. And in addition to that, I'm concerned that this only talks to funds through 2006. Several companies have made pension freezes and changes since then...
... I believe the effective date is June 1, 2007, for those retirees who have already reached the Plan's normal retirement age of 65. When you get your first...
... What, exactly, are you referring to as the "federally talked about RHA"? If you are referring to the program mentioned in this NY Times article, ...
If you use the FHA to pay 100 percent and INVEST what you would be paying IBM if only part was paid by FHA, you should come out ahead. Try investing in FRO,...
Excuse me, but how is anyone "still eligible to get health coverage through IBM after your FHA is depleted?" Could you explain, please? Thanks. ... your ... ...
Go see an employment attorney, one that takes on Corporations and then sue IBM. Do NOT take this as fact and then sulk away. Randy is counting on you sulking...
... After you have used all the funds in your FHA account, the FHA plan provides what is called "Access Only" coverage. That means you can still buy health...
